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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

an &C: 70 amend Sectlpn One Of
Chapter Three Euncred and Nine
Teen of Lnt Public Laws or Nine
Teen hundred and Fifteen. as
Amended by CnapIer Three Hundred
anG -Four Of Lne Public Laws "
Nineteen Eunu-ed ano Seventeen,
Entitled AN AcI 10 Provide for
Stale apr Gnun1y .Ale IN th4 Gun
struc-lon IF highway Bridges -
Secc1nn Hri- al chapter three hundred
and nineteen Of The puDilc lsws Of
a1neIs4su hundred anc fir cen az
amended ny chapter .hree hundred and
four If the punElc iaws Of nineteen
hundred and seventeen. Is hereby fur
The. amended by changing The pe-1aG
al -;l- enc Of sniu ses.-ion one 20 a semi
coim anc adding rtie following; when
The LAX rt-e determined ar above Is ten
mills slc less than twenty mills the
c1sr Of The br1cEe shall ne horns as
falpwst Fu-ry-five per cen1uM by tsle
-pu'n CITY or unorERu,zed township
thirty per ee,Irum By the county and
twenty-five per cenfuYn by he state,
when the -ax re determined aS above
IF twenty mills and less than thirty
mills The cost uf the bridge shall De
borne III follows: Forty per Cent? m
by me Town. ci-y or unprEanised town.
SHIP. thirty Per csurum by The county
and thirty per cenrum by The state;
when lhs tHG rate del e,.nined re above
Is -hIy'ty mills anc Less -hRD forty mills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

.At, 11e!a-lrr 70 Schooling Z Lunf-
EauIzed TR--tIurv.
:. Al children befwefn Ine
I'VE art 1weyTrT-ore yeArs VINO
iA' VII a parent ur legal EuAru-
: uunrr,ZIYIiz1eu territory wftnfn
f-i-t wgtt1ir the meaning of -nLs
tI!hf .s;-rli..f.et -sy--tprv shall 1ncjuue
- CRY Dgt INIT of any CRY,
~ ~ fia-1aIiuIl, and IN uporEzn-
-, al; si.al be anv unurEanlzeu
--A--4p gnrE- STRIP, tract suI'pius.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

Whoever lawHuTlr kills nuI1 mpnse
snail while the same. ny any pRrt
-nereE LIS being c-a1spD--sC. pre-
serve and transport IL WIKI me evil
usnce rnsreun Of the SEE OF rif same
I1nuer a penalty Of three hundred dol
lars and cnErs, anc forfeiture To the
srk.e Df -ne moose, ur part rnersof, be-
ING transported IN vlolarinn uf this re-
gulra,ner-- - Approved March ca
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

