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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03
PETITION OF CROKER
IS GRANTED IN COURT

New York, Oct. 2.-Petition of
Richard Croker, Jr., for the APP
pointment of an administrator for
the estate Of his father the late
Richard Croker, former leader of
Tammany hall, was granted in
surrogates court today.
The New York Trust company
was named temporary admins
traitor of the estate in this juris-
diction pending settlement of the
contest OF the will, which has
been instituted by the Croker
children in the Florida courts.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03
RIrRKE GETS DECISION,

New Orleans. Oct. 2.-Martln
Burke, of New orleans was award
ed the decision over Fred Fulton
of Rochester, Mimi, at the end of a
tame 15-round bout here tonight
Fulton weighed I'll pounds and
Burke III.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
CREW GOES GOPHER
HUNTING IN SOUTH

A crew of eight men under the
direction of j. r. McRill will leave
here tomorrow for the Mesilla val
icy to spend the winter killing go
piers on the Elephant Butte pro-
ject. The work will begin on Oc-
tober and continue until March |.
u This is the third year of the work
IF gopher determination in the ir-
rigated lands of the Mesilla valley.
The Elephant Butte irrigation pro-
iect contributes annually $4,000 for
cooperation with U. s. biological!
survey. About 100000 acres of
farm land are being cleared of the
pests.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03

Tor a serious LrOu-
BILE. ! had tried
do ctors and all
said the samoan
operation. Atfrst
l only felt the
pain on my left
side, but later |
seemed to feel it
on both sides. /
am a power sew
|ing-machine oper-
ator and have a
|1ittlo pirl To sum
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03
BOyER EyONERATED.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct, 2.-Sammy
Ciniinelli. welterweight boxer of
Youngstown, Ohio, was exonerated
by corners jury today which in
vestigated the death of Billy Light
of Wilmerding. Pa who sustained
injuries in bout with Ciminelli at
McKeesport Thursday night.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03
IL DEsTRoYERs SAIL.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 2.---Twelve
American destroy RS ordered to the
Near East ito protect American in
terests." started today on their
trans Atlantic voyage to the Medi-
terranean.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03

An ink known as lovers ink"
was once sold in Paris. 1t was guar
anteed to fade away in less than
month. so that letters written
with 1t soon became worthless evil
dence. Later its sale was stopped
by the police.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03

Among the wild bush tribes Of
tropical Africa, IT is not etiquette
for the men and women to eat to-
gether. 1T is more common for all
the men in one street to feed to-
gether. The women do likewise.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03

The globe fish. an inhabitant of
tropical waters, is said to be the
only member of the finny tribe that
swims on its back.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03

Bulbs, Dutch, japanese: Tulips.
Hyacinths, Daffodils. For fall
planting. Ives, phone 732.--Ady.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03
Works FOR Child
MUST keep We'll
Mothers i'm a Like Situation
Should Read This Letter
from Mrs. Enrico

Chicago, Illinois. -"I took Lydia
g. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03

The doctors who tel us to pc
careful about eating when unhaDps
should revise the restaurant prices.
Washington Post.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03

No. ,; Juan LUcero probate ju3E
They failed to nominate ful
county clerk, assessor, s1fr# FrI
and commissioner district No. 3
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
Chicago Roard Of Trade

