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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-09-10

A party of Milwaukee fisher
men, camped on Scattering Rice
lake and headed by George Hell
muth, landed 1912 pound musky
from that lake last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
STOCK LETTER

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-yolume of business was relatively small, but was nevertheless very substantial consider ing holiday before us and natural ten- dency of many to devote day to matters other than business. There was good tone to market. Values held well. Many prices showed improvement over yester- days final prices. Steel Review were good but no better than we have been expecting. From other lines. definite news will hardly be available before New Year. There is no reason to doubt improvement in business duing 1925. Market conditions are vastly different from what they were on November 1. Level of values is substantially higher. Public interest is substantially larger and many rates are tending upward. Under such conditions we are disposed to favor a reduction of commitments on bulges and thus to be prepared for such readjustment as may follow, as it usually does a strained technical sit uation. We know of nothing to war rant a bearish attitude.-John F. Clark & Co,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
COFFEE FUTURES

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Coffee futures market was irregular today, December breaking 30 points to 21.50c on the is- suance of three notices. followed by recovery of 35 points on covering. Later months opened to 10 points higher but soon lost the advance under trade and Wall street selling, after which they became stronger on covering. March worked up to 2o.47c, or 37 points net higher, but the market closed little off from the top, although still to 40 points above the previous close Sales were estimated at 10000 bags. Closing quotations: December, 21.s5c; January, 21.20c; March, 2O.35c; May, 1s.44c; July. 1s.soc; September, 1s.25c.
 Spot coffee higher on scarcity of of ferings; Rio Is, 23c; Santos As. 26% Q 27hc. In the cost and freight market offers for prompt shipment Bourbon 3s and 5s were quoted at 26Ac; As and 5s at 2s to 26hc; part Bourbon Ss and 6s, 26h Q27Ac; Rio Is, 22c.
 Rio exchange on London 1-64 pence lower; dollar buying rate unchanged. Rio market 50 to 275 reis higher; san- tos, 25 to 700 reis higher. Brazilian port receipts. 45,oOo; Jundiahy 19.o0O.
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weather and the fact that many of the children's clothing was almost soaked with rain. A brief musical program by the orchestra and then short talk by William H. Armbrecht on the sig nificance of Christmas came before the announcement was made of the arrival of the patron saint of childhood and the curtain was raised on the beautifully decorated tree and the stacks of gifts in the rear.
 Members of the Ladies of Charity who with the Mobile Register, solicited the fund and prepared the tree for the p6or children, following a custom of many years, were on the stage and dis tributed the gifts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
SHIP NEWS OF
 MOBILE PORT

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 24.-(Special)- )- Christmas Eve day saw the arrival of five steamers at this port with three vessels outward bound. Departure of three is scheduled for Christmas Day. Steamship offices closed early and dis patch of vessels was stopped early in the afternoon, as laborers, checkers and all employees went home early. The Christmas spirit was all over the river front.
 First arrival of the day was the Amer ican steamer Orienoco from Rio de Ja- neiro to Thomas M. Ross & Co. for a cargo of steel rails for Launion, Sal vador, and dispatch was started this afternoon. From here the steamer will proceed to New Orleans to complete with crossties and track fittings and will lift about $500 tons of rails here.
 Two other American flag vessels were up, and a third American tanker ar rived. The transmarine steamer Sucol- anco arrived from Port Arthur with cargo in transit and will complete here, sailing for Port Newark via Pensa- cola about Friday. The second coast wise arrival was the Mallory line steamer Colorado from Tampa with cargo in transit-45,O 900 packages of gen. eral merchandise-and she will start loading for New York, sailing via Tampa.
 The American tanker Texas of the Texas company fleet, arrived from Port Arthur with a cargo of fuel oil and going to the Texas dock at the foot of Maryland street to discharge will sail for Port Arthur this morn ing in ballast to lift fuel oil for the east coast of the United States.
 The Van Heynigen Brokerage com pany had the Swedish steamer Milos from Gulfport to complete for Huelva and Alexandria, sailing early in Jan uary, and will have the Swedish steamer Citos early in January for Naples, Pa lermo and Cattania, sailing middle of January. This steamer was reported December Il from Norfolk for Gulf port, where she will commence loaonlg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
COLD WEATHER
 RETARDS TRUCK
Unusual Amount Of Flow ing Is Completed In
 South

