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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06

SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 6--Turpep-
tine, firm, 81 sales, $40; receipts, l62'
shipments, "A; stock, 81 Lass. Rostn
firm; sales, $40; receipts, l,AO2; ship
ments, asa; stock, So S2. Quote; =, =
h, Y, g. II, 1900; |, 1860: II 1870; NJ
1915; n. 1890; VIC, l6i5S WV. 1875.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
BIRTHS.

Louis and Sofie Kolens, 1871 Potter,
Jan. 2; girl.
Arlie 3. and Collie Hollingworth
Capps, As Bingham, Binghamton, Jan:
2; bow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06

ST. LOUIS, Jan, 6.-Hogs Receipts,
10000; DC to Toe lower, Lights, SIG. 500
1876; pigs, $i2 50ml6 rs; mixed, $l7 so
eli 90 good heavy, H7,fo4i7,9Oi bulk,
$lf 60ml II so.
Cattle-Rcceipts, / 0 $500, steady, Ma
tive steers, $il 50mlS,b0; yearlings and
h%eiters. 50, 500 ri6 90; cows, $7,60Ml2.50.
stockers. $S.50m1200; prime southern
steers. $40, O0G 90, cow and heifers,
$7,60W1b,O0 calves, sT75@l1b0.
sheep Receipts, /, 100; strong. Lambs,
Sl5 OOdle2 5i ewes, $3.50 ml00O. an
ners, S.. 00Q9.O0.
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DAILY STATEMENT
DAILY INTERIOR.


Middling
Tone, Refs, T"d'y. Yes, Stk.
Memphis, sty. 1850 5000 1870 800. S6t
ST, Louis ,,,.,.l,769 80, 1880 2S,407
Augusta, at. 80, 6li $3.50 2a,76 i69, 266
Houston, sly, ..9,034 SO.l5 S065 3t3,llS
Little Rock, at, SAG $40 29.76 4t,636
Dallas, sty. ,.,.., 80, 5000 5000 ..,.,,
Total receipts today .,...,lS,426
Same day last year ,,,,,, 2S ,9il
Spot sales, Houston $50, Dallas no
bales, O.,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06

NEW YORK, Jan, Cooper, nominal,
electrolytic, $40, 90 m2S 90; Iron nominal,
No, / Northern and No, | southern,
SS4 0 G37OO; No. 2 Northern and No, 2
Southern, S32 2bGr3b.25,
Metal exchange quotes lead quiet
spot offered at 5000; January, $3.50;
spelter dun, East st, Louis delivery
spot offered at $40; january, $7,55,
AT London spot copper G92i futures,
esq. Electrolytic spot, el22, a.
Tin spot e242; futures, G236 los,
Lead spot, Gao; futures, GS5
Spelter spot, E56: futures, GaS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
River Bulletin.

Memphis, Tenn, Monday. Jan. 6.
Observations taken at Z am, 18th
meridian time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06

The river in the Memphis district will
rise for q week or more. At Memphis
the stage will probably exceed 80 feet.
Driftwood.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
LIVE STOCK rTARKET.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Jan. Clogs
Receipts, 5000; steady to 10c lower,
Bulk, $l7i0ml7, As; heavy, $i7,O @17 so:
lights, SIG, GOal7.5O pigs, $tO,OO@13.5 so,
Cattle-Receipts. 10000; no South
erns; steady. Prime fed steers, $500
m2O. 90, dressed heef steers, S1S 000
1900; Southern steers, S,0o@l300;
COWS, $7O0W1t00, heifors. $S,00Ml6.00.
%stockers, $75Ou16,OO; calvpA, $1,000
l40O.
Shcep-Receipts, 3 500; strong, Lambs,
S12.50@16.3b, warnings, Sll,00a l2 %:
wethers, 81 b0mll. 20, ewes, SS,5Odl 1000;
stockors. So Goa 1859.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27
A few friends of Hr. and Mrs. Ale,

A few friends of Hr. and Mrs. Alex
ander Jackson opened the Yuletide sea
son Sunday evening by promptly re-
spending to a telephone message from
Master Alex and Miss Elizabeth Jack
son inviting them to enjoy the warmth
and glow of a real Yule log placed in
the spacious dining hall of their east
beach home. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Shepard, Heberden
Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Turn
bull Martin. Mary, Duncan and Vir-
ginia Turnbull, Mrs. Chas. Moore, C..
p. and William Moore, Clifton Morri-
son, Miss Olive Pollock, Mr.. andMrs.
Jackson, Alex and Elizabeth Jackson.
Refreshments were served.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27
NOTICE..
Sale Of Fifteen Thousand Dollars Road
Bonds Of Supervisor District Num-
Der 8, Jackson County, Mississippi.