CHICAGO. june rs -Beciine IN
the price % wheat took place today
during the early dealings. Liver
pool quotations having shown iittla
Response 90 yesterday advance
here. BESIDES. hedging sales 81
new crop wheat tended Rlno 70 Ia.
press value Rains which we've a
isertcd 10 prove ~ benefit % corn
and usts. were likewise indirectly
p Further source Of weakness in tho
whcHt market. Initial prices
which varied from unchanged
figures 30 ~ lower with July gI.i4
20 Si1ah and ceptcmher GlibA
20 tiibt4 y followed ty a siiaht
rally aud then b material down
turns an around.
curn aud onts were ensed BY the
more favorable weather conditions
Tot the growing grops. After open.
ina Ne lower "a 80 20 Ne un
July ~ ec, thr ri market under
went o deridcd general sag.
Oats started Unchanged 10 4c
higher. July a7Ac To a1Ac. aud
later decilneC for all deliveries
Iowev qnohNlons on hogs weak
the provision aunfiset.
subsequently. hhfk ruri fcpuffH'
trom the Red River valley m tho
northwest together with huyinn
sseflbed " eastern Interests led 80
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
OSTEOPATHS ON )
WAY TO COAST
TO VISIT HERE
Local Physicians to
Drive T err
About City; DIR. Con-
ner to Give Reception

More than two hundred osteo-
pafhlc physicisns and their fnmt-
lies will arrive here on n special
train NJ ? O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. and will remain IN kn,u-
qucrquo until 9 o'clock. These
doctcrs cpme from all parts Of
the ast ara arc on their way 10
their convention AZ Lon Ai&Tf9p
from July 2 10 3
w7hiie here the ostcopethn will
b. given an automobile ride about
the city. and will be c~ntcrtalnesi
at a lawn reception by lr. O.. II.
cate In this city Or. and Mrs.
Corner viii be- assisted by ali ~
the local sate0pRthic doctors ahd
about thirty machines hsse hteaa
volunteered BY citizens TO trans
port the visitors from the train 10
DIR. Conncr's residence at the
corncr OF Twelfth street ana Rofhn
avenue. The Chamber OF Cow
mencc IL particularly DESTROYS that
NO less ttnn ten more nutomotiirs
be volunteered, AMI thar Cnnso Who
Will assist tcierhcne their names
to the secretary. w
Tho DRY 81 the origin and risr
~ o~siocpnthy reads ltks a romen@e
said n ~ the este opaths today.
only &c years ago. she continued
was the first school Of osfeopatby
founded" The speaker war one
81 the women oetcopuths who prne-
ices I'm this city. I.I =,
"Df. A. r. sifl announced "a his
friends that ia the future he would
treat tho human body ns an rntffA
cate machine which had 10 b. kept
In proper adjustment ffe ' n ridi-
WaaN.U M - $500 -
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

fANsAs CITY. june 81 -Cnttla
-heeeipts. eeo. Pat cows. strong
20 10 cenia higher. better ernnra
" 90 n ~ 90. plain hiuds. around
tfoo ntt a. oannefa, strong. bulk,
around t2.aai calves ~averaFlnE ID
GEMS higher practical Top on
tsnlefr $50 fcw small infn. fs.GG
U.s. 90. an other cipnare ernefnllF
steady bulls moatiy aa7t 0ef.et.
rhoicc heavy ainiIs. fs4on. unsl
euttcfs, ts.1smfalso
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
IOnIIGN %INCmANaI-

NEW NoItk June gS.- Foreign
exchange. easier. Great Britain,
demand f1afs cables. a.fOh 60
Gay bills on banks ta7E. France.
demand. s.S6 = cables. sa7. Italy.
demand 4.66i cables. f67. bel
GUM. demand, ~ cables, 1851 d.
Germany demand. asa cables.
gS% Holland demand. IS 30;
cables, - 80 Norway. demand.
1919 sweden. demand. Hess.
Denmark, demand. 2i.gb. switzer-
land demand. 1891 spain. De.
mand, 1887. Greece. demand,
SIS Poland. demand. .02A.
Czccho-Slovakia. demand. lss.
Argentine, demand. 80 90. Brazil
demand, 1915 Montreal. sSN.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

NEW YORK. Juro IS Foreign
bar silver 70A
topncr-steady. ~clrctrolytlc s,of
and later. IAN cmlSMc
Tin-Ensicr. spot ard futureH.
t5OS7.
iron steady and unchanged
Lead STEADY snoi. $3.50
fSNb
ztnc-Quio' East 81 Louis de-
livery spot and nearby. S. q o.
80 IS.
Antimony-spot s5o5Ht5.as.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
Livestock
lIIIllLn


