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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
By BRIGGS

Choice Corn Fed Hogs 1ss lbs and up~l5l4a16c Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 1ss to 1s5 lbs. 14MG15c
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 90 to is5 s,-13dll4c. Light Pigs, 90 lbs. Down-12d1sc. Best Heavy Rough Hogs-i4al4hc Half Fat Rough Hogs-13@13kc Soft and oily hogs from 1c to Pc per pound less than above prices.
 Hides and Tallow Green Salt Hides-I4@l6. Half Cured-l3G14c. Green Hides-12QD13c, Dry Flint Hides-z9cSc. Dry Salt Hides-23@25c. F Damaged-Halt price, Sheep Skins-26SFDS1. .26. Horse Hides-$1. 50Q5, Ginsegg-SQS. Colt SlSins-250f3Dc. Sherlings-25D70c. Coat Skins-6007oc. Hog Skins--l0Q25c. Beeswax-32Ql34c. Talcw-12G14c. Washed wool-75H6oc Clear Unwashed Wool-5596oc. Bury Wool-35d 40c.
 Cotton Good middling ......... 27 Strict middling ......... 26S4 Miuuling .'.-......-.-.-.. 2o}s Strict low middling ........... 26
 Pig Iron
 Onder Government BasYs, Coke iron No. ] ...-..-...... $500
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again in the cotton market, July reaching 26.52c. closing at 26,17c, which was g. points higher. Liverpool was a good buyer of this month, while domestic trade interests were buying to cover hedges against spot in the south. which were of bullish nature. It was rumored dur ing the day that Italian buyers were in the market for low grades. There was no change in the ocean freight situation.
 Rains of torrential proportions in Iowa, with resulting floods, sent corn upward in the grain pit yesterday. In the Ohio belt, also, rains are interfering with planting. Bulls took over the oats situ- ation also, and with exporters sent the staple up Sc to 19sc- Hogs went off carrying the provision list with raem.
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Vets Elect Officers

Camp Wilcox. United ConfedefaIe veterans, at their regular meeting at Cable hall, elected the following off cers for the ensuing year:
 R. G. Hewitt. commander; Robert K. Zell, first lieutenant commander: D. L.. Bridges, second lieutenant commander; N. A. Williams, third lieutenant com mander; Patrick McEachin. adjufant and secretary. j. P. Moncrief. treas urer; F. A. Wright, chaplain.
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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yesterday:
 "A. J. Johnson to Miss Madge H. Hillsman.
 y. Y. Snow of Palos, Ala. to Miss Wilma Powell.
 John Evans Donnelson to Miss Florence Imogene Lewis.
 Henry Ii. Hibbs of Richmond to Miss Jessie F. Persinser
 Peter Lopinski of Ensley to Miss Veronica Servos.
 Frank l.. Orman of Cincinnati to Miss Ruth Clarke.
 Frederick M. Porter of Ensley to Miss Thelma Hall.
 Felix Shevinsky to Miss Rachael Saraschn.
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Money Market


 New York. June 6.-Mercantile paper, four and six months. 6. Sterling CO., day bills. s4.72M; commercial GO day bills on banks, SAFE; commercial CO., day bills, $4.71%; demand, 4.75zs i; cables. s4.76 7-1s. Bar silver. 9sh.
 Time loans steady; 50 days 51s O Exc. 90 days and six months 4 e sc, Call money steady; high. 6; low. G; ruling rate. 6; closed, 5h @6; last France: Demand. 571%; cables 5.701s. Builders: Demand, 5.o6; cables. 51. Lires: Demand, s.101a cables. 9.09. Rubles: Demand. 13E ca ab1es. IA nominal. Mexican dollars TT government bonds firm; railroad bonds irregular.
 London. June 6.-Bar silver, 4s7sd count rates. short bills, 31z per cent; three months bills. e-16 per cent.
 Live Stock
 Kansas City. June 6.--Hogs receipts 5000; higher. Bulk $16.50@1S.So; heavy $16.65 @169o; packers and butchers s16.55@1e.so; light s1s.4o@167o; pigs $16.25@16s5.
 Cattle receipts 22oo. strong. Prime fed steers s13.00@16.90; dressed beef steers $13.o0016.s0: southern steers $a.00G15.25: stoclSers and feeders ss.50 015.00; bulls $s.5o@12.o0: calves sS.50 Q1350
 Sheep receipts l5oo: strong. Lambs $1600 o 2075: yearlings $1400@1s10: wethers s1s.oo@1s.50; ewes $11oo@ 16 %.
 Chicago. June c.--Hogs receipts 27,- DC, opened lower, closing stroug.
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Traders on the Street Had No Fixed Purpose During Featureless Session
nx JOHN c. MOSES