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Crop and weather conditions in southern states for the week ended yesterday, were summarized today by the department of agriculture as follows:
 Because of the cold weather and ire uueft rains or snows seasonal outdoor operations were practically at stand still during the week except in the south and more eastern states, where condi- tions were favorable for farm oprations during most of the time. In parts Of the southeast an unusual amount of blowing for spring planting has been tionally favorable weather and soil conditions during the last couple of weeks.
 The cold wave moderated before 1t reached the more southern districts and consequently the damage there to winter truck and other vegetation was small in general, though some harm was re- ported from local areas. In the immed- fate gulf coast sections further rain fall was beneficial and showers were helpful in northern Florida, though more rain is neded generally in the Peninsula.
 Truck crops made good progress in the southeastern states until the colder weather set in the latter part of the week and growth was retarded. There was no material frost damage in Cen tral and East Gulf districts and crops are generally in good condition in these sections. Much, cabbage was put out the early part of the week in East Gulf sections while this crop, as well as lettuce and spinach, made good ad- vance in the South Atlantic sections. Unprotected vegetables were frozen in Arkansas and all tender vegetation was killed in Texas, while there was some damage by the cold In parts of North Carolina. There was also some frost injury to tender truck in California and broccoli was damaged in Oregon.
 The warm weather was somewhat un- favorable for citrus fruits in Florida, while on the other hand minimum tenn peratures of 24 to 26 degrees were re- ported from the lower Rio Grande val ley in Texas, continued in fair to good condition in Florida, though rain was needed; small shipments were being made.
 Conditions by states include:
 Alabama: Scattered light rains dur ing week becoming general at close. Flowing quite general but progressed slowly Sowing oats progressed fairly well. Planting cabbage in coast region advanced rapidly. Stopped by cold weather. Truck crops and pastures in south portion helped somewhat by rains; little growing elsewhere.
 Mississippi: UnseasonaDly warm to Friday, colder wave Friday night and abnormally cold thereafter. Generally light precipitation. Good progress in seasonable farm activities and truck to Friday; poor progress thereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
HEAVY DEMAND IS DEVELOPED
 FOR MOTORS
Whole Stock List Re- spends To Renewed Op-
 eratiOns For Rise
By TODD W. WRIGHT Leased Wire to AEe-Herald)


 NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-While the to- tai transactions for the day barely ex- ceded 100000 shares, the stocx ex- change held the center of interest in the financial markets and the whole list responded in cheerful Christmas fashion to renewed operations for the rise.
 The afternoon saw an impressive de- mand for shares of the copper mining corporations, the smelters ana the mo tors, in which 6 number Of issues were lifted to new high ground for the year. Buying of the motors was based on good earnings accruing to those com panies in the final quarter of the year, and also the belief that the opening of the automobile show in January would attract greater interest to those snares General Motors and Hudson changed hands in large blocks at new nigh levels. with DuPont exceptionally strong, reflecting the strength in Gen. eral Motors.
 An extra dividend declared by Della ware, Lackawanna &s Western brought renewed buying into that company's shares and also stimulated better ln- terest in other carrier shares.
 Equipments were higher, along with the rest of the list. That group was led by American Can and General Eiec- tric. Money rates continued firm, but the $ per cent mark on Tuesday was not duplicated. Call loans renewed at Az per cent and ruled throughout the day at that figure
 Commodity markets were firmer, with shorts covering briskly in wheat as May options closed 3A cents higher.
 New developments generally were favorable. The mid-week review of the iron and steel industry again cited the many encouraging happenings in the trade. Greater firmness in prices and further expansion sof mill operations were stressed. Placing of orders for railway equipment continued on large scale and was reflected in the strength in the shares of the equipment manu- lecturers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
POULTRY AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Butter, un- settled; receipts, 9,h17. Eggs irregular; receipts, 12,534. Pacific Coast whites, extras, 64066c; do firsts to extras firsts, 59Q63c.
 Live poultry, irregular; fowls, by ex- press, 12Q25c; turkeys by express, 90@ soc.
 Dressed poultry, irregular. Fowls, Is @28c; turkeys, Western, 32@4Oc; do Southwestern, 32Q3s1ac; do nearby, 37@ 44c; do frozen, 30@3Sc,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
MOBILE REGISTER
 ACTS SANTA CLAUS
Ladies Of Charity Help Enter.
 tain 2,50O Children
iSneciaI Leased Wirel