Egrpf1I nf}CFp G4lG GssGUA
any IinurEArlzec uN1- has been deslE-
n:Iad ~ the state superintendent and
rtl- owner tne-eDt -e- uses n eel. Or,
n the apIrlun ot ING state Buperin-
TanueiII asks an unreasonable price 1or
- Or resides w--npE. The SHE anc
mas no authorized agent Ur aT-orn"T
-he-afn ms stare superintendent oY tIlE
rfui- authorized agent. any LINE a-Isf
thirty uaTE Euln me imF ~ NO.
+z-1-c me saIu owner UT The deSl s-rlE-
non If sRlu I'M THY lHv our sc.oo,
tlu,,s,.. lot nnT e--s.a6InE -.Iree acres.
aco s,,r-aIse me damages. aud m pay
mem AMI Isnaer u SUCH di-nIilees' of
= said owner does not -aslGe n Lis
s-aTs 1,rup depuEIt-rE suca daUAEes
VIII, me sracH --eaSI-"- fJr his use-
-uav IKE reEl estate 1p- ING entATEt-
4'o- -N. PURPOSES aforesaIG- ard should
q sy..,ut,j building nrr ne s,'e"tsd rhe-H-
mn within Il uH-lod ct -tI-HA yEars @-t'Yrl
-ae date The lot Was rais- by the sIii- z
:. stIA,l -nvayr ~ me HwHs,. tlfs ntl.F
NY asE1Ens. The stA-e scpe--T'rs nue.i-
-r,u-- FAKE. -eHI e.;ta-e for the enlarge
--ry1- ny e--7rrisIUn ~ any inc,tlon
f,,a,,, r-.,s1 I'd @.,r the erection ~ removal
ur q E,nupIhuIise and Requisite rultd-
.nEs End plavE-ntlnuE. as nsin De-
-nEar v-.r.rfr fry feel VI dwelling
tIu,,E. and all ss.hoolhnut'e lois and
.ip~g--runlss ttnI require -encfHE sfia-l
oe fenced ny -he stafe-
~ IF the owner IS aEc-1evpd al
me lochI1uil III Ink - -
awu-.iee; ne 7rla- apply u The npErd
~ sra1e assesHtrs WITHIN cur"~
-,prfhs WIN urav CnEnye r'le 3ncatIUn
IND asss..ss -he o4T1iEges- = rhe dam
aees are Increased ur TIE ioraI1ou
reanrnS tns state sfifL TRy the DIM
!, r..s and .ngrs: otherwise the casLs
st1n,l he NAG Nv the applicant
Gar Whenever any unurEarIZed
nm, necurY,es urgn1IiZtc as q Town uT
-,l;rr-atipn such TOWN oy plAnrac1un
st,ll WITHIN TWO yeHrs n1 Ihs uale ~
s.,,1,,.-, r1.nljer1t. pn~ 70 the treasurer
~ s-s-. ror each s,npnl building with
IN rs limits aYecfan ur rsIneueteu m
accordance with THIS as1 a su.n ~ ps
s.rrf and NIT less than rwo-Ih1ros OF me
,,,.,, ~, rne STATE Of such oui1c,nE, IN.
uno improvements. wttlrn SUN snA4i
.,.onI,Itnx ia uuurgnnixed rar,stury. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

Az 49, u amend Sec-inn Thl--y-seven
nj Chapter F:-tv-iiue Of ne REVISED
Statutes. G.eiA-.ng - Authorization d
Issue o. SrpciIs 5onCs a-C \ uIes ny
Fauniic Ct-,icies-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09
CEAPTER -cS.

~. ACT - amend SECTION For-y-six Of
cna.JL-.- Thirty rtl,ss o. -:le 2evIsec
StA.ufes. rs Amended by Cflaplsr
Two hundred anu Nineteen Of rne
Public -Aws o. NIneIe.n Hundred
anC seventeen. Relating 10 -ut FRO
ttct1ur u Cs--a.n Fu,-Dea--ng Acl-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

