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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

cochere, which was ablaze with
lights on nights when the rich
and azure-blooded Gerrys (he
was the grandson of a signer of
the Declaration of Independence
and never permitted any one
10 forget itD entertained for the
"Old Guard"
And in the glass conServa tory
on the Fifth avenue side. facing
the Metropolitan Club, the rar-
est of plants bloomed.
Old Commodore" Gerry. the
greatest aristocrat of his time,
always repaired to the fragrant
smelling conservatory to read
his morning newspaper, and he
took great pride in his horticul-
tural paradise-the only con-
servatory in "Millionaires' Row"
Today the site of the Gerry
house is occupied by the Hotel
Pierre and the Gerry glass
porte cechere and conservatory
are but memories of a more
leisurely and less troubled era.
Looked for Buyer
When the late Madeleine
Force Aston married William X.
Dick she forfeited. under the
terms of the Astor will. the
great John Jacob Astor mansion
in 'Millionaires' Row"-a double
house that once served TO shell
ter not only John Jacob Aston
but also his mother. THE Mrs.
William Aston.
A bit startled at finding such
pompous and ostentatious
home back on his hands, Vim
cent Astor lost little time before
looking about 10 find a pur-
chaser for the many-roomed
Aston abode. scene of the IA
NOUS Aston balls.
Like so many sons and daugh-
tiers reared in "Millionaires
Row. he yearned for more sim
pie and less snowy surroundings
and today lives. with the new
Mrs. Aston, in an apartment in
East End avenue, many blocks
removed from 'Millionaires'
Row" and the Astor mansion
has been replaced by the beauti-
full Temple Emanuel. said 10
be the richest synagogue in New
York.
An apartment house, cater
ing TO only the richest and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Occupy Apartments

Some of those who had pri-
Vate homes on the Avenue
now occupy apartments in build
ings that have risen on the very
sites of their former homes.
stylish Mrs. James 3. Haggin,
widow of the mining magnate,
being among them.
Then there is Mrs. Joseph f..
Davies, whose third husband
served as United States ambaS-
sador to Russia and Belgium,
and whose second husband was
Edward F. Hutton, uncle of
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Rev-
entlow.
Some years back, when she
was Mrs. Hutton, Mrs. Davies
acquired the l. Townsend Bur
den house on the southeast cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Ninety
second street.
After OCCUPYING the chateau
like abode several years, the
one-time Marjorie Post thought
up the magnificent scheme of
tearing down the Burden house
and erecting an 1S-story apart
ment house on the site-reserv-
ing the two top floors for her
self
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Duplicated House

On those floors she duplicated
with amazing exaCtneSs-the
first and second floors Of the
Burden house.
And once you left the private
express elevator that whiSked
you from the street level to the
aerial apartment. you imagined
yourself in the old Burden house
that had stood 1S stories below,
Up until her death. Mrs. Fl.
bert II. Gary. widow Of the for
mer head Of the United States
Steel Corporation. dwelled in
an apartment in the many
STORED building that stands on
the site of the former Gary
palace in "Millionaires' Row. ="
However, unlike Mrs. Davies,
Mrs. Gary made no attempt TO
duplicate her old home in the
new apartment and she fire.
quently told me she was much
happier minus the responsibility
Of the large house she once pre-
sided overland rejOiced in not
having TO have as large a staff
of servants.
Three houses that were arChi-
tectural "standouts" in Mil
lionaires' Row" were the homes
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. FL
bridge r Gerry. at Sixty-firSt
street. Vincent Astor. at Sixty
fifth street, and the late Senator
William A. Clark. at Seventy
seventh street.
The red brick Gerry house
boosted a fantastic glass porte
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
No Social Renown

The tricks. natives OF Pitts
burgh, Pa. never attained great
social renown in New York, not
withstanding their well-filled
money bags.
For many years the late Mr..
and Mrs. Prick lived at $40 Fifth
avenue. in the house now occu-
pied by Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt.
When he built the copy OF tho
Petit Trianon on Upper Fifth
avenue. Mr.. Prick had in mind
presenting the place to the City
Of New York as a museum
which accounts for its being
planned, on the interior, in the
manner il was.
Another Pittsburgh million
aire who landed in New York
fortified with untold millions
and built himself a home in
"Millionaires' Row" was Andrew
Carnegie
With typical Pittsburgh Law
ishneSs he. too. acquired an en-
tire block front, running from
Ninetieth street 10 Ninety-first
street, and built the brick and
Continued on Page Eight
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

