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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
DOCTORS PROTESTED
AGAINST ADVERTISING

1t develops that the Harrison coun-
ty medical society protested against
advertising running in West Virgin
ia papers and that DR.. s. /. Jepson,
secretary OF the state council of
health, wrote a letter on the subject
of patent medicine advertising which
was read at the meeting OF West Vir-
ginia newspaper men last week. The
Parkersburg Sentinel, discussing the
matter, says:
THE association, has no power
either to control or to advise the edi-
torial or advertising policy of its
members. The propriety Of accepting
copy of any sort for publication
must be decided by each publisher or
editor as his conscience dictates. The
association believes that the laws
against fraudulent advertising should
be vigorously enforced and will up
hold the officers of the law in their
efforts to secure its enforcement, but
as a body believes it can go no fur
Their Hence, beyond communicating
to each medical society and the state
council of health, the organization
could take no further action.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
GIGANTIC SALE OF
LIVE STOCK
THREE HUNDRED HEAD IN ONE

THREE HUNDRED HEAD IN ONE
DAY
Regardless of Cost Or Value.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1918,
at II o'clock, on mr. farm at Berke-
ley Bridge. Williamsport, Md, 10
minutes from Trolley Station; cars
every 80 minutes from Hagerstown,
Nd.
22 PERcHERoN AND BELGIAN
HORSES AND COLTS
Registered Stations, and 4 yrs. old
Many fine brood mares, from 1900 to
1000 lbs, on foal and otherwise. Lot
of fine big geldings, and years
old, 400 to 1000 lbs.
20 FRESH COWS
Springers. Heife.s and Bulls, Jerseys,
Holsteins and AnSns.
100 SHROPSHIRE AND COTSWOLD
SHEEP
including 81 HRc yearling ewes, bred
to registered Shropshire Rams; 40
fat wether lambs; 60 good ewes. to
five years old, many with lambs by
side. This viii be the greatest sheep
sale in the Valley this season and a
great opportunity to buy exactly what
you want at your own price.
100 BERKSHIRE AND CHESTER
WHITE HOGS
Including 20 head Of pure-bred and
registered boars and sows. which
viii be sold as grades. Here is a
chance to get the good blood for the
price of the, common stock Also
many shoats, sows. boars and fat
hogs.
FRANK W.. MISH,
Hagerstown, Md.
Anthony, Ward and Dodd. Aucts.
2 % 25-3 4 6 pd
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Intending to discontinue farming
and move to town / win make pub
lie sale at my residence on the
Faulkner farm located one mile
northwest of Martinsburg, C4 the Dry
Run pike, on
FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1918,
Sale 70 begin al 10 O'Clock a. m, the
following personal property;
a HEAD HORSES
Black mare, good general purpose
animal. 8 years old. weight about
1900 lbs.
Bay mare, coming 6 years old, No.
] barshare and wagon leader, good
general purpose animal
Bay mare, coming six years old,
No. driver, safe for lady to drive
and fearless of steam and automo-
biles
Heavy draft Percheron colt. coming
two years old,
Sharpless cream separator, good as
new.
HEAD CATTLE
Two Jersey COWS, with calves by
their side; Jersey COW, giving full
flow of milk; / Holstein COW. with
calf by her side; 2 Durham cows. with
calves BY their side; Durham cows
in full flow of milk, win be fresh in
early summer. This lot of COWS are
all young and in their prime and
worthy the attention of dairymen.
8 HEAD HOGS
One Berkshire SOW, eligible to reg
fcfn uxriI1 1f 10 yal1
Seven shoats. win weigh about 80
lbs. by day Of sale.
. FARMING IMPLEMENTS
One heavy two horse Thornhill wa
gon and bed, good as new; surrey
with shafts and pole; pony wagon,
in good order; ] new cutter sleigh;
Oliver chilled ibarshare plow, good as
new; 2 wood frame spike tooth har-
rows, j spring tooth harrow, l doii-
BILE cultivaotr, / single cultivatdr, 2
single shovel plows. | double shovel
pow, l garden pillow, <wheelbarrow.
Il grindstone, cutting box, some blast
ing drills, 6 strands sleigh bells.
HARNESS !.
Two sets Yankee harness, 8 sets
pillow gears, / set double driving har-
ness, 8 sets single harness, i citizens
saddle, ! cowboy saddle. l side saddle,
1 set check lines, leather pillow line,
six collars. 3 riding brides, work
brides. leather halters, sets of
buggy fly nets, lot double and single
trees, iron crowd stick, lot forks, 8
|scoop shoyels, lot shovels, picks. mat
tocks, rlkes, hoes, digging iron<<and
crow bar. cider barrel, x-eut saw. /
long extension ladder, sledge, ham
mers, corn choppers, one-half ton
crop grown fertilizer
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Two bedsteads, 1 old time war.
drobe, 1 old time Acorn bedstead.
baby crib. baby buggy, l large wood
stove, washing machine. one loyal.
|churn. one gal. churn,2 milk cans,
Enterprise SAUSAGE grinder and stuff
O..
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with approved security, payable at
the Farmers Bank of Shepherdstown
or Farmers and Merchants Deposit
Company of Charles Town. Notes
to bear interest from date. Under
$40 cash. No property to be remov-
ed until settled for. Sale to begin
at $50 o'clock a. m. sharp. All buck
sters invited.
JOHN S. SNYDER.
nodd & Hoffman, Aucts.
HARDWOOD Burkhart and
J. w. Gardner, Clerks.
2 rs 3 / 468
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