Stocks were aimless yesterday during an uninteresting session of the exchange. Favorites, which usually induce support, no matter how the balance of the issues stand, fell down during the session. The war situation does not cut much figure in trading any more. Prices fell back during the stagnant noon hour, leaders, including United States Steel, fS@i5wIn Locomotive and Marine preferred, react ing l point each. Coppers also dropped on announcement of reduced dividends Chino losing IF points. Extreme reYer- sals of i to points in marines and in dustrials marked a more active selling of the last hour. The close was heavy. Liberty s1zs sold at Sse.62 to ss972, first 4s at se3.6o to S93.66; second As at S9S.4z to s9s.GO, and the 44s at sS5-A to s96a
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Bank of England Statement

London, June 6.-The weekly statement of the Bank of England show the follow ing changes:
 Total reserve decreased E461O00: cir cuiation increased Gs4. 900: bullion in- creased E34S.028: other securities de- creased sfAsoS. .o0: public deposits de- creased f2, 39z. 900; other deposits de- creased @, 3s5, ,000, notes reserve decreased e4sS, 900; government securities decreased E334. GOO The proportion of the bank reserve to liability this week is 17S2 per cent; last week 1t was I750 per cent. Rate of discount. per cent.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments of ence invited
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 3o.50c; receipts 2l9s; shipments, 1928; sales 794; stock. 12se6l.
 Memphis: Middling, BOG; receipts, 1928; shipments. 32SS; sales, 200o; stock. 369,S ,S76.
 Augusta Middling. 31c; receipts, IT; shipments, 1c97 sales 45; stock, 94021.
 St. Louis: Middling. BOG; receipts. 21G0; shipments, 1862; stock, 19,353.
 Cincianati: Receipts, e5s; shipments, 6l4: stock, 12,350.
 Little Rock: Middling. 29c: receipts. 2l0: shipments, 545; sales, 545; stock, 16.- S10.
 Total today: Receipts, 6ss5; shipments, 1f,SS9; stock, 642,o17.
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Peisner Arrested

Rudolph Peisner. whose name would suggest nothing other than German lineage. was placed in the Big Rock" last night by Federal Officer Jones. No charge is entered against him on the jail docket. merely the inscription. "Holl for government inyestigaticn'' being affixed.
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Trade Was Little Improved With
 Merchants Expecting Big Sales
By JOHN Q. MOSES

With trade little better among whole of goods was delivered to different sec tions The weekend trade is always best. as all merchants eank on Friday and Saturday as the big days of the week. Complete changes are made in pure lard prices in the federal list. Feedstuff holds firm and unchanged with some lines a little scarce. Cotton holds at ZIG for good middling. with few shipments reported. Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry '.slt :'qI DOS 'spunod StI ol I-sLs6IA 50e lb. Guneas-4oc to Soc each. Roosters-15c lb. Turkeys-Live 2T1xQD30c ID. Ducks-20c lb. Hens-25c lb Eggs Wholesale, 32@33c. Eggs Retails, S7@4oc.
 Fish Ierch-1oc. Salt Water Trout-15c. Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 1SQS i9c. diray Snapper-Headless and drawn, l11sc .du,tet-9GJoc. Spanish Mackerel-a0Gzz3kc Virginia Red Fin Crokers-10c.
 Meal and Feedstuff Hen Feed-A per 100-lb. sack. Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-ss9@69. C. g. Meal, per cent-sA. Peanut Meal-S56. Cremo Feed MeaL-$E. old Style Hulls-s2s I.ln,less Hulls-sao. Corn-S19S. Corn CnopS-A. No. White Oats-$10O per bushel. Choice Pea-Green Alfalfa-s34 per ton. Southern Alfalfa-S32. No. Johnson Grass-S26. Clover and Timothy-s32. Shucks-S12.
 Fruits and Produce Bananas-S1 -S1 .75Qt2.25. Bananas. Jumbo-s250 Oranges-California, s650G57. Limes-Imported. s1.5OQp1-75. Florida Celery-$3 crate Snap Beans-u.T5Q2 Lemons-s10112. English Peas-32.75 hamper. Water.nelons-3005oc each Biackberries--$3 crate. Pineapples-s4O per crate.
 Live Stock
 Union Stock Yards) Feed Steers: Good to Choice-12-isc. Medium to Good-10Gp12c. Common to Medium-9@10 Grass cattle, according to weight quality and flesh: Steers--10@12c. Fat Cows-9 @I1c- Mdium Cows-309c Nurters--7@Sc t,annres-6@7c. Heavy Bulls-gT10c. Light Rulls-S Q9c. Oxen-8W11c. Fat Yearlings-9110c. Medium Yearlings-sWs Vealers--10@12c. Hogs:
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Sugar Market