A SCOOP; Perfect 70, The
aterage t)ts hEn-s. HIP trt--
nfHR isso iaifcr SIDE seoffo4t.
fto-f aHd back ,affs isifs,
ooHtroi baHel'. Sizsi - - -.
$500
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

Detroit Sunday Times. May II. 1941
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

MRS. A. ". HUM
PHI Il E Y, unanimously
re- elected president Of
Wayne County WOmens
Republican club. also
mem Der Of Republican
State Central Committee,
WiH preside IN n meeting
Of the Wayne County or
Gonization. Tuesday. at
O'Clock, IN Hotel Statler.
an epoch Of dizzy affluence and
sheer extravaganza we'll never
see again and Senator Clark 5
widow and daughter. when not
at their Santa Barbara estate.
live in an apartment farther
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

down Fifth avenue-a suite that
boasts no museum rooms"
Henry Clay Tricks former
home, occupying a block front
between SEVENTEEN street and
Seventy-frst street, is beyond
question the most imposing
looking LEFTOVER" from Mil
lionaires' Row"
Now a museum, housing thu
fine Frick collection, and in
charge of his little-known heir
ess daughter, Helen Clay Frick.
" is another house in which the
public NAV wander al will
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

Fifth avenue homes problem
in these days of ever-increasing
taxes and constantly diminishing
incomes.
But the majority Of the
women I've named above have
lived in their Fifth avenue man.
sions so many years they would
not feel at home elsewhere.
SO they remain on. despite the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

- a -
richest clans
in the United
States are no
more.
In I n e r
o A E c one
finds towering
a p m e nj
structures IN
which ia : H.
ionables and
W o u ! d b c
( a 5 h / O n
a b | 2 : are
" p / & 2 o n
h o | e d" in
suites larg
G n GU Eh TO
boast Of nri-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Swankiness Gone


Today YOU can rent pied-o-
ferre IN the same "Millionaires'
Row" for as little as 81. 500 an
nually.
But, alas, your Fifth avenue
address won't carry the same
"Swank" il did when apartment
houses were unknown in Mil
ionaiTeS' Row"-and Astors,
Whitneys. Vanderbilts. Goulds,
RyanS. Haggins, tricks. Dukes,
PhippSeS. Drexels, Gerards, etc.
were among the few financially
equipped TO maintain the show
places that dotted the Ave
nue."
Most of the private homes
they are really palaces still
standing IN "Millionaires' Row
are occupied by opulent widows.
such as Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney, Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Mrs.
James 3. Duke. Mrs Edwin
Gould, Mrs. Hamilton Nick.
Twombley, Mrs. Payne Whit
ney. etc.
Even those well-dowered wild
ows find the "upkeep' of their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

vate bathrooms. or small enough
TO he likeHed to the servants
quarters of the great mansions
that once proudly occupied the
sites.
Time was when an address in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

TATTLE-TALES Of Old New
Il York.
In the last quarter Of a cen
tury New York's famous Nil
honaires' Row has disappeared.
The costly. ornate, palatlal
and eNpensNe-to-maintain pr
vate homes erected on the east
side of Fifth avenue and Fifty
ninth street north 70 Ninety
third street. nv heads Of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
Fine Collection