medicine for woman's ailments / ever
saw. Mrs. SARA SHAW, r. No. /,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit of this
medicine and wrote this letter in order
that other suffering women may find
relief as she did
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia e. Pinkhann Vege-
table Compound trial. For special
advice IL regard ~ - rite
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

The following is list Of public sales
of personal property in this section
Others will be added from time to
time and necessary changes made.
i Tuesday, March Sd w. Coffin
barger, Rocky Marsh, one-half mile
south of Martinsburg and Shepherds
town Road
"wednesday, March 81 Flagg
Burkhart, one-half mile north OF
Jones Spring.
Thursday, March w. P. McDon-
aid, one and one-half miles north OF
Shepherdstown.
Friday, March S.--Frank Mish, on
West Virginia side of Williamsport
Bridge, Wiillamsport Pike.
Saturday, March 9-Merce Myers,
east of Swan Pond.
March 11--John S. Snyder, 2 miles
north Shenandoah Junction, on Sandy
Ridge.
Tuesday, March 12-Baker Ropp.
near Harlan Springs
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
HoepENs AN ISSUE

The municipaI election att Will
Transport promises to- be warm. Hog
pens are an issue. william H. Beard
and Michael r Cover. candidates
for burgess and assistant burge s.,
respectively on. the PEOPLES ticket.
deny they are oppoed ITO keeping
hogs in the town.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