Uc so sfia4l .llVr.SrI gaze -lf I''t.tsti3A
ov-ne-st!,r " me warn- -,uwe- "a
sulI-tes within II. state AND describe
aacn wa1e- Drwe- whether deveiuper
or undevaicned within he state Z"
w.lJc'7 ne stare tlag title cprrpIef" of
pA--li4.
vesugbIe enc -spo-- upur -ne CuesIui
~ the ---AnsrlsglpI beyond me con
fines NJ cnf STATE IF sIec-,-1c current
generated within me I-Irl-A u me
state. II shall --nuue- I'll account ~ al
,.u-pura-Iuns t;ETIng ne r-EhT n ST
7raasrnI. ..Iect~lr current and " Cne
amount Ltlereff now nt1nE 81 Cf'aTls-
u1rteu Dy any ann a. sucn rorflorh-
tlUuE anG by inCl,-i cua.E and -nev
shat invest gate anc -epn-- upon any
ana al violations 81 section nnt,
ana,1rer sixty Or -fie revised statutes
~ Main-- Gne ar7n~neN sehera. sii6L-
arr as enuns.-l f0~ M. t'nIEnnisslon
S., : TT. cnrrrnIssiiun snail lu-
vtsTl Ci-4a -.le I-ttstt'f- waltr power de-
equipments within The Stale VIII the
view II determine wnsLhe, 4 IS -af
tiIe Interest," -t.5 Srlre -ai. The Sfpr-
arp ~ese-TnlrS anG aAsIrb ana the up-
rf.sv..Iured wa1e. 9pwe-r WITHIN -ns
sL.-t. ~ acquired and de"eIup+.a by Lne
srare or ty prtvate enterprise = ne
COMM Rslurl - Of The OPINION -aat Il ~
for M. nest interests Of the people Of
The stare To nave -ne storage -t.ser-
vuI-r End basins ant rne undeveluphd
water powers Developed ny private
erLe.-tIriSS aE 'ihC tt.tc uurle II the
:Ias1. rne COMPREHENSION shl1. = -)rac-
r1catie. reppr"- SOME pIal whereby The
present owners Of tnes+ storage -eser-
voIr.E and basins AMI undevelupee wal
~ powers rIRy re encouraged 70 I'M
rned1a-eiv dfvelup them -or the best
lIItn-esIs Of al the peops uf -ne stale.
i the commission - Of Lne ortniDn
-tlA. the stare iLSe1t snuulC acquire
ann develup Lnase storage -nservoIrs
and DREt1s anu unttevHiUDeG wa1er
puwers the commission shall report q
plan for the same
Sec. s. -he commission Il hereby
gwen -uI prwer anG authority &c az
minister oaLhs. compel rtle attendance
u witnesses. the production OF hnoks
and ;lape-g- 70 punish for contempt and
u an s'Very-thlnE necessary and proper
II secure al -ne 1ac.s -euuirad 10
properly place before the people NJ the
state, the true situation II -sEaro tn
the -IreNec. status and future pnHEl-
hil1ties Of the water ppwer RESOURCES
ut the state, an6 al as early & dR.e as
;ynRsiflle the cunmIssiuE sfiaA present
q comprehensive and p-ac-lcatlae piRn
whereby -he water ppwer resuurces M
the EIAtH THY tse conserved. ushu and
developed Sor the henHtif Of At the
pepple Of Maine.
Sac T. Every ne-snn, firm or cor-
pprHI1un hefuye commencing -.le erec-
rlpn VI 2 dlzn Eur rhs pu-paHe uf Dis
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of West Baton Rouge.
Personally came and appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, Thos. G.
Erwin, Secretary Of the A~tchafalaya
Basin Levee District, who, upon being
duly sworn, deposes and says that the
above is a true and correct statement
of the receipts and disbursements of
the A%tchafalaya Special Account from
December l. 1918. to June !, 1918.
THos: a.sFaRwiN. Secretary:
Sworn to and subscribed before me
at Port Allen. La. this Is, day Of June.
1919.
e. J. WHITEHEAD,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
FOR BIDS
100000 Road District No. 2, Parish
Of West Baton Rouge, 5 Per
Cent Bonds

Sealed bids will be received by the
President Of the Police Jury Of the
Parish of West Baton Rouge, the gov
erning authority Of Board Of Admins
traitors of Road District Number Two
of said parish, up to 10 o'clock A. NJ. on
Wednesday, the 9th day of July. 1919,
for $50, 900. 90 five per centum nineteen
years Good Roads (Series b Serial
Bonds of Road District Number Two
ca Of the Parish Of West Baton Rouge,
State Of Louisiana, embracing the en-
tire Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Wards
as now constituted issued by said
Road District Number Two upon ma
jority vote of the legally qualified
property taxpayers, under the provi-
sions of Article 2S1 Of the Constitu-
ton Of 1898, and amendments thereto,
and Acts of the Legislature Of the
State of Louisiana, Issued solely for
construction, improvements and main
tenance of gravel roads in said Road
District under supervision Of the Lou
lsiana Highway Department.
Denomination OF bonds, $500 90, ma
turing serially from February Is, 1920,
to February Is, 1888. Interest paya-
BILE semi-annually, February Is and
August Is.
Principal and interest payable at the
office of the Treasurer of Road Dis
trict Number Two at Port Allen La,
or at the Bank of West Baton Rouge,
Port Allen, La.
Full faith and credit of Road District
Number Two pledged to payment.
Tax will be levied by Police Jury,
the governing authority, to meet pay
ment due in 1920.
Purchaser or purchasers of bonds
may designate depository of funds, pro,
vided it meets with approval of the
Police Jury, the governing authority,
and ample security be given for their
~safekeeping.
Certified check for 1000 90 required
with each bid as evidence Of good
faith.
Any bid predicated upor the favora-
BILE opinion of any attorney to be rem
dered after the bid has been made will
be rejected; all Investigations as to
the legality to be made before date OF
sale of bonds, and necessary data will
be furnished for that purpose.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
All bids should be addressed to F.
]. Whitehead, Secretary, Police Jury,
West Baton Rouge Parish, Port Allen,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
PARTITION SALE
State of louisiana, Parish OF West
Baton Rouge, Twenty-first Judicial
District Court.-Frank Delaney VS..
No. $50 Lucy Dow.