The world-renowned canvases
still hang in the Bache house
and where, in the old days of
"Millionaires' Row the hoi
polloi were definitely on the
outside looking in. so far as the
homes lining "Millionaires' Row"
were concerned. Mr.. and Mrs.
John @. Public. on proper appli-
cation. can now wandor through
the Bache house and revel in
the beauty and grandeur of the
fine pictures Mr.. Bache has col
lected.
The Speyer house, farther up
Fifth avenue at Eighty-seventh
street, rarely is opened-even to
society-theSe days.
Jimmie Speyer has gotten
along in years. he has felt the
heavy hand of changed finan-
cial world, and for months at
time iron shutters cover the
easements of the house in which
many brilliant entertainments
we're given when Jimmie Speyer
was surrounded in "Millionaires'
Row by the homes of friends
not cloud piercing apartment
buildings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

smartest clientele, stands where
the William A. Clark home at
tracted attention in other years.
Fabulous Home
Built without regard to cost.
the residence of the late copper
magnate and one-time senator
from Montana had for its archi-
tectural chef-d'oeuvre a great
tower Of granite and was
favorite sight" with the bark
ers" on sightseeing buses ply
ing up and down "the Avenue"
"Fabulous" is the only word
that adequately describes the
chi-chi of the Clark house. The
first three floors were museum
rooms-and were not lived in
by the Clark family, who
dwelled in the upper floors.
Students were permitted IN
inspect the Clark art treasures
and the museum rooms on GER
tain days, and on those rare
occasions when the be-whiskered
and "self-made" Senator Clark
gave a ball--his guests danced
In the picture gallery, the walls
Of which were lined with cele-
brated canvaseS-some great
masterpieces, others obvious
fakes.
Mourned It's Passing
No house in "Millionaires'
Row attracted more attention
than the building dubbed
"Clark's MauSoleum.
l, personally, mourned it's
passing. having had a strange
affection for its silly grandeur
and outrageous pretentiousness.
Not to mention having enjoyed
many happy evenings beneath
its costly roof.
The Clark house represented
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11
'MiIiondires Row
On Fifth Ave. Replaced
By Apartment Buildings
by CAoIIy KNickeRbockeR
Registered uar.a s,.,.. P.,.p, orc.

"Millionaires Row was the hall
mark of social and financial sue
cess. And meant the expenditure
Of several hundred thousand dol
lars annually IN taxes, interest
on investment, servants sal
aries, etc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

changed times and say hang
the expense
James Speyer and Jules
Bache, the bankers, are among
the few representatives of the
masculine old guard" with pri-
vate homes in "Millionaires'
Row"
Philanthropic m inded MIR
Bache, however, has turned his
abode into a semipublic art
gallery-having presented his
S10,000,000 collection of paint
ings TO the city of New York.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
Contract Let
For Oiling Of
W. Coast Road

A contract for oil1ng the 26O
mile highway between Nogales and
GUaymas has been awarded to the
Ramon Pereyra Construction COM
pany of Huatabampo, according to
report received here today from
HermoSillo.
Announcement of the awarding
of the contract was made in Her
mosillo by Gen. Jesus de la Cara,
secretary of communications and
public works for the federal gov
ernment of Mexico.
In making the announcement
Gen. Cara said the road specifi-
cations called for a high-standaro
highway. The announcement die
not say at which end of the high
way work would commence but
border residents said 5hey had re-
ceived information that the oiline
would begin at this end.
, The construction company tc
which the contract awarded re-
Gently completed oiling 25.
mile stretch of road between Ma
vojoa and Huatabampo.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the
State Tax Commission of Arizona,
will meet at the Court House, No
gales, Arizona, at 11:0O A. M,
March 18th, 1H41, for the purpose
of hearing all matters pertaining to
the application and petition of the
County of Santa Cruz, praying for
an order declaring an emergency
to exist in the funds of said Coun-
ty and requesting authority to issue
liabilities therefor in the amount
of 100000 for the care of the in
digent sick of the county.
Any taxpayer desiring to do so
may appear at the hearing and be
heard in favor of or in opposition
to the granting of the application.
BY ORDER OF THE STATE
TAX COMMISSION,
D. c. O'NEIL,
Acting Chairman.
Attest:
LILLIAN H. SWISHER,
Secretary
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
FORMAL OPENING WEDNESDAY
HOME SERVICE DEPARTMENT

The Citizens Utilities Company
is opening a Home Service Depart
ment under the supervision of MArv'
Kendig. The formal opening will
be held at their offices next Wed
nesday. Mrs. Kendig has had man.
years of experience in home plan
ming and the various problems con-
corning the home.
The Citizens Utilities Company
is pleased to be able to now offer
the benefits of this department to
the housewives in the community.
Nogales is to be congratulated on
the establishment of this service
These departments are maintained
as rule only in the larger cities.
The Citizens Utilities Company
wishes to extend an invitation to
all the housewives in Nogales to
come in frequently and consult
with Mary Kendig on their home
planning. She will have new ideas
on making your home more attrac-
tive and comfortable. If you wish
new recipes, she will have them for
you. Remember this service is
free to you. It is yours to use.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
Boy Scout
Activities
BY CHARLES E. POWELL, JR.