Intending to discontinue farming, I
will make public sale at my residence
on the road leading from Nipetown to
Spring Mills, Z miles north of Mar
tinsburg, on
TUESDAY, MARCH IL, 1918,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. M, the
following personal property, to-wit:
6 HEAD OF HORSES AND COLTS
No. 1..Gypsy, a gray mare, coming
IA years old, work any place hitch
ed, good barshare and wagon lead
err, in foal by Lemaster's horse,
weighs 1400 lbs.
No. Pan, bay mare, No. bar
share leader, can't be hitched wrong.
coming years old, weighs 1850.
No. 3-Doc, gray horse, coming is
years old, good barshare leader and
will work any place hitched. weighs
1900.
q No. 4-Fancy, black mare good
stray mare and driver. weighs 100.
No. 5-Pete, bay colt. coming s
years old. heavy draft colt
No. Sally, mare colt, coming
year old.
4 HEAD OF CATTLE
Two. heifers. will be fresh in early
spring; 2 bulls, / HoIstein and Dur
ham.
IL HEAD OF HOGS
Two sows, will farrow by day of
sale. and 15 head Of shoats, weigh
50 lbs. each.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
One 4-horse Shutter wagon, 4-inch
tread, in good order; light 2-horse
narrow tread wagon and 30 blu. bed,
in good order; sets of hay ladders,
Johnston binder, 1T. cut, in run
ming order; l Thomas 10 hoe disc
drill in good order; 1.Superior drill,
l Thomas mower, l Success manure
spreader, / Deering hay tedder, /
horse rake, horse corn harvester,
land roller. good as new; spring
wagon, shafts and pole. / cart, 1
buggy pole, 1 four-square harrow,
spring tooth harrow, / corn harrow.
2 Buckeye cultivators, / one-horse
cultiyator, ] three-horse Oliver chill
ed pillow, two-horse Oliver chilled
plows No 40, / sled, double shovel
pIows. single shovel plows, corn
c0yerer, horse power corn crusher, /
Deering binder tongue, corn re-,
planters, cider press. grindstones,
r grain cradle and rake, lot OF sin
gle, double and thribble trees, corn
scoop. pitch forks, 2 dung forks.
breast chains. butt traces, spreaders
and fifth chains, log chains. crow
bars, clover seed sower, sliding saw
frame, boring machine, picks, COW
chains, crowd sticks, few grain
sacks. blasting tools and many other
articles.
HARNESS
Two sets breechbands, 2 sets front
gears, A sets plow gears, Yankee
brides, 6 collare, halters, set cart
harness, pillow lines, check lines, set
double driving harness.
y. MISCELLANEOUS.
one coal stove self feeder, wood
parlor stove, 2 beds, large copper
kettle, sausage grinder and suffer.
TERMS or SALE
A credit Of months will be given
on all sums Of $40 and over pur.
chaser 10 give note with approved
security negotiable and payable at
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
SO Large Laying Hens.
2 Belgian Rabbits.
TERMS OF SALE

A credit of eight months will be
given on all sums elf $40 and over,
the purchaser to give note with APP
proved security, negotiable and pay
able at the Old National Bank OF
Martinsburg. with interest from date,
but II paid at maturity interest re-
mitted. Under $40 cash. No prop
erty removed until terms are ccm-
piled with. Discount for c~~H'
J. S. EMORY.
Dodd & Hoffman, Aucts.
Harwood Burkhart, Clerk
3 4 S II IL st
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March 23-iMrs. Pike, front of the
Court House, Martinsburg, 2 O'Clock.
March 2S.-Louis Klabancsky, n.
Martinsburg.
March 25-J. A. Little.
Monday, March 25-Thos. A. Brown,
near Almshouse.
March 26 Thomas WoIford, near
Jones Spring
March 27-D. w. Printz, near
Ridgeway, w Va.
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COMPLETE LIST OF COMING PUBLIC SALES

March 2S-A. R Tabler, northeast
Of Greensburg.
March 28--Arthur r. Tabler east Of
GreensbuFg
March 29--Peoples Trust Co, Geo.
Ryneal, jr.. farm east of Little
GEORGETOWN.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

so weak at tunes i
could hardly get
around to do my
work, and az I had
four in my family
and three boarders
itmade it very hard
for me. Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
was recommended
to me. / took it
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
oartoenIxr tho l~o@4
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

erty TO be removed until terms are
complied with.
B. w. ROPP.
Dodd e Hoffman, Aucts. y
HARDWOOD Burkhart, Clerk.
The ladies OF the Cherry Grove
Presbyterian Sunday School have the
privilege of selling lunch instead of
hueksters. \
2 % ed I'd
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
EMINENT MAN COMING

Rev. DR.. Charles NJ Roswell, Of
Philadelphia, will visit First Metho-
DIST Episcopal Church on Sunday,
March "A.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
PUBLIC SALE
OF
PuRE-BRED Jersey CATTLE
AND OTHER LIVE STOCK.