BY virtue OF and in obedience to an
order of sale, to effect a partition by
l~icitation, issued by the above named
court in the above entitled and num-
bered cause, l will offer for sale at pub
lie auction to the last and highest bid
der, according to law, at the principal
front door of the courthouse Of the
Parish of West Baton Rouge, on
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1919,
the following described property be-
longing to Matte Delaney and Lucy
Dow, to-wit:
Two certain lots Of ground or par
GELS of land, situated in the village Of
Port Allen, and in the Parish of West
Baton Rouge, State Of Louisiana, and
designated on a map made by A. V.
Dubroca in 1871, as lots Numbers nine
teen (19) and twenty (20), in square
Number seven ca, each Of said lots
measuring thirty 500 feet front on
Atchafalaya street by a depth of one
hundred and forty C140) feet between
parallel lines.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
octave n. tEyERT,
Sheriff.
June 2, 1919.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
TRADES FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS

New Orleans, La, June 27-Disabled
soldiers retraining with the Federal
Board of Vocational Education believe
in passing along the good thing they
have found. A young fellow, one OF
the first to go to France, came back
with a shrapnel wound in his side,
after having been gassed, but he still
has pluck enough left to undertake a
course in mechanical drafting. He is
so pleased with the change in his fu-
ture outlook that he wants other
wounded boys to know, and he writes,
Il hope some n will take h trouble
to tell hem. Tell the people for me
that those boys ought TO know about
it. ought to have a chance to learn"
Another boy in speaking of his train
ing says without this chance would
be up against it,.
The government stands ready to
point every disabled soldier in the
country to a better job and those who
are awaiting themselves of the oppor-
tunity are proving that their aim is
to make good. The soldiers approval
proves that the scheme is sound.
Any soldier who want to know
more particulars of the plan should
write to the Federal Board of VOca-
tional Education, MaisOn Blanche An
mex, New Orleans, or he should apply
to the nearest office of the board.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
PROPOSALS FOR lEASE\OF on
AND MINERAL RIGHTA/r

Sealed Proposals will be/receN6
by the West Baton Rouge PariSh
School Board up to 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
July 2, 1919, for the lease of the Oil
and Mineral rights on Section 16. TIP.
Z S. r. II e.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for the amount of the
first years rental.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Proposals should be addressed to
J.. A. Afford, President,
Port Allen, La.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
ESTRAL NOTICE

Picked up as estray by Alcee Seguin,
one red and white COW, about six years
old. Brand NIX on left sides figure
7 on left ear; cropped and split right
ear.
Owner can have same by proving
ownership and paying costs.
J. A. Legendre, Constable,
Bird Ward.
June 81, 1919.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28

La, and should be marked Sealed
Bids"
(Signed) j.. s. COLLINS,
President, Police Jury, governing aus
thority, Road District Number Two,
isiana.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
PRoeosALs.