Bonds Of Supervisor District Num-
Der 3, jackson County, Mississippi.
Fifteen Thousand Dollars supervis-
ors' district No. 2, of Jackson County
Mississippi, public road bonds, not ex-
ceeding six (6%) per ccntum per an
mum, payable semiannually, will be
offered to the highest and best bidder
at the court house of Jackson county,
in the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi,
at o'clock p. M, on Tuesday, the
9Th day Of January, 1920.
All bids shall be sealed bids, and
filed with the clerk of the board of
supervisors on or before above named
date. Bidders will be required to de-
post $75O.OO or its equivalent, with
bid same to be forfeited unless terms
Of bid are complied with, and the
board of supervisors reserves the right
to reject any and all bids received.
Purchaser will be required to pass
upon legality of bonds within twenty
days after date of sale.
This the list day of December, 1919.
FRED TAYLOR,
Clerk Board of Supervisors.
FRITZ COLMER, President.
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Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Decem
Der oath, the congregation OF the Epis
cGpai church, will celebrate the great
Christmas feast with Christmas tree ex
ercises. The many gifts that will or
nament the tree are to be distributed
among the children of the Sunday
school and the poor children of the
community.
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An heirloom all the way froms Scot
land was received in the fore part Of
the week by Mr.. John Buffers of the
International Ship Yard machinist
force. 1t is a gold watch that was
worn by his paternal great grandfather
and handed down through several gen
eratiOns.
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Mrs. E. F.. Desmond of Mobile, who
is spending the winter at the Chastant
homestead with her aunt, Miss Anne
is convalescent from cold
and fever.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Among sightseers and shoppers to
visit the Gulf City in the first part OF
the week were: Mr.. George Jackson,
Mr.. H. Stevenson and sons, George
and Andrew, Mrs. B. H. Elliot and Mr.
George Gasoline.
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Masters James Ford, Foster Hughes,
and Lawrence Mayo, students of Spring
Hill College at. Mobile. are spending
the Christmas holidays with their rel
atives here
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Judge c. N. Meriwether is in New
Orleans with his son, MIR. G. S. Meri-
wether and will remain for several
weeks undergoing medical treatment.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Miss Olivia Delmas visited Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Frentz and Mrs. Blanche
Frentz Thursday and Friday last at
New Orleans.
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Mrs. II. p. Heidelberg and children
Jsnelle, Lundie, Virginia and Pat, left
last Saturday for an extended visit
with relatives at Oxford, Miss.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Miss Grace Hosey is visiting her
mother during the holidays. Miss
Hosey is student at the Bellehaven
college near Jackson.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Mr.. willism Butler has returned
from Tampa. Florida. to be on the job
a, the opening of the International
ward on January 5.
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|ED-Motherly woman 40 to 90
+, to care for two boys, one 4
+, the other s months, and cook
\ for two. Good home. Good
Pl6 Gen. -Foch street.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Georgine Frentz returned Mon
|ernoon from Mobile, where she
tent an operation which proved
|hl.
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Mr.. Charles Roshko, who is attend
ing college at Bay st. Louis, arrived
last Friday to spend the Christmas
holidays here with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
II. Lewis.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

baptist and Union churches will
nrlstmas tree exercises Thurs
Fht
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Single load $3.50, double load
yellow pine. Also meats of
Pnds, chickens, fish and oysters.
fehern, Phone $40.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

It is reported that the Messrs Dierks
will reopen the well known Dierks'
Plodgett Ship yard after the first OF
the New Year.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Midnight mass will be celebrated at
the Catholic church Christmas morn
ing. Other masses will follow at 7
and o'clock.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

| SALE-Satsuma orange and
hquot trees, bearing size. Finest
Vancleave Nursery, Pascagou-
bs. Phone l45.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

iern Welding & Machinery Co.
M. Machine Work, General Re-
n Tanks. First Class Garage.
275, Pascagoula, Miss.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Mr.. j. Welsh of Kansas City spent a
few days of this week here with
friends.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Bowers will spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Kean at Ocean Springs.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

|SALE-Fine Satsuma Orange
y which have passed government
lection. M. Summerdinger, Pas
bula, Miss.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Mrs. l.. E. Thomas of Mobile is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. F. }. Nc
Kay.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