New York. June 6.-The raw sugar market continues steady at the fixed level of 49s5 for Cubas cost and freight, equal to COOS for centrifugal Purchases for shipment during the cur rent month have been of pretty fair proportion so far. and as yet no real shortage of tonnage has occurred The international committee today reported purchases of 4S300 bags of Cubas and 32,550 bags of San Domingo.
 In refined the demand is stin light and a -to-mouth character Prices are unchanged at 7.45 for fine grant, lated
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Dry Goods

New York, June 6-Cotton goods to- day were steady ard slightly more ac- tive Yarns were steady and quiet. Raw silk trade sold only for cash or trade acceptances. Dress goods were quiet and firm.
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w. E. Campbell

Cotton Stocks. grain. provisions and cotton seed oil. Correspondents Shepard & Gluck, New Orleans; E. w. Wagner & Co, New York and Chicago. Continu- ous quotations, private wires to all exchanges.
 6l6 and 617 Woodward Bldg.
 Telephone Mnin 6I41
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Naval Stores

Savannah, June 6.-Turpentine firm, Acc; sales, 1e1; receipts, 123; shipments, $50; stock. 22,9S1. Rosin firm; sales, 1Z79 receipts, 346; shipments, 1o32; stock, 92. 257 Quote: E, D E, F, G, H, $7.50; I, S.6o; K, s7.eo; M, ss; N $S.So; VIC, ss.5o; wv, & 80
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Metal Market

New York, June 6.-Metal exchange quotes lead strong; spot, T.37@7,62 Spet- ter firm; East St. Louis spot, s7.3O97-45 At London, spot copper. e110; futures, no: electrolytic G125. Tin. spot and fu- lures, ess1 Lead, spot, f29 los; futures. e2s 1Os. Spelter, spot, s54; futures, $50.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, June 6-Bids for cotton seed oil were firmer today. but no busi- ness developed Prime crude, 17.5oc prime summer yellow, June, July and August. 200.
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Cash Grain

Chicago, June e.-Corn. No. ve1low T60@1.e2; No 3 yellow, s1 5o01. .5s: No 1 yellow, S1.44G1.45. Oats, No 3 white. 74D 75c; standard. 75075Lc. Rye nominal: barley, s1Q1-4o; timothy, s5@s; clover npminal Pork nominal; lard, s24. 40; ribs. St Louis, June e.-Corn, No ?. s1.4g; No. ? white, sl.6oQ1.s3; July, s1.37,4 Oats No. ?, 731sc; No. 3 white, 75g75Hc; July, 67lsc.
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s. R. Stewart & Ca.

f01-2 Woodward Bldg.. Birmingham. Ala. Cotton, stocks, bonds, grain, provisions and cotton seed oil New Orleans cor, respondents Jno. k. Clark Co. Direct private wire, continuous quotations.
 Phone Main 567 ". |. PHELPS Mgr
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Bank nf Eranca

Paris, June 6.-The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows the follow ing changes: Gold in hand increased 26- 32o0oo francs; silver in hand decreased H6Ooo; notes in circulation increased 70s, = s2400o. Treasury deposits increased S,S19,- GOO; general deposits increased 27l .O4s. : GOO Bills discounted increased PTS. 551 . GOO. Advances increased 7,361Ooo
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Railroad Schedule
Corrected to May I. IgIs

OVrfecte0 10 may z IJIS Arrival and deporture of passenger trains. Birmingham: The followin 4 schedule figures published as informa- tfon, are not guaranteed. BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
 Southern Railway System
 (SOuthern Railway
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Rice Market