CHICAGO, June 2s.-Cattns@
Receipts, i2,00o, Beef steers and
butcher nhe stock. fairly actogt
steady 20 strong early top. qtff
steers. 5000 paid several tfu<rt.
some held higher. bulk. ss.3bm
$3.50 bulb. firm. calves
ana atsrkcra. steady. bulk. beet
COWS mi heifers. t7.aS.
tanners and cutters. mostly s1io0
$4,000; bologna bulls. tf5o. faN
best heavies. around st.Eb.
early sriea veal calves. mostly tfA0
fftk.so, choice handy weight 10
outsiders. 4soO Wee.S0.
sheep -LScelpts, fz,e0e IAmhe
mostly steady. packers toQ, siS.tk.
frw 10 city buschera. $3.50. uul,a.
mostly ~ sh9t7a 50; no wssleFns
here. sheep, strong. scarce. Il
owes, mostly ~ ~ 1859. rhuseo
handy ewes quoiohie tT.eo q tfi2a:
two doubles cheicr. hight fed west
crn NcarilnEs. SIN ''fH''
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
MARKETS
New York Stocks

NEW YORK. June es.-puilneas
waa tho chief feature OF torty s
nHrrow and uncertain stock mar
krt. sales approNimHtcd COG. 900
shares, the smallest total for u fuiI
session IN many weeks. The clos
inf was strong.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

NEW YORK. June 2s-Cstl
money easier. high, o. low A.
ruling rate, % cinslrg hid ~,
Offered at O. last loan. ~ call
ioaus against arcepthnces.
Time loans. steady; 80 days. 4.
30 days. 4 ala months. s64A
Prime mercantile paper. fmth.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
IInTRTY

NEN YORK June rs -Lihrrty
bonds closed al 500 rs; first
- fleo 90 bid. second e. t9s 30,
hid; first as ti0Nf rs. nccond
4As fooo2 third ~ tipo oG.
fourth ~ "a 500 a. NictorytA
tfoG So
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
FOR

IS. 400 room dwelling on corner lot
iOOktt2 feet, fac location IN ntsh
lands. close In.
st.ooo-s room, astory pebble dashed
dwelling bath, etc also 2 room hause
on same lot T5Kis2 a.. third ~ard.
elnss IN.
So Oo-b.roem, white atueso bungalow
modern. hardwood flecrs, fireplace.
furnace, garags, fine location On paved
street IN fourth ward.
Some good hays in Genital Ave. end
other business properties.
A. FLEISCHER, Realtor
Leans Firs InsnFanes. Aatomobgls IL
snranes sad ali othsr iinss u ih'ursae- /.
saFety H~u6s
Phone s7t III South Fourth ~,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
INV VOnk COTTON

NEW YORK, July 2S-Spot
cotton. steady. mldding, S2gin.
Cotton futures closed very steady.
July. feiG2; October f2i.67. De
g, mher s2i So. January Ss1.i9.
March. ssl 0g.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

DENVER June 2s.-cnttln-
fttceipts, 1000. Market steady.
beef steers. H1.e09e900t cows ana
hriferu. oOH97.gb. calves, ee.Oo
- 30. hulia. s2.boW tf.6a. stock
era and feeders, gb.eoete -.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

a sharp advance hot the effect on
the market failed 10 last.
Prices closed unsettled, &C net
lower TO NC gain; with July
sllsh to sll3A and September
fitaN
Improved cash demand had only
a transient rallyiug Influence on
the market Prices closed un-
scttlcd BIC to hca &C net lower
July sexc. ~
Close.
Wheat July. SIt5A. septem-
hor. tl-ifh December. ti.fS
Corn-Juiy. ease. Septembur.
90 kci December 6bMc.
oats-July. SeAc. september,
59NC December. f2Ac.
lork-Not quoted.
Lard-July. al 30. September.
xttso ff1ii
Rlhs-Juiy. al 90 september.
fit.T9.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
Los Lunas Prepares
For Its Biggest
July a Celebration