Sealed Proposals will be received
by J. H. Bres, Supt., Port Allen. La.
up to IL o'clock, noon, Wednesday,
July 9, 1919, for the erection and com.
pletion of a three-room, frame school
building near Adds, La.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for $780, 90.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned from J. H. Bres, Jort Allen, La.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
SERVICES

Port Alien (Union) Sunday School
Church of the Covenant, every Sun
day a tails p. m.
Preaching every fourth Sunday al
Ais p. m.
Christian Endeavor every Friday at
7:45 p. M.
Everyman's Bible Glass especially
wishes to invite all men to attend.
Ladies' Bible Glass every Sunday.
The public cordially invited.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
BANK OF WEST BATON ROUGE
Located at Port Allen, Parish of West
Baton Rouge.

Located at Port Allen, Parish of West
Baton Rouge.
Report furnished to the Examiner of
State Banks at the close of business on
Friday, March IA, 1919.
THOS. G. ERWIN, President.
VIM. l.. BERNARD, Cashier.
l.. T. BERNARD, Asst. Cashier.
Resources
Demand loans .......-...--...-.-.$ 23,6SO.6S
Loans secured by mortgage 83,612.00
Other loans and discounts 49,6S4.5O
Overdrafts unsecured-- 1,S57.16
United States bonds .-..-.... 21, %. 90
Other bonds, stocks, securi-
ties, etc. 100000
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures ....- 1,OOO.O 90
Due from banks and bank
ers 23,O14.O3
Gold coin 1880
Silver, nickel and copper
coin ..--~--A-. 3,976.7S
National bank notes and all
issues U. S. government. 21,21O.OO
lOldl
Liabilities
Capital stock paid in....-.$ 25, 600. 90
Surplus 25, OOO. 90
Undivided profits, less ex-
penses and taxes paid 3,6S2.3O
Dividends unpaid .-- 541.5O
Individual deposits subject
to check $685. 8O.S5
Time certificates of deposit 11,O35.OO
Bonds borrowed 5000. 90
Amount due to persons not
included in foregoing ,243. 90
Total ..-....--.-------$6O4, $780, IS
State of Louisiana,
Parish of West Baton Rouge,
l, Thomas G.. Erwin, President, and
|, VIM. l.. Bernard, Cashier, of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best Of my knowledge and belief.
(Signed) THOS. G. ERWIN,
President.
(Signed) WIN. L. BERNARD,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this oath day Of March, 1919.
JOS. l. dazzle,
Deputy Clerk of Court.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28

Grand Total.....$457, 4S5.57
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of West Baton Rouge.
Personally came and appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, Thos.
G. Erwin, Secretary Of the A~tchafalaya
Basin Levee District, who, upon being
puly sworn, deposes and says that the
above is a true and correct statement
of the receipts and disbursements OF
the Board from December L. 1918 to
June LIST, 1919.
THOS. G. ERWIN, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day Of June, 1919.
F. j. WHITEHEAD,
SSEAL) Notary Public.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28

Sealed Proposals will be received by
J. H.. Bres, Supt., Port Allen, La, up
to IL o'clock, noon, Wednesday, July
9, 1919, for the erection and compile
ttoin of a three-room frame school
building at Erwinville, La.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for $4,000.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ.
tanned from J. H. Bres, Port Allen, La.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28

Recorder, in and for the Parish of West
Baton Rouge. State of Louisiana. do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing act
of incorporation of VIM. CASSIE CO.. LTD.
was this day duly recorded in my office, in
Book of Charters No. l, folio 33.
Witness ms hand and seal of office at
port Allen. Louisiana. this 26th day Of June.
A. ID. 1919.
JOS. l. dazzle,
by. Clerk and Ex-off. Recorder
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
Observation-Disclosures
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pue lueM noH QUO qua em UeL-
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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
WANTED: POSITION

Wanted position for coming season
as a Vacuum Pan Sugar Boiler.
w. M. Foret, 112 Division Stieet,
Baton Rouge, La.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
BASIN LEVEE
DISTRICT.