Scounts, not having participated
in the Tucson Court of Honon re-
joiced when it was announced last
Monday that a Court of Honor will
be held in Nogales April 18. A
hike was planned for today in
which several Tenderfoot Scouts
will prepare to pass cooking, track
ing, and fire-building requirements.
Scouts present Monday were Ger
aid Underwood, John Root, Egbert
Firkins, Dayton Kemmeries, Rob
ert Fleischer, Albert Whipple. Wal
ten Holm, Bill Shane, Gene Sykes,
Jr., Steve Sudduth. Earl Pottinger,
George Karam, Buzzy Cumming,
Charles Drake. Ernest Lee Powell,
and Charles E. Powell, Jr. Troop
guests were Rafael Carreno, Dick
Force, and Leroy Drake. ]. L.
Braun presided at the meeting.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
LOCALS
NEW GUESTS ARRIVE
AT RANCHO GRANDE

Among new guests at Rancho
Grande this week are DR.. A. j.
Faletti, Chicago, Ill, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. R. Perkins, Montclair, N. j.;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Wissel, Du-
buque, Iowa. Miss Mary Walker
has returned to Rancho Grande
from Hollywood, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Mercer of Pebble Beach,
Calf, have also returned to the
ranch and with them is Mrs. Clyde
Briggs of Healdsburg, Calf.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
AT WOOLWORTH MEETING

Robert Riley, manager of the NO.
gales Woolworth store, attended a
meeting of Woolworth managers at
Tucson Monday. Also present was
William Manning, manager of the
Globe store, wife and daughter. The
Manning are former residents of No
gales.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
PIANO FOR SALE

Want responsible party near No
gales to take over nearly new
small, modern piano and pay out
on contract on most any terms, as
piano must be moved at once.
Write L. Roles, collection Dept,
214 w. Adams St., Phoenix. -(Pub.
3/15-22-29).
Nogales international., 1941-03-15

Killed his artistic wife to spare
her the miseries of war. The sight
of bombed cities and the thought
of invasion were too much for the
imaginative English Professor, so
slew the woman he loved. Read
this poignant account of one of
the Luftwaffe's most tragic cases,
as told in The American Weekly,
the magazine distributed with next
weeks LOS ANGELES EXAMIN-
ER.-(adv.)
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
SCATENA HERE

William A. Scatena arrived Sum
day from Lodi, California, to spend
a couple of months. He said that
the annual Lodi grape fiesta, held
each August and of which he is
one of the sponsors, has become
the second largest fiesta in Cali
fornia.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15

T. E. Heady was in town Thurs
. nay from San Rafael Valley He
has just recovered from severe
attack of influenza.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
JOINT ROTARY-LIONS
DINNER DANCE

Saturday March 22nd, 7:3O p. m.
has been set as the date for the
joint Rotary-Lions club dinner
dance to be held at Rancho Grande
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
BOOSTING ANNUAL
SPRING HORSE SHOW

H. B. Thurber of Sonoita and
Dave Jeffcot t from the Jeffcott
ranch between Patagonia and
Sonoita were here Monday boost
ing the annual spring horse show
TO be held at Sonoita Sunday April
6.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
ST. PATRICK'S BALL

A st. Patrick's ball will be held
by the C.Y.O. at the Montezuma
ballroom, 9 p. m. tomorrow March
18th. The public is cordially in
vited.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
ROTARY DANCE

Approximately 80 persons attend
ed the dinner held by Rotarians Of
both sides of the border at the
Cavern Cafe in Nogales, Sonora,
Monday night. Eighteen couples
were present from the American
side.
Barney Barnhill and Ferd Laub-
er, Tucson; and o. D. Color. Ohio,
were out of town guests at yester-
days Rotary Club luncheon. =.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15