A. has been the custom OF tire
citizens % Los Lunas TO celebrate
thc Fourth % July for years gore
by, so they will show their pa
triotic spirit this ycar hy perlsapa
giving the largest celebration ever
held there.
The dhyf celebration will in
clude public speaking. auto racing.
horse racing foot and sack racing,
bicycle racing. creased pole cllhdk
Ing. broncho busting and steer ron
ms contest. uaseban. Los Lob
W.. Albuquerque. Ia the eveAl4k
there viii De fire works. bosihk
tNid italf ". Kid RYAN,. and
dancing after the bout. fHfF
ono Of the main features % the
celebration will be some ropc
climbing sttGita by ieighty. noted
rope climber. One will be de.
-ccndiug the T5-foot tower az tho
court house BY a rope held with
his teeth.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

Fon Rrgr--one nlssiy fhrnlshsa room
10 llthi housstesplnr Close ~
Cal ipI.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

DETECTfvn A0ENCIEs
nEfkcTIvE Koxscv Zrksss ss1-w.-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
o RENT-Houses


FOR R~ENT-Houses
FOR RENT .room a~nfurniskea house
large hasencnt garrEo and gas. Apply
7oi wssi New York or phone iid2 n
FOR HENT-Aodsrn. completely for.
nl.hed 3 rurm bungalow Phone 10 W
FOR KENT-Feur room furnished cot.
isga garage Riee place Tor chickens.
screened porch, one htock from ff-shyte
ran san. Call a, lit North Cedar, pkohs
fOR hENf dwo room furnished hass,
with sleeping porch. big shade tfees.
i02e South Walter,
fUk HkAT-Nieely faraished foar- reoia
cottage with porea. Highlands. u. Nc.
Olesaen. 2Qs West oold.
ron RENT-Nice q room house. com
pleteiy farnishod. Tor enc or two fam
lilies madern. bath. electric IiEhis. bot
fruit tnes large lot 1909 south Fonrth
~ scr hFend Bicycle Co, aa0 south
keeoBd ~, phone 7ad.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
Furnished or unfurniahod apartmaats
with bot sud cold water. bath IN con.
uectlou. also alssplns rooms, NV Far
s ssa !. Ne" management rA0ss
~ AINt Moons aItM hINN|IuG
rovehra, $40 Esat Central
COOL NORTH PORCH. viii arsssine
room. 10 private hone. TIVE gsntiemen
tenvsieacrnta prsfrfred; eEcalleat haIss
eeehlng. address 81. H. -. care Herald.
fuh hKhf--LarEs trent bod room. fnnr
windoes. rhaao 10 tosn. rsaaonahia.
EOS NoFth SSH sirrst
Foh REHT- HoaF - aud anarimsnfs
furnished 81 act rhouf ft14 u. or
call ssa 2 sriisss. A Hsmnnad.
FOR -REnT-Rooms
FoR HENT- furnished suo snail nlad
efn housekeeping roonis nd siek no
chlicfon I2i Suuth Ediin.
foR hfNr~Niee lnrss front room eioss
ia. fhoas ete " io1 Ate W. Sold.
Fon nrNr-0ne niceiy fHrnishsa room
90 l.sh' housstsspIns Close n
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
or Woman