Statement of Receipts and Disburse-
ments from December LIST, 1918 to June
LIST, 1919.
RECEJpTS.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
NOTICE

I. Allen Virgin, convicted of murder
m the 18th day Of September, 1914, am
applying for a pardon.
(Signed) ALLEN VIRGIN.
The sun., 1919-10-22

Havana Elec. Ry.. L & P....... 80
Havana Elec. Ry.. L. & p. pf... go
Pacific Coast Co. .................,, 10
Pacific Coast Co LIST pf,.,....,,.'1H q
racine Coast Co. I'd pr. 10
Santa Cecilia Sugar Inc. -
Santa Cecilia Sugar pf............1& 60
Taylor. Wharton Iron & Steel pflE e
The sun., 1919-10-22
Texas OH,

The continuous rise in Texas Company
for the last two months, which culmi-
mated yesterday in a price of 299 for
that stock, its high mark. confirmed pre-
diction made in this column several
times that the stock would be divided
up to insure greater distribution and at
the same time provide a juicy melon
for stockholders. The Street evidently
knew the whole story. judging by the
manner in which It has taken hold Of
the stock on the way up from $50, and It
has been an open secret that insiders
were feathering their nests with the stock
in anticipation of yesterdays announce.
ment The melon sliced by Texas Oil
directory is as juicy a one as has been
passed around this year. On the bass
of a new share OF stock for every one
held at present, the rights are worth
s67 share. They will be traded in
probably on the Curb to-day on a when
Issued basis.
The sun., 1919-10-22
DIVIDENDS.

Stock OF Pay
record. able.
Am. Exchange Nat Bank,
s-a, 1te OCT - NOV. !
Bank Of Commerce, Mon
Brooklyn Edison Co. a. 81 Nov. 20 Dec. i
a3runswick- Bake Co., q,
Central RR. OF N. j., q. az oct. 80 Nov. i
Corn Exchange Bank q.
Farmers Loan & Trust Co.
q, 5qS.:..,......:....:. Oct. 20 Nov. l
Ontario Steel Prods, pr, q,
IN 60 oct. III Nov. 10
Ontario steel Prods.. pr
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The sun., 1919-10-22
Equipment Export Possibilities.

Wall Street has had imbedded in its
mind firmly for considerable time the
Idea that the railroad equipment COM
panies, particularly the locomotive build
ers and the car builders, were planning
TO pool their facilities and resources in
going after foreign business. which lies
at their doors. But no one has been
found in connection with any of the
corporations mentioned who would say
word for publication about the project
and 1t has been the subject of more or
less wild speculation. A semi-official
confirmation was obtained yesterday in
n meeting of stockholders of the Amer
lean Locomotive Company. when a
stakeholder asked Andrew Fletcher,
president of the corporation, about the
propsects of the project He replied that
the problem was still in lawyers hands,
| that several proposals had been dis
| cussed, but nothing definitely agreed to.
He declared that the matter must be
| handled in broad gauge way and any
| thing done would be constructive and
conservative. 1t is reported that the
corporations interested are the American
and Baldwin Locomotive corporations,
the American Car Company and Haskell
& Barker. and that these corporations
have been assured that such an or
ganization as they proposed to form to
pool export business would not conflict
with antitrust statutes.
The sun., 1919-10-22
Afternoon Reaction.

There were as many reasons offered
for the early afternoon reaction as there
were for the morning bulge. Some said
that the market had been going too fast.
Others advanced the theory that the
market had had ten day advance and
reaction was about due. The plain truth
is that profit taking was the entire
canse. People who have rolled up 10,
90 and,- in extreme cases, so point ad-
vances during the last two weeks natu-
rally desired to transfer them from
paper to cash profits. That such a reac-
ton was likely to occur was foreshad-
owed by the stock loan market of the
previous night. when many borrowed
stocks were returned. Incidentally the
steadfness which the market developed
at the close was attributed to short COW
ering. The shorts have received rather
severe treatment in the stock market in
the last two weeks, particularly those
who have been short of such wild and
woolly actors as General Motors, Next
can Petroleum. Studebaker and others.