The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-05-09
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The Security State bank Of White
fish, Mont, has been chartered With
acapital of $4,000.
Ore receipts at the Consolidated
Co.'S smelter at Trail, B. c.. for tho
week ended April Fl were 7420 gross
tons; for the year to date, 17.964
tons.
Announcement was made at Yak
lima April 20 that the bid Of the Yak
lima National bank for $3.50. 1000 of
the 100000 county road bond Issue
voted last Saturday was accepted by
the county commissioners. The bid
was 7 cents premium per $1,000 at
per cent.
The International mining conven-
ton will be held at Nelson. B. c., on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. June
10. 20 and 81, it was announced by
E. w. Widdowson. treasurer OF the
association after a conference with
members of the Northwest Mining
association.
A public hearing will be held by
the officials in charge Of the enforce
ment Of federal food and drugs act ON
Monday. May 10, at the bureau of
chemistry, United States department
of agriculture, Washington, D. c., to
discuss a proposed revision Of the
rules and regulations for the enforce
ment of that act. All interested per-
their views either orally or In writ
| ing.
| Directors of the United States Steel
corporation at the quarterly meeting
in New York April 20 omitted declar-
alton Of an extra common dividend.
The directors declared the regular
quarterly dividend of w per cent on
the common and TX on the preferred.
Total earnings for the quarter just
closed after deducting all expendi-
ture incidental to operations, we're
$33,513,384, which compares with $685.
354,165 the previous quarter. Net IN
come was $22,874,420 and surplus
$4,822,316, compared with SIS. 437 1913
and $2.997, 255, respectively, for the
previous quarter.
An interesting program is being
prepared for the annual convention of
the National Retail Grocers' associa-
ton, which meets in Salt Lake City
June % to 26, inclusive. President
Louis Schank of the Salt Lake asso-
citation is active in the entertainment
arrangements. The asparagus" club
will banquet June g. The Los An.
geles chamber Of commerce and
Southern California Grocers' associa.
ton are inviting the delegates to visit
that section after the convention and
the Denver association will give q
dance May to raise funds to enter.
tain delegates passing through that
city.
Limitation of the carriers liability
by the value of property at the time
and place of shipment was held by
the interstate commerce commission
April 80 to be illegal. This long
standing provision of bills of laSng
, was ordered stricken in its entirety
I from the uniform bill prescribed by
the commission as result OF its ex
haustive investigation, began last
year, into the contracts required by
carriers before undertaking the
; transportation of freight. In pre-
scribing a uniform bill for export
shipments. however, the provision
was retained, as the Cummins amend
! ment to the commerce act, which the
: provision was held to contravene, wal
. ruled to be inapplicable to shipments
e to nonadjacent foreign countries.
3 The Washington State Pharmaceu
= tical association will have it annua
D meeting June IL, IL and Is at Yak
ina, according to G. Elmer Brown
OF Spokane, secretary 1t is expect
ed that Fred ]. Willing, dean O
e pharmacy of the University of Min
g nesota, and a former president o
the American Pharmaceutical asso
i, citation, will be speaker. Mr.. Wul
= ing has evolved a plan to form
. federation of all national drug organ
cations, which now number IL. Eu
gene c. Brockmeyer of Washington
u. C., general attorney for the ma
e tlonal association of retail druggists
l. is expected to attend the Yakim
e meeting. A. B. Sloan of Yakima i
# president. of the state pharmaceutical
association
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