All Plumbing Work see J. G..
nan & Co., No job too large or
mall. Phone 20.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Mrs. Eugene Gautier and sister, Mrs.
Jesse Higginbotham, were recent WIS.,
itors to New Orleans.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Miss Archie Quinn left Friday for
New Hebron to spend the Christmas
holidays with her parents.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

FOR Enthusiastically located,
Terms, Cheap. J. n. Pelham,
Sne 219.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Miss Elizabeth Ravens OF Gautier
spent Saturday in PascagOula shop
ping.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Ne 275 for your plumbing re-
|ements. Modern Welding & Ma
Aery Co.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

RENT-Garage. Accommodate 2
cars or one large car. Mrs. j.
|rd.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

|olomon Frederic was a business
70 Mobile last Saturday.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

sERvICE-For prompt taxi ser.
|day or night, phone No. 40, W.
Rlker.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Lieutenant Harold Gautier was
recent visitor to Alexandria, La, on
business.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Mrs. T. G Hibbler spent Saturday
in Mobile.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

SALE-FenCe posts, pine and
per. Apply to j. w. Jegel, Phone
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Fenry Frentz spent last Satur-
(Iobile.
The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-12-27

Mrs. Dan TOler' OF Vancleave spent
last Saturday in Pascagoula.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-19
THE GOLD SUPPLY

The worlds gold output In 1918 was
about $4,000. 900 less than it was in 1877.
The total Of production in 1917 was
$40, 100000 and in 1915 $3So.ooo'oOS
With the purchasing power OF the DOL
lar sadly diminished, gold production IS
one industry that is depressed. Gold -
the basis Of the worlds currency and
the reduction Of tho gold supply auto
matfcally tends to operate against the
currency imitation which has bcer gong
on constantly during the past four years
As gold becomes scarcer the purchas-
inr power of the dollar will become
greater and cost reductions IN mes.
lines will fall. Gradually the worlds
business will tend TO return more nearly
to the conditions approximately, those
prevailing before the war. and the re-
duction in the gold output will be- one
OF the elements tending TO that result.
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Our Daily Story
c1AMoRous AND SETTLING.

IT'S corkine scenario. MIR. "om-
bIcs." admitted Soulas kcgg, president
Of the Cclluloid Production company
IT'S corkng thing and I believe it
would mako \. stupeazing moving pic
tue. Simply Stupcazing. But there's 4
difficulty. and here's the difficulty
the difHrulty'S this: Your principai
scene calls for a mob Of several thou
sand people-a clamorous, soothing mon'
Now. Mr.. WomhlcS. comes IN" dithcult!
10 got n mob together at all is an eX-
pensivc process but Ia mako it clam and
scrthn actually runs into money. So
really. unlcss you can think Of Some In
expensive way 10 assemble a clamornuS'
soothing mob. why really"
Tho author hit his waXed lnustache
thoughtishly. The need OF money
creased his thoughts, and at last ne
burst forth:
IT have. it, Insert this advertisement
in tho papers"
And he seized pencil and paper and
dashed oft the following:
Wanted: At II o'clock THURSDAY
morning. men 10 sample beer TO deter
mine tho intoxicating qualities OF vary
ing grades to comply with the new gov
crnment standard"
Soulas Kegg reached out hairy pa"
and shook Holfast Worble's hand.
Name your price" he cried gener.
ousIy deciding to give him ut least hall
Of II. no matter what 1t was.
protected by George Matthew Adams')
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-19
FLIGHT ACROSS TIE OCEAN

American aviators have at least made
one worlds record in the successful
flight from Trcpassey to the Azores
This is the longest flight ever made
through the air over an all-watcr course
and certainly the most difficult and most
DANGEROUS flight in the entire journey
across the ocean. The passage from
the Azores to the Portuguese coast
should not present any greater difficult
ties than those that the aviators have
already experienced. and in all probable
tty one Of the American seaplanes. II
not all Of them. will make the flight
successfully.
The developments Of aerial navigation
have been the wonder of recent years.
It was only a few years ago that Or
willie Wright demonstrated the first
heavicr-than-a machine before repre-
sentatiycs Of the United States army
and government. In few months air
mon were experimenting in every CIVIL
lied country in the world. French avia-
tors made the first successful nlghl
across the English Channel. and TINS
feat was hailed as a remarkable accom-
plishmcnt. Today flights across the
English Channel are Of everyday occur
renee. The effort now being made to
cross the ocean by airship Is almost
certain to be success. and other avia-
tors will undoubtedly equal or surpass
this record in the not distant future
What we arc hailing today as a remark
able achievement will. within few
years. be an everyday araSr.
Men now in middle life may live to
sec the time when flights across the
ocean will be an event TOO common to
attract unusual notice.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-19
OPPOSITION TO THE
COVENANT