New Orleans, June 6.-Rough rice un- changed. Sales Honduras, $50 sacks: Blue Rose 15S. Receipts, s17 casks: mill CTS, 9l7 Clean rice unchanged. Sales: Jaran 300 pockets; Blue Rose, 11eO. Re ce;pts, 1876.
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Chicago Futures
Future ouotations were as "A
Produce Market

New York. June 6.=-Butter steady; re- ceipts, l9145; creamery, higher than ex- tras 4S1aQ44c; extras 92 score, 43c; firsts. 4lQ4211c. Eggs irregular; receipts, 19. 7Gs eases; fresh gathered extras, 3Sd3SHc Iresh gathered storage packed, firsts s5 Q5bc; TO regular packed, extra firsts, 3Ga 371ac; firsts, 3S11&35c. Cheese firm: re- ceipts, 6O54 boxes; state whole milk flats. fresh specials. 23Aq231sc; do average run Z21e@23c. Poultry alive, firm; chickens, broilers, soc; roosters 23c; fowls, 3ic; turkeys, 20c. Dressed firm; turkeys. 25D 3sc; others unchanged
 Chicago, June 6.-Butter higher: cream cry S4p4llac Eggs higher; receipts. 12.- IT cases; firsts, 2sl493111c; ordinary fIrsts, Tq2Sc; at mark, cases inclued. g Q30l2c. Potatoes unchanged; receipts. ov cars. new; IS cars old Poultry un- changed.
 St. Louis, June 6-Poultry higher: mems, 25Ac; springs. large, 51c; ducks z4c. Butter and eggs unchanged.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool June 6-Cotton: Spot quiet; prices irregular. Good middung.
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Bonds

5 5 < :: <. .::;s::s.s ::s':::.s' ::ss:s ,,
 U. S.. ss. coupon ............... s9% U. s. Libery 3Hs .............. 99. TO U. S. As, registered ............. 105A U. s. 4s. coupon ................ 105A Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s ........ 90
 Central of Georgia Col. 5s ...... S9
 Illinois Central ref. As ......... 7sh Louisville & Nashville un. 4s ..... S3
 St. Louis & San Fran. adj 6s 67
 Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ...... 55
 Southern Bell Telephone 5s .... 91H Southern Railway 5s .......... 90A Southern Railway gen 4s 62M U. S. Steel 5s ................ s7A
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Port Cotton New Orleans: Middling. 30. 15c; receipts. 475; exports, 9S06; sales 1883; stock 369, ,Gl2 Galveston. Middling, 3050c; receipts, 4o73: sales, 1921; stock. 232, 394. Mobile: Middling. 29c; stock, 13,S26 Savannah: Middling, 29.75c; receipts, TIC: sales, 1021; stock, 232, ,394 Savannah: Middling. 29.75c; receipts, 776 sales, 262: stock, 17s,s95. Charleston: Middling, soc; receipts, 1ss; stock, 39.79o
 Wilmington: Receipts, T; stock, S6, I',S, Texas City Stock, 35, 635. Norfolk: Middling, zs.T5c; receipts 4l2 sales, 402; stock. 7s.S62.
 Baltimore: Stock, 22,S26. Boston: Middling, zs.soc; receipts. 462; stock, 16,1o0.
 Philadelphia Middling. so,45c; stock, 1922
 New York Middlng. So2oc; receipts, 300; stock, 15397o
 Minor ports: Stock, 2o,151. Total today: Receipts. ss3o; exports, 93o6; stock, 1.2o5,6l6.
 Total for week: Receipts. s3,o93; ex- ports, 64,1sG.
 Total for season: Receipts. 5,s54 7ss; ex- ports, S.7S1,791.
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2217d; middiing, 21.54d; low middling. 21,01d; good ordinary, 20.01d. Sales, 20O0, including 1900 American; receipts, 1000; no American. Futures closed steady. New contracts: June, 22 05d; July, 21.50d; August, 20.70d; September, 1977d. October, 19.32d. Old contracts, fixed prices: June, 205ad; June and July, 20.51d.
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New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans. June 6.-Spot cotton steady, 13 points up; sales on the spot |6s9; to arrive. 1124; low middling |2763c; middling, 30.13c; good middling. 31. .38c; receipts. 475; stock, 369,612.
 New York. June 6.-Cotton: Spot steady; middling. 3o.20c.
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LOCAL SECURITIES