AMI Vi TEX LIVE STUN.
We will sell at the residence of G
Harry Whiting at Bilimyer's Mill,
three miles west of Shepherdstown
on the road leading from Shepherds
town to Swan Pond, on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918,
the following personal property:
a HEAD OF HORSES
3 No, !, Flora, roam mare, years
old. in foal to Juider, weight 140C
lbs, works anywhere hitched No
2. Dexter, bay horse, years old, gen
eral purpose horse. good strap horse
safe for ladies TO drive No. 3, Char
lie, 3 years old, heavy draft, has been
worked some. No. 4. Duke, heavy
draft horse colt
80 HEAD OF PuRE-5RED JERSEY
CATTLE
Herd Sire, "Flora's White OWL
Register number I29S35, A years old
Twelve head of mich cows. These
cows have all been in the Eastern
Panhandle Cow Testing Association
work. Their official records will be
given on day OF sale. Fifteen head
Of pure-bred Jersey heifers, seven OF
these heifers bred to registered
sire. One registered bull, '1White
Owls King" registered number
l55272, dropped July Is, 1917. Papers
viii be furnished to purchaser with
Both bulls. Some OF these COWS are
bred to Golden Ferns Crown
Prince imported son of Golden
Ferns Noble.7 sold at Spann's sale
for $4,000, highest priced Jersey
bull in the world
43 HEAD OF HOGS
Three brood sows with pigs BY side !:
lS fat hogs will weigh 200 by sale;
y shoats win weigh 100 lbs; II
will weigh so lbs.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Two sets Yankee harness complete,
with brides and collars, one set is
practically new buggy harness; z
cultivators, one carriage.
Y. TERMS OF SALE
A credit of nine months will be
given on all sums OF $40 and over.
purchaser TO give negotiable note
with approved security, payable at
thS a. ihelS iodiih VI SnepneruSt0WE
or Citizens Bank of Martinsburg.
Notes to bear interest from date. I'm
der $40 cash. No property to be re
moved until settled for Two per
cent discount for cash Sale to be
gin at 10 O'clock a. m. Huckstere
welcome, but no cider to be sold.
G HARRY WHITING,
VIM. l.. FOLK.
D0dd 4 Hoffman, Aucts.
3 4 Ct pd Mon Wed Fri
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
: BEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman. !.

Portsmouth, Ohio. -" suffered from
irregularities, pains in my side and was
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Heiston, of West
Race street, are spending some time
with relatives near Luray Va
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

The undersigned, intending to quit
farming, will sell at public sale, at
his residence on the Ridge road two
miles north of Shenandoah Junction,
and four miles south Of Shepherds
town on
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Intending to discontinue farming, /
will make public sale at my residence
on the road leading from Nipetown to
Spring Mills, miles north OF Mar
tinshurg on
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-04

AMI Vi TEX LIVE STUN.
Ne will sell at the residence of G
Harry Whiting at Bilimyer's Mill,
three miles west OF Shepherdstown
on the road leading from Shepherds
town to Swan Pond, on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18
OF
UNNECESSARY FARM
MACHINERY MAY BE DROPPED

- Nearly 9,ooo types and sizes Of farm
ia, ,cmcuts which have been gradually
Developed tv manufacturers during
rcu. elmo competitions have been rec.
commended FOR elimination during the
war 10y committees OF tno National I'm
pi,mcnt aud Nyhicl' Association. The
object, according To Il st2'"mclt bv the
Council of National D,t,usc, Is TO con
serve materials, labor. capital. aGd man
utasturing facilities tOr war use
In the report of the committee Tctt
ing> 20 the commercial economy board
of the Council of National Defense it
was stated that no machinery recon-
wcudci foI discard was believed q be
necessary 70 modern economical agri
culture. The lines considered by the
committees consisted 81 steel and chill
ca blows. grain drills. sc,dcr~. and 9th
q. tjag, implements and farm clcvat'
urs.
such of the Recommendations as the
beard deems suitable, with others from
different sources. are being brought 10
the attention Of all implements manu-
facturererS and jobbers, and as many
retail dealers as may be reached,
lhroug qucstionaires
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18