Senator P. c. Knox announces that
cha I,snxue Of Nations is national sui
eide for the United States. Mr.. Knox is
q very distinguished lawyer and an able
leader Of public opinion. yet more than
the dicturn of any one man will be
!. necessary to convince people who are
shle to read and think for themselves
That the covenant Of the League Of Ma
itionS, in It's present form. Is seriously
destructive Of thev sovereignty or the
freedom Of action Of the American peo-
pie. It certainly does not impose upon
tho United States any obligation that is
not. imposed with equal forced upon
Great Britain, Germany, France. Italy
and Japan. to say nothing Of the smaller
nations that may be signatories Of the
covenant If these countries. each or
them. jealous Of its own sovereignty
each Of them seeking to advance. par
=. ticularly the interests of lis own peo-
pie, md nothing in the covenant OF the
league subversive Of national ideals.
, how can it be fraught with danger TO
the United States?
It Is possible. of course. to read into
any document hidden meanings which
one may suspect or hope to find there.
but the plain English Of the covenant
permits Of no interpretations that arc in
the least inimical of American national
ity. Our domestic affairs. as we'll as the
domestic affairs Of every other nation.
are strictly prccluded from the consid-
>>eration os% he league, The Monroe doc
trine our peculiar institution. is dis
tinctly recognized. The principle Of ra-
cfal equality. which WAS sought by Ja-
cpan, and which might havs heen inter
preted in a spirit contradictory to our
: domestic legislation. is not written into
tho league. We arc not compelled by the
!. covenant to move a company of soldiers
or 'warshtp single mile from our own
r
shores if We do not wish to do 80. The
whole obligation resting up this coun-
-,try, is a moral obligation 10 help pre-
serve the peace OF the world. both by
. our example and by our influence. and
that is an obligation which We would
chcerfully perform under any condi-
tions.
:, The Intclliscnccr believes that som"
very much strongc rand wcishtirr OBJ
: tections to the covenant will have 20
appear before the American people will
endorse an attitude of oppositi.sr on the
!: part Of the members of the United
) States Senate.
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brought on until the price for gas has
been nearly quadrupled.
FIGHTING THE STEPTOE
BILL

The tates Of Pennsylvania and Ohio
have taken action 10 prevent thn appli-
cation of the Stcptoe hill. passed at the
lats session Of the West Virginia Legis-
laturc. This bill contcmplatcs the de-
livery by natural gas producers in West
Virginia of an adequate supply of West
Virginia natural gas to West Virginia
manufacturers and domestic users be-
fore any gas is to be shipped out OF the
state. The bill has an object with
which every patriotic West Firginian
sympathizes. and no doubt. tho inter-
ests Of West Virginia in this litigation
will be ably looked after by the attor-
ney general Of this state.
When the natural gas development in
West Virginia began there was fond
hope that this splendid fuel would at
tract to our state large numbers o.
manufacturing plants This proved TO
be the case for short time. and con-
siderable number Of important indus
tries came into being. However,. the de-
velopment Of the pipe line. the erection
Of large pumping stations and the per-
1ectcd organizations formed for tho
purpase Of taking gas out Of the state
have in recent years not only advanced
the cost of natural gas. but so depleted
the supply that our own manufacturers
and our own citizens have often been
without sufficient natural gas while
millions of cubic feet were hourly. so TO
speak. flowing by. their doors to be sold
TO citizens Of other states. At the pres
ent time more than four-ffths of all the
natural gas produced in West Virginia
goes outside Of the state.
This is a condition which we ought to
remedy If we con. and the Stcptoc bill
was prepared with that object in view.
Many Of the leading lawyers Of West
Virginia think that the bill is strictly
constitutional and that it will stand the
test OF the courts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-19
BuRLEsoN.

The beauty about Burleson IL that his
record is 40 bad that not even the most
impudcnt partisan can make an excuse
for him.
He has shown to what hciRhtH donii-
nccring inefficiency may mount: The 60,
lossal hash he has made Of tho postal
service end the offence which he has
given to every person who mails lctter
or answers q telephone call or pens a
message Is a warning to tho
Publis of what It may expect when X
permits arrogant ignorance to be IN
charge Of public huzincss. BuTleson mas
been q service wracker and tax cater,
marrIng everything he touched. As a
ride octivlsy hc has been tricky spoils-.
man and tho measure Of hin opinion OF
tho American people Ia sht wn BY HIS re-
EporsIbili,y for tho order Of the admin
istration commanding the return OF
Democratic Congress.
TyrnnrIcal. foolish. NJ dlsordorly
mind, Turlcson Ia most sinister. That
he has remained ns long an he has If
proof OF tho great desire 10 support the
and 10 avoid critlcism.-
n 7. Tribune.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-19
REIMBURSEMENT, NOT RECONSTRUCTION
National Prosperity Individual and Corporate
Freedom Beware the Agtator and Fanatic
By j. OGDEN ARMOUR