(MARX x CO.) ALABAMA STATE BONDS.
 Rate Bid. Asked. |. Renew "Cs" .... sh S2 s5 !. Refund ...... 97 93 !. Renewal As ...... 93 96
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NEW OWNERS FOR
CITY REAL ESTATE

The following real estate transfers
have been fled for record at the City
Registry Bureau this week:
William G. Gamer and wife. from
Frank r. Zebley, No. 500 West Twenty
sixth street, $500.
Ida C. Houston, from Celin X. Pier
son and husband, No. 500 West street,
$500.
Bridget Miller. from Edward Dough-
erty, No. iO7 South Adams street, si40O.
William @. Ward, from Abraham Ell
lott. executor, north OF Sixteenth street.
40 feet east OF Rivervlew avenue; No.
23ii West Sixteenth street, two lots,)
$3.50.
Sarah E. Kent, from Abraham Ell
lott. executor, No. 1910 Riverview ave-
nue., S2775.
Ernesto Da Msrtino and wife, from
Kazimir Przybyski and wife, north Of
Fifth street, ii9 feet ia inches cast
Of Pine street, $3.50.
Samuel Feldman and wife, from
Nathan Hamburg, southeast corner
Third and jefferson streets, s3050.
Wadlya Flnesmlth, from Charles N.
Hannahs; south OF Second street, 81 81
feet east OF Adams street, $1,000.
William l.. Love and wife, from FL
deity Real Estate improvement Com
pany, No. si3 Nandever avenue, si050.
Harry Shames, from William II. Par
sons, south OF Third street, 30 feet west
OF Jackson street, s2650.
Ida Barrett, from Harry Shames. west
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OF Franklin street. 27 feet 10 inches
north Of Third street, $3.50.
Harry Shames. from Walter T. Brad
ley. ct al, west Of Franklin street. 81
feet 2 i-2 inches north Of Third street,
$500
Lewis Berman and wife. from Wal
ter T. Bradley, ct al, No. 400 Franklin
street, s2lOO.
Fischer Grundwog, from Lewis Ber-
man and wife, No. 300 Franklin street,
s2iOO.
Karol Oswsk and wife. from John
Coho and Felikso SOLO and wife, north
OF Marshall street, 81 feet inches
west OF Oak street, si45O.
George B. Miles, from David L. Top
kis and wife, No. ais McCabe avenue.
s57OO.
Herman Gabriel, from David L.
Topkls and wife, No. 4i6 McCabe ave
nue.. Si70O.
Ely Greenblatt, from William II. Glib
bons, et al, west Of Washington street.
SO feet Z inches north Of Second street,
$500.
David Altman and Morris Ezrailson.
from Mary A. Kelly and husband. west
OF Shipley street between Front and
Second streets, $500.
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CITY AND SUBURBAN
HOMES, INVESTMENTS,
BUSINESS PROPERTIES,
MANUFACTURING SITES
AND FARMS