GET GOVERNMENT rosTTtoSs-Pos-
II tai mail service. men. women. -. over,
waited Hundreds appointments made
early. tieo mon,h. Examinations soon.
lku experienoe required. Pull particulars
Nres. Write colunhiA School Civil Ser
lues. s2l Pope BIDS. Washington. ID. c.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
onlrae.ors-oarpsnterr

cAyoLr a rKpRO
street
CONfhACfiS0 Sad EaIi7iaT an Erd--
adobea q specially. ~ettl1ralaa lNfnIthed
ire 4. n M~atfnffra. 7ea4 knfla
Nievenih phpre '
vi Do onp lohs rsfrghfafds ard
hoase huiidinfi reasonable. ln4t.f'
rllf oar iars plns. Fsfhaatta f.t1
tAene $500 n J y kiuksa. sia xalo
Ave
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

il. Fhoss sss " io1. sic ". sold.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28
FOR SALE

Five-room adobe house. lot 4Ox
400 feet. $500. tcrmH.
Choice lot Fourth ward. bOxii2
It, 500; terms, Inquire Ma
tionni Investment Co. zoe l-2
WcAt Cold.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-28

foR HfNT- furnished 100 snail nioa
err hou~aelscpinE rooms no sirk 20
shlletgn Isl sgqth raiin
New-York tribune., 1922-01-15
WITH
1922
GOOD WISHES

QUEEN MARY'S NEW YEAR CARD
ms year took the above rather novel form.
1t is headed THE Royal Romance" and
pictures both Princess Mary and her fancc
Nlsconnt l.ascclles Attached is a neat 1922
calendar The unconventional form of
greeting was selected from more than one
hundred designs submitted to Queen Mary
by Raphael Tuck & Sons, the we'll known
London statoners ,,c,,,,, v,,..
New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

Left a WILD ELE-
PLANT OF THE
AFRICAN JUNGLE?
One would think so
from the photo, but in
reality the pachyderm
is as domesticated as
his fellows that gal
lump across the Hippo
dronle stage, while his
seeming native heath is
a Florida palmetto
grove, one of the new
treats for guests at the
Royal Palm Hotel in
Miami being the antics
of a herd of these huge
beasts that are winter
ing at this popular
Southern resort.
International
New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

Right GF, O RG f.
WHARTON PEPPER.
lcf'. widely known
Philadelphia lawyer
and publicist. listening
to Governor Sproul of
Pennsylvania reading
the 2 u hernato rial
document W h i { h ap-
point him to the
United States Senate
to Fill the vacancy
caused by the death of
the late Roies Penrose.
Mr.. Pepper has been
noted for years as an
authority on constitu-
tlonal and corporation
law, but II has been as
an opponent of former
President " som
League Of Nations ideas
that he has attained his
present national repu-
tatlOn. l,f. ,,,onoy
New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

TIRE = K O u ID r S T
LAD IN AMERICA
last week was Sammy
Belkin. Of New York.
On 'riday, January 6.
the third anniversary
Of the death Of former
President Theodore
Roosevelt, the freckle
faced youngster visited
the Roosevelt memorial
Library and was per
mltted to don the late
Colonel's famous Rough
Rider hat and feel the
heft Of his ivory-han-
died Colt revolver.
Fcfoorn,,S
New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

Lejt-THE BRITISH
LION, or rather an
Indian member of the
famous British Leo
family, who only APP
pears ENGAGED in public
on state occasions, is
parked by the Bhar-
atpur roadside to pay
homage to his future
King, the Prince of
Wales. as II. R. H.
passes through the city
on his extensive tour of
lnula. Central Nr,cs
Right-IF YOU HAVE
TEARS TO SHED,
ETC. The morning
after New Years Eve,
in the patio Of the Hotel
Sevilla, Havana, show
ing servants carrying
out the dead soldiers"
by the basket load.
They do say it was a
LARGE evening in the
Cuban Capital.
Underwood
New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