FnndamentaT, all Red Cross ac n'cu
ueS abroad Is 81 problem of trai,e
P"rtatlon. Mats Nals for use abroad
must 2" across .4e Atlantic and must
fr3ch the places IN the interior whore
1h'N are needed To minimize effort
ana expense ias Ee warehouses have
been established throughout the Unit, ;
Hlalca AT cohNeu Fnt points where lin
t-"rd supplies frs'm the chapters are
Collected and thFt. transferred in bull.
10 me port tromF (which they are - be
N"itled. vast & Quantities of Medical
ana other relief 'Fpplics are being roa.
S'ahtIN sent to Europe. Upon arriya.
ri these materiTiS at the French pr,
the are convevFG by Red Cross NOT
trucks to large warehouses throuyhsu,
rance and tronf these warehouse, med
ir2' supplies AIRY distributed 10 hnSpi
taIs; 1oodStuitS, lclotling, building ma
'Gfa' ana agricultural implements to
The civilian poplIlation.
II mas been ana enormous mdcrtakiu.
10 hHitd TINS organization. fnto-it has
poured millions dt dollars Rrt L.tta
'h"h That II has 'vattractcd self -,a".i
tE@ icf>ohh't T.. whom service is tn.
-roatcSt work in, he world.
II IS not INV II to picture, made.
GuatciT IT Is trrt what this means t.
both the S'ide = and the civilian in
rance. N'r Is IT difficult to under
stand why we at 5lome should be ready
tor Il" war FUND.- drive and give mtiI
= hurts. Even Il. n the hurt will be- 20,
'nth!ng IN comp ison with the hurt
i those who an. TO receive the pal !
fE i'Hei we at ONE may send them /
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18
About Rheumatism.

Rheumatism causes more pain aul
suffering than any other disease. f,r
the reason that il is the most common
q all ills, and it is certainly CRAFTY
ing 70 sufferers TO know that there is
a remedy thar VIII aff.rt relief. aud
make rest and sleep possible II IS
called Chamberlain 5 Liniment. OBJ
tajnahie Evsrywhere.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18
You Enjoy Life?

\ ma good physical condition is
".mcSt "a to enjoy life while the
bilious { tscptic are deSpoujcut, do
A,t ontaeir meals and feel mi-cr
.hlr a 6 share # the time. This
I'LL tccIiWrcarlv always unnecessary.
\ few It of Chamberlain s Tablets
:" tone the stomach, improve the
dllIrStIond regulate the bowels Is
all that aeeded. Try it. Obtainahl,
GEOGRAPHICALLY.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18
HelNKtn ISenn Eit

Whom the Il estion is ont Of orlc,.
It throws thCS whole physical being
ont OF gear. BAB Hayward, UnadilIa,
Ga, writes: SFoley Cathar,ic Tab
res give me quicker relief than any
thlng l have eyer tried. They rcliev,
oihouSn. sIfr reath, bloating, gas
!m'digest 5arsar NJ Srption. No grip
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18

huckcI3 and ~ -H40O0,Oo) pains Of
field welt shoes for United State and
overseas service, the average prize be
ing $3.50.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18
WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST

Activities Condition. Throughout United States
..ls the Battle Fronts From Washington D.. c
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18
FOR RENT.

New Bungalow, well screened. Fiyt
rooms Apply to Q, B9CRQCE,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18

SAVE coal To IBACK OUR BOYS
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18

- $3.50 s~sn~ ..
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-05-18

J, r. K.tsAeII, Atty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25
RULER OF HUMAN HEARTS.