si2 Anchorage St. rooms. Price $3.50.
Rent $40 per month.
81 ea Rent Re- 'S Good rSe Investment t1r eoi'
Madison St. between Eighth and Ninth.
robins. bath. Price 5000. Rent SO
Gilpin Ave, near lincoln, rooms, bath
East side home, : rooms. bath, porch.
$500. Good location.
Detached rooms, bath, two porches.
heater, near Shelipot. $500
Delamore Place, rooms, bath and porch.
50 900. bargain.
BrSo%e Sss s. rooms ps,s @ssso5sss DS5sh hot
West side, rooms. bath, porch. heater.
gas and electric. 50 800 good home.
DUPONT ST., near Pennsylvania Ave. 3
rooms, bath. porch. heater, $500. Good
Concord Heights section, rooms, bath.
porch. heat, 1880 A nice home.
Ninth ST.. between Monroe and Adams,
s rooms. bath, heater. $500. Convenient
washington Heights, ~ rooms. bath.
porch, steam heat, gas and electric, $1,000.
Good location and fine condition. Posses
Concord Heights section, 10 rooms. bath.
two porches, hot water heat large lot
xfO500 An excellent home.
Delaware Ave. near b. & o., 10 rooms.
bath. porch, hot water heat, garage Price
Boulevard, ~ rooms. large svs =ae s=z-
Centrally located brick building. suitable
for manufacturing. 40 feet front. Eie-
vator.
West side. large corner store. suitable for
groceries or dry goods. Price right. Ex-
ceptional location.
Grocery corner west side, rooms, bath,
| hot water heat $4,000. good buy.
House and stable west Front St.. 5000
Lots-Several good building lots at reas.
| enable prices.
cedars. Groom house near trolley. Lot
Ciovmont larae. modern dwelling, fac
ing Philadelphia pike, near trolley. One
| acre land Fruit Price reasonable
Manufacturing site. 10 acres OF riverlrons
land with private railroad siding, WnhI'
and several good buildings. Price Vow
Small farm, acres, near Marydel. frame
dwelling and outbuiidings. Price only
Farm. 70 acres, near Avondsle, Is miles
from Wilmington; 10-room brick dweh-
ing large double decker barn. tile sno.
mushroom houses. poultry house, etc. Some
fruit and fine meadow: The buiidines
ali in frst-cIass condition and the nno
iis's isss Bargain bargain.
and good buildings: considerable fruit-
Rents collected. Insurance Of all kinds
placed. mortgages negotiated. III you want
I TO buy or sell. us and We VIII DO -
best TO please you.
NJ. w. VAUGHN
Phone e4a - s1t orsss
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NOT enough GAS
MAINS,ISCOAPLAINT
P. ]. Ford Tells Utilities
Board Building Has Been
Held Back
COMP ANY WILL
GRANT REQUEST

At the meeting OF the Board OF Pub
lie Utilities Commission yesterday ar
ternoon Peter ]. Ford complained Of
the difficulty he experienced in having
the Wilmington Gas Company lay gas
pipes 10 a house at Thirteenth and Mar
ket streets.
With reference TO service. Mr.. Ford
said that from his experience and from
observation OF real estate conditions In
the city for some years the board has
not played fair with the public, and
that II the board had met conditions
half way moro houses would have been
built.
In his arralgnment Of the commits
sion Mr.. Ford reiterated the statement
made by c. ID. Garretson at the last
meeting OF the commission that the
company had better give satisfactory
service II they wish 10 enjoy the ex-
elusive Geld.
Mr.. Garreison repeated a statement
similar in effect that a public utilities
company, like any other business, has
10 take certain risks In connection with
their business in view Of the broader
aim service. In his opening remarks
Mr.. Ford reiterated Mr.. Garretson's
statement relative TO the risk element
OF a public corporation. Every other
business" said Mr.. Ford, takes certain
risks, but the utilities only want TO do
business where they are sure" In this
connection Mr.. Ford spoke OF the fact
that not all builders can afford TO take
heavy risks in advancing more than
half way 10 the traction or gas com
pany. The average builder or prospec-
tive house owner wants 20 know II
there Will be gas In his house. II there
won't there IS that much less chance
10 sell that man a house. Mr.. Fosi
said.
Extending an invitation 10 the com
missioners 20 visit Greenhill and Cleve-
land avenues between Front and Sixth
streets and see whether II Is not any
more than just that the citizens in
that nelghborhood should get the ntili-
ties enjoyed by the other taxpayers, MIR.
Ford cited cases where he had promises
from the gas company 70 lay pipes In
certain houses ten years ago, which
have not been fulfilled. No definite &C
, tion could be taken at the meeting, as
the gas company had promised by let
ter 10 comply with Mr.. Ford's requests
In his statement Mr.. Ford cited case:
where development has been retarded
because OF lack OF gas pipes, the com
pany being unwilling 70 lay them al
mot enough houses were In prospect.
The commission ordered the WI
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company 10 connect the wired house q
the home, OF Mrs. Frank Jablonskl. Q
no. 1889 Chestnut street, withou
charge. The complainant won her vi,
tory through the efforts OF the Re
Herman Schilke. pastor OF the Polls
Baptist Church, at Franklin and Ell
streets.
II appears that the traction compsr
agreed 20 make connections from !
power line TO the house free withoI
FIRST carefully considering the cas-
Evidently the distance was fartht
than was anticipated. Mr. and Mr.
lJablonsH had their house wired on tn
strength OF the promise. When IN
company refused 70 carry out th