Lett THE PRES!-
DENTAL. HALTER.
Introducing Mr.I.kuhn.
Of Milwaukee. whose
chief claim to fame lies
in the fact that for
years he has had the |
honor of making and |
remaking Presidential |
headwear. Our picture |
shows the veteran hat |
ter putting a high
diplomatic polish on
one Of President Har-
dings newest silk top
perS. international
Right SEATTLE
"SMILING MAYOR,
erstwhile Major Hug
NJ. Caldwell, u. S. A
heads a pilgrimage 0
Mystic Shriners as the.
sail on a tour Of tn
Far East. His Honor
a popular potentate o
Nile Temple, is tn
youngest Mayor on tn
Pacific Coast.
ndcl"Upd
New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

{ q | \ I +. : : SIE
CHF\Nl. the former
Gladys NJ Vanderbilt.
Of New York. wife of
the but recently ap-
pointed Hungarian
Minister to the United
States, from a photo
graph Of the we'll
known portrait of the
noted beauty by that
famous artist. Philip
lie La aszlo
Hnf'f> & ti'ufy
New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

Right "ACKNOWL-
+ ID G. + ID w | T II
THANKS" is the typed
tune the only woman
member Of Congress is
grinding out on the
typewriter in her Office
in the House Building,
adjoining the Capitol
for the lady from Okla
homa, Miss Alice NJ.
Robertson, was fairly
inundated with mes
sages on January 3,
when, with colors fly
ing, she sailed past her
sixty-eighth milestone.
According to Uncle
Joe" Cannon, Miss
Alice" is destined to
break his own cham
pionship record as 4
House seat holder.
"P d 4
, 1922-08-16
Dream Country

spiendors marching up the mountain.
wonders reckoning down the dale,
Marveis like the wings u morning
winnS~ing the waists Of sky,
the midnight's purple spaces,
with the moon a silver sail.
Call US. questhis. 4 the Country OF
the Dreams that Never Die.
Moths a-f1utter in the twilight,
Psyches dancing in the noon.
And the winds that haunt the
beaches where the wheeling cur.
Jews cry.
Gushing weifheads in dim places
where the hidden wood doves
Groom.
Call us. questing. to the Country Of
the Dreams that Never Die.
may wander down far PATHWAYS
to the utmost ends of earth,
Trick the desert trails OF danger
whore the strange cases lie,
sthl the lure and love OF beauty that
is old rs Eden's birth
Call US, q~uestiong, to tho Country Of
the Dreams that Nevnre Die.
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
, 1922-08-16
Another Ship Canal

Surveys have been completed, and a
report Is being prepared for presenta-
ton to the Federal government for
another of the worlds large ship ca
nails TO be located in California. and
TO connect Sacramento. the capital OF
that state. with the Pacific ocean. by
way OF San Francisco bay. The canal
viii be IS miles long. $50 feet wide at
the bottom, $50 to $50 feet wide at
the surface of the water, and 80 feat
deep. capable OF floating all but he
very largest of deep-sea vessels and is
designed to convert Sacramento which
Is 80 miles from the Pacific, into an
ocean port. Out Of Sacramento. on
steamboats,, barges and schooners, are
shipped every year 1000. 900 tons OF
of the grain ranches, fruit
orchards. vegetable farms, n mines
of 20 coLnties. This production is
valued at 1885 per ton, the most
valuable-and the largest-river traf.
fc In the new world in proportion to
the length of navigability of the stream
about 200 miles.
All this large volume Of shipments
have to be rehandled at San Francisco.
Oakland, or other deep-sea ports on
San Francisco bay. and the cost OF
this transshipment is so great that
the saving in this one item alone by
the bringing Of deep-sea tonnage dI.
rect to the Sacramento wharves will
pay the cost of the ship canal In about
10 years. In addition to this, the deep
channel, with the ~silt-bearing waters
OF many streams cut off, will eliminate
the present expensive dredging Of the
channel of the Sacrauanto r,..
which has to be kept up continuously
the year around. There are 5000, 900
acres Of arabic land, suitable for Gull
tivation and available for irrigation.
in the Sacramento valley, tributary to
the river and the city of Sacramento.
OF this great area. only about $4,000 to