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 24.-Nearly g. 800 wet and ill-clothed poor children of Mobile forgot their discomfort this morn- ing at the Lyric theater when Santa Claus made his annual visit to them and presented them with new warm clothing, toys and Christmas goodies.
 The program before the arrival of Santa was shortened on account of the
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number of inhabitants gives us a per capita wealth of approximately $2,s50.
 Just how our tremendous riches are spportioned among various classes of articles is also shown by census bureau estimates, which state that real property and Improvements account for $176,- Al, 900 0O0; clothing, furniture and other kindred property can be valued at $39,- S15, ,000 0,000; manufactured profits are worth BPS, 423, ,000, 900; railroads and their equipment are worth $19,951, 100000. manufacturing machinery tools and inn- plements are valued at s15, TBS, ,00o, 900; livestock at $5, ,466 ,000, ,00o; street railways at $4,s77, ,000, ,OO0; and telegraph and tele- phone systems at SEAS, ,000 000. Real property and improvements thus form 54.9 per cent of the grand total; cloth ing, furniture, personal adornments and other kindred property account for 12.4 per cent; and railroads and their equip ment for 6.2 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 24-Cotton spot small, business prices steady. Strictly good middling, 14.o9d; good middling, 13.74d; strictly middling, 13.54d mid ding, 1S.24d; strictly low middling, 1294d; low middling, 12.54d; strictly 11.54d. Sales 4,00O bales including 3,7O0 American. Receipts 84,000 bales includ- ing 2O,7OO American. Futures closed steady. December 12.97d; January, 129Sd; March, 13.O5d; May, 13.14d; July. 1317d; October, 1284d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.-Cattle: Re ceipts, 4,oOo, calves $500; most killing classes strong to 25c higher; fed steers mostly 10 to 25c higher; bulk fed steers S7.25@9.5o; butcher cows and heifers, $36O@e.00; canners and cutters, $2.2o0 32. Bologna bulls, $3.50@4.00; top veals 5000; bulk medium and heavies, $4.ooV 7,5O; stockers and feeders, steady.
 Hogs: Receipts, 10000 uneven. ship per market 15 to 20c lower; bulk sales, $9 960@10.OO; packing sows, $95009 50; stock pigs 25 to soc higher; bulk. $6.ooQ TOO
 Sheep. Receipts, 1000; lambs, 50 to 75c higher, top, $17.5O; others, $1e.750 1735; odd lots sheep strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
GOOD BUSINESS FOR GOOD MEN
 SEEN FOR 1925
Many Ills Declared To Be F. Result Of Faulty
 ! I.s<. Methods
By B. c. FORBES

J.E. Hansen, president of the Roches- Ter Automobile Dealers association, sends this slogan for 1925:
 "A good year for business for good business men"
 MT. Hansen adds:
 "This applies to all men and all busi- ness alike. for many of our so-oalied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

business HIS are really the result of bad business meth ods."
 That many busi- ness ills spring from faulty busi- ness methods is more widely re- ,cognized than ever before. There used to be a disposition, when general buis- ness became bad. to conclude that there was no use trying to row against the -%roopn R,1f " q
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beyond the dream of
 w the most fantistic imaginations of

N >s~~>~ w the most fantistic imaginations of sVV fifty years ago-that describes the United States of today. We thought ours a wealthy nation back in 1912 when the sum total of our riches was placed at over 186 billion dollars, sum SIX times and more above the 30 billion dollar estimate of 1870. But today, ac- cording to the recently announced re- suits of an estimate made by the ceIssus bureau in 1922, our total wealth Is placed at $32o, ,so3, ,0o0. 900, a sum suffi- cient to make Midas groan with envy were he living today.
 Our national wealth Is now nearly double what 1t was in 1912. It Is nearly four times as great as the estimated wealth of our nearest rival, the United Kingdom, and is gerater than the com bined riches of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, Argentine, Brazil and China. This 82o billion dollars of riches, divided by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