Christmas story is no legend, but
fact. Picture tho beautiful scrpc
as recorded In Gods Word. sec
The little town of Bethlehem, the
n,an-er, the mother, tho Babe,
the shepherds. tho Hocks. the
night. The angel of the Lord. the
multitude of tho hca, only host,
Tie wise men. tho star. the gifts.
How real, how beautiful. how
sacred,
4 King IL born. Not one that
should rule over empires, hut rule
In human hearts. Thou shalt call
His name JESUS. for lie shall
save His people from their Sin"
\ King Is bor1i--that shall also
be To the world a savior: Think
az the blessings that have come
To the world ns "A result Of this,
tho greatest Of all gifts. Because
of it. VIC live in better homes.
wear better clothes, cat better
food, live better lives, and have
the blessed hope of ufc eternal.
Al no season arc human hca, II
made so tender as mt this. This
is tile one day of all the year
when the real Christ-splrit should
prevail. 1t should Ike a holy day.
A. well rs a holiday. Let tho day
nc enjoyed Let The home be
bright aud cheerful Hut, above
all. let the heavenly glow Of y
thrtst.likc feeling shine In our
hearts, 10 that friend and
stranger viii scc that VIC have
the spirit of tho great savior,
who loves MS and who gave Hi
life for us. Yes
''Ju, TO tho world, tho Lord hDs
como:
Let earth receive her Hing:
Let every heart prepare Him
room,
And heaven and nature sing"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25

bod, Virginia engine builder. came
FIN 1915 to New York then a village Of
81, goo people, filled with the idea that
he could build an engine which would
drive a vessel across the Atlantic and
persuaded Francis Fickel to build the
ship for him, they jointly laid one
section OF the foundation for the tre-
mendous growth OF world commerce..
The other sections Of the foundation
upon which world commerce has
grown are the railroads. the teie-
graphs. the telephones and The fnan-
cial and banking systems"
1t was just one hundred years ago
thai the little steamer. THE Savan-
nah" built in New York for the
Transatlantic experiment, passed out
OF New York to Savannah, Ga, which
port it left few months later on its
successful venture across the ocean,
to which the steamship was UP TO
that time unknown. by 1850 world
. international trade had grown to
grown to $4,000, Co., 900. by 1900 was
$40. oGe, 900, 900, by 1913 10000, 00o.-
0o.and in the year Just ending aggrc-
gated probably $4,000, 100000 when
measured in the Inflated currency of
the present period. Meantime. world
railways had grown to I25, 900 miles
II is difficult TO realize, said the
speaker. that only one hundred years
ago the world had no steamship
crossing the ocean, not mile of rail-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25

way or a foot Of telegraph or ocean
cable. while, as for telephones. wire
less telegraphy or flying machines,
they are the product OF the present
generation.
During the century of power trans
portation 1918 to 1918 the world
steamships grew to about 10000. 900
net tons, with value at the begin
ming of the recent war of about
$4,000. 100000, and the worlds rail-
roads had grown to 10000 miles
with value of probably $4,000
100000. With the rapid increase in
gold production in the last quarter
century. the money OF the world had
grown from $4,000, 100000 In 1895
10 about sis. 900. 900. 900 at the be-
ginning of the European war. Then,
with the necessity for ready currency
~n1ch laceu eaCn OF Ine HduOns AT
war, came an enormous imitation, and
the worlds money dnciuding the
uncovered paper') is how about
s36 900, 900 900. The banking power
of the world, which was estimated by
accepted authorities at less than
1000. 900 900 in 1870. ana $4,000
10000 in 1890, was probably $685.
oo.000.o00 in 1914, and has, Of
course. enormously increased during
the war period. and banking power Is
an extremely important factor in
wrod trade and rapidly increasing in
Importance