carnestncss and sincerity were such that
nothing but IL practical demonstration
would have convinced some or MS
riends and followers that there was any
thing wrong with the theory invoifeo'
The men who have been cassed as
agltators and fanatics are usually men
of serious mind and of great earnest
ness. The one fault. which il seems 10
us they alwas have, is that they have
not u grasp of the fundamentals OF inc
business situation.
They have been looking on one sidc
Of things. Sometimes they say they are
going ia. produce millennium. or con-
vcy that imphcssion in words. The
trouble with their ideas is that they 90
not work. It is unfortunate that they
never will work. Tho only road to sue
cess is through effort. perseverance,
opportunity and cooperation.
Granting that there were some faults
in our national life as it ran prior to the
war, still it cannot be denied that under
this old order OF things" the United
States changed from a savage infested
wilderness into the most highly develop
cd civilization tho world has ever known
and that in our national life we mad
reached the point where we constituted
ourselves our brothers keeper in the in
terests of humanity and without desire
10 add to our national domain or
wealth.
The road to wise reconstruction is well
marked. The first guidc-post says:
Faith in business" The next one
reads: employment for all" And the
third one is: Gradual readjustment.
Faith IN the future business Of this
nation is justified. All the elements
which make for prosperity are present.
Chief among these is The financial stu
alton. We arc on a sound basis. Our
credit system is more highly organized,
and 1t has vindicatcd itself under the
severe strain Of war.
OF course money is only ono Of the
requisites of business. Equally I'M
portant is a steady consuming market.
The nation in itself is the best con-
Stunning market in the world. Our one
hundred millions Of people arc Tree
spenders and their aggregate buying
power Is greater than exists in any
other nation under the sun.
But. partly as result of the war. we
have developed the facilities for entering
into world commerce 10 degree i'm
possible few years ago. We now have.
or shortly will possess. merchant ships
that will carry our products 10 the far
corners Of the earth and American in
senuity and tcnIerprisc. II given rcin.
will find markets for Yankee made
goods wherever there is money to pay
the price.
Copyright 1919.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-19
HOW THE CONSUMER
IS WORKED

jamestown. ". Y. is having a fight
over the natural gas supply and the
price charged by the natural gas COM
pany. and some enterprising citizens
have gone to the trouble to investigate
the affairs Of the NATURAL gas company.
They fnd that the company in 1918
paid dividends in cash. equal to % per
cent Of it's invested capital in 1911. and
it's invested capital. while increased by
stock dividends since 1911. had not.
since that time. been Increased dollar
by actual new investment. In other
words, this generous corporation multi
piled its capital about eight times. was
able to pay 10 per cent dividends and
then wanted higher rates for the gar
which il produced. and sold. Comment
ing on these facts in published state
nent. the citizens committee says:
!! It is thus seen that although since
1893 the company has preached failing
KaS supply, ~ LIao S1Nio'Is ''SiSo 49,
scapital valuations and dividend dis
bursements. 1t is also interesting TO
nota that each increase in the amour;
ri its capital has been attended BY an
increase In the selling price - thu con-
sufners.
In 1909 tho company sold 419%.000
thousands cubic feets of EaS. anG de-
a rived an operating revenue Of Sl.b3p. poo.
In 1915 it sold 5.33l 900 thousands cubic
feet Of gas. and derived an operating
revenue of S1.s09.noQ. II is thus seen
that AN increase OF IS per ,eut in tn"
volume of gas sold brought the company
an increase Of about 60 per cent in It's
revenue.
1t is also interesting 10 note that IN
1918 the company was operating 5C.465
acres Of gas land and was holding un-
operated and in reserve 72.S3l acres.
From these figures Il would appear un-
likely that tn" gas supply IS going TO
fail for some time to COM.
II the truth could hc known. The
marvellous multiplication Of tho capital
assets Of many Of the gas companies
operating in West Virginia would. in all
probability parallel the above. Not so
many years ago a price OF or 10 cents
DER thousand was generally considered
q fair price Tor natural gas in this ter
ri.oFy. The public has been worked and
. stampeded through shortages deliberately