sey, amounting to 145O40 shares, for which Reading will receive about s40O share. The present market value of the Central of New Jersey Is consid- cred in the financial district to be un- der it's intrinsic worth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
S7S------- COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Cotton seed oil eased' off g to IA points for the ac- tive months early today under scat tered selling on the poor showing in lard, but steadied somewhat before the close on cotton house buying and cov- ering for over the holiday. Last prices were unchanged to 5 points net lower. Sales. 13,900 barrels. Tenders, 300 bar rels. Prime crude, 5000 asked; prime summer yellow spot, $11.3o@11.7o; De- cember closed, $11.40; January, $11.41; March, $11.55; May, $11.93, all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

The Chicago & Northwestern has dis tributed an order for 41,O00 tons of steel rails between Illinois Steel com pany for N,0OO tons; Inland Steel. r. 900, and Bethlehem Steel, 7.o0o tors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

CHICAGO, Dec. M.-Poultry, alive, lower; fowls, 15020c; springs, 23; roost- CTS, 15c; turkeys, S7c; ducks, 24c; geese,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

Crossed" sales of large blocks of stocks in the past day or two in which they were bought and sold by same house in one transaction, are believed to have been made for tax purposes. block of 10000 shares of Reynolds Tobacco "B" stock, involving more than S1 ,52O ,O0O, was sold at 76ss. Yesterday 15,O0O shares of Pacific oil were crossed" Tax selling has been in smaller volume this year, brokers say, than at any time since the practice was begun with the levying of heavy income taxes to defray war expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

preached repeatedly in this column dur ing the days when complaints Of poor business were heard on nearly every side. A policy of courage rather than a policy of timidity was strongly urged. which concerns have done best during 1924? Not the ones that pessimistically concluded there was no use of trying to make business better, but the ones that refused to believe that nothing but gloom lay ahead, the .ones that acted on the same principle, as that pro- nounced by the Spartan mother when her son complained that his sword was too short. Add & step to it."
 These old adages should be taken to heart by many American business men today: "Never trouble trouble till trou- ble troubles you"
 Don't shake hands with the devil till he knocks at your deor."
 Our worst troubles are tho ones that never come"
 "You usually find what you look for"
 Here is an excellent illustration of the toolprevalent disposition to conjure up ghosts. In Wall Street and at other centers a lot of shivvering is indulged in every week over the action the Fed eral Reserve authorities may take in regard to re-discount rates. You would Imagine, from the utterances or the alarmists, first, that a marking up or re-discount rates was certain to be an- nounced and second. that such action would immediately precipitate every body and everything into a bottomless pit of trouble.
 Now the truth is, first, that nothing has yet occurred to warrant any inter- ference by the federal reserve authori-
 
 one-half of one per cent to the re- discount rates would not be at all & serious matter.
 T. am fairly closely in touch with the poWers-that-be in the federal reserve system, and have been assured all along that, while events naturally have been followed closely since the post cleo tion boom started in Wall Street, there has been at no time a disposition to ad- vance rates at the Federal Reserve banks. This attitude has not yet changed. More, nothing yet within sight to indicate to the authorities that re- pressive action will become necessary In the very neaR future.
 The prevailing view of authoritative circles Is that, while there have been symptoms of more or less strong armed speculative operations in the stock mar ket, the outcome of the election consid- cred in conjunction with other condi- tions at home and abroad, made more general buying of securities perfectly logical.
 Moreover, the general industrial and business conditions in this country are regarded as quite unusually sound and solid, Of wild speculative ordering of merchandise for future delivery, hardly a trace has been found. The Federal Reserve authorities are convinced that Nhua being carried on with unusua lprudence, rather than with unusual recklessness. h. stead of rampant imitation calling for drastic repression, the authorities find moderation to be the rule.
 There Is room for business to im- prove quite bit without inviting either fears or imitation. Let us all make up our minds that 1925 can be made "A good year for business for good busi- ness men,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

A large wire house sent this greeting to its correspondents today: The mar ket wishes you a merry Christmas with a happy and prosperous year to follow, if you have horns and hair, and not fur and claws"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

FLOUR MARKET MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24.-Flour, un- changSd; shipments, 29,643 barrels. Bran, 32.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

Southern Pacifics earning report Tor November shows a drop of $1,323,300 in net operating income below the fig ures for November last year and a decline in gross revenues of $3,s46,7S2 to $23,41S,19s. Net operating income of $44 ,291 ,1S0 for the il months this year was $7,203, ,462, under the corresponding period of 1923, while gross fell S12,sO1,- 612 to $252, ,S13,659. Railway operating expenses in the Il months were re- duced $5,119.153.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

The American Brass company today advanced prices of brass products and nickel silver products quarter cent mound. Copper products were ad- yanced three eights cent a pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 24.-Cattle, 100; strong; heavy steers, $7.5o@S.0o; beef steers, $4.5O@8.oo; heifer3. 4.0c9 500; cows, $2.25@5.5o; feeders. $4.6o9 6.5O; stockers, $3.00@5.5o.
 Calves, 200; 50 cents higher; best veals, $11OO; seconds, S700 down.
 Hogs, 5000; 10@25c higher; 175 pounds up, $1o60; 130 to 175 pounds, $S.75; pigs, SIPS down. throw outs, Ss.lO down.
 Sheep 50 per cent, steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

Rumors persist in the financial dis trict that the Baltimore & Ohio Is ne gotiating with the Reading for the purchase of the latter's controlling in terest in Central railroad of New Jer-
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Wall Street Briefs

All financial and commodity markets and banks will be closed tomorrow. Many of the larger banking and pro- kerage firms will operate with skeleton staffs on Friday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25
COTTON LETTERS

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. N-Some elev- enth hour liquidation in December and liquidation in January in advance of first notice day upset the market lit- tie at the start. At the lowest values were only 12 to 13 lower than the prev lous close. The resisting power of the market and promptness with which the notices for December tenders were taken up soon checked the selling. About F .00o bales were tendered on December here before noon, when trading stopped and the notices were stopped as fast as issued. Rumors were current at the start that about 50,0O0 bales taken up on December would be re-tendered on January next Friday.-Fenner and Beane to Kahn and Virgin.
 The expiration of trade in December, attended by tenders of about 17,000 market in early hours but as the notices were stopped and as it is 'rumored that January notices, to be issued Friday, will be stopped, also, market recovered later in the day.
 AS yet the large certificated stock here about 97,000 bales and about 1s6,- 900 in New York is not being shipped out and is not likely to be to any extent. Nevertheless the large certifi- cated stock in both American markets serves to stabilize the market which is favorable for the continuance of a large export movement to Europe and the Orient.
 Compared with last seasons exports from the United States, since Friday S0,- 900 bales vs. 67,000, having passed the four million mark since August 1, 4,023,- 900 vs. 3,040,000. Prospects are that ship ments from the United States will con tinue free since the stock on shipboard | at Galveston today, awaiting to be ex- ported is 85,000 vs. 78,000; at New. Or leans 56,O00 vs. 54,000. Because of the remaining closed until next Monday, no improvement of consequence in the spot demand is expected in the immed- late future. Nevertheless the market, because of recent liquidation is un- doubtedly in a healthier technical position and week statistics especially as regards spinners are likely to be bullish. Therefore after the January notices have their effect on values, Friday morning will probably improve again, consequently we favor buying especially on depressions,
 Car loadlngs which are a good index to domestic trade conditions, continue to maintain record level for this period of the year for week ending De- cember IS, 956, ,561 cars, an increase of 57.004 cars over the corresponding week last year,
 More rain was distributed over the cotton belt over night but much more is needed particularly in the southwest especially in Texas, to place a sufficient reserve supply of moisture in the soil Meanwhile another severe cold wave l is developing in the northwest moving eastward which is likely to stimulate the demand for cotton goods which are ruling firm,
 Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.-H and B. Beer to J. F. Willingham & Co.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-25

Net profits of S. s. Kresge company, after charges and taxes, are conserva- lively estimated at $40 share on the common after preferred dividends in comparison with $38.15 a share in 1923. Sales in 1924 are expected to reach $9O,0OO0O0, about $s,O0O.00o more than the year before.