How glamour girls have changed.
Louis Sobol, popular Broadway Col
umnist, draws striking contrast
between the streamlined youngsters
of today and the beauties of other
years, telling how society has TAX
en- over the job of picking them.
Don't miss his witty comments in
The American Weekly, the maga-
zine distributed with next weeks
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. -
(adv)
Nogales international., 1941-03-15

George Pratt of Benson, former
resident of Nogales, was in town
Monday.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15

E. F. Bohlinger was visitor
here Thursday from Patagonia.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15

Roe Martin, state cattle inspec
tor at Sonoita, was here Wednes
day.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
ROTARY ELECTION

A president and four directors
will be chosen at the annual cleo
ton of officers of the Rotary Club
in April. y
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
.46 INCH OF RAIN

There was .46 Of an inch of rain
in Nogales this week up to 4 p m.
yesterday, .13 falling yesterday, .12
Thursday and .21 Wednesday.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
ENCHILADA SALE

There will be sale OF enchiladaS
and beans at the Methodist church
from to 7:30 p. m. today.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15

Supervisor A. B. Sorrells was a
visitor here Monday from Pata-
gonia.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15

Sam White and daughter-in-law
Mrs. James White, were here Tues
day from Sonoita and reported it
was showing in the Sonoita dis
trict that morning.
Nogales international., 1941-03-15
HERE FOR BANQUET

HERE FOR BANQUET @
Stanley Kilt, president of the
Tucson Rotary Club, was here Tues
day evening for the Rotary ban
quet at the Cavern Cafe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29

Appalachian Trail Club
Elects Dr.. Schmeckebier

DIR. L. F. Schmeckebier of the
Brookings Institution was elected
president of the Potomac APP
palachian Trail Club at its annua
meeting last night at the Palisades
Field House. succeeding Myron H
Avery, formerly of this city, who
has moved to New York.
Other officers elected are: William
D. Appel, first vice president: Frank
r. Hayden, second vice president;
]. Frank Schairer. supervisor OF
trials: Kathryn Fulkerson, general
secretary; Violet Morling, CORE
spending secretary; Anna M. Mich
ener, recording secretary; Dora
Marquette, assistant secretary;
Madeline Haenny, assistant secre-
tary; Marian E. Lapp, treasurer, and
w. R. Williamson, councillor
The Potomac Appalachian Trail
Clubs section of the trail, according
to the annual report of A. E. Peter
son, chairman of the Shelter Com
mittee, soon will have 40 structures
scattered along the section route
from the Susquehanna River in
PENNSYLVANIA to the southern end OF
the Shenandoah National Park.
Plans are being made for benefit
entertainment at Barker Hall OF
the Y. w. c. A. next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29
2O-Mi|e Speed Limit
Issue Placed Before
Parents and Teachers
District Congress Hears
EIdridge Blame Fast
Driving in Fatalities

The District of Columbia Con-
greSs of Parents and Teachers to-
day faced a proposal by Assistant
Traffic Director NJ o. Eldridge to
reduce the speed limit of vehicles at
night from IS to 20 miles an hour.
Mr.. Eldridge urged the reduction
at a meeting yesterday of repre-
sentatives of local parent-teacher
groups sponsored by the District
Congress at the National Education
Association Building.
Speed was the greatest cOntribut-
ing factor in the majority of the 26
fatal traffic accidents that have oc-
Cured in the District since Decem-
Der l of last year, he declared
In a further analysis of the 26
fatalities MI. Eldridge said that II
of these occurred between 7 and 10
pm. and that 81 occurred after dark
Of the 20 pedestrians involved, he
added, 10 were so years of age or
over.
Older, Non-Drivers Killed.
cit is the older folks who have
never driven an automobile who are
being killed on Washington Streets"
he declared.
He appealed to the group to "get
the word across" to older people in
their families to cross streets at in
tersections and to exercise extreme
caution when crossing.
The part that first aid plays In
saving the lives of those hurt in
traffic accidents was described by
Robert H. Duncan, director of first
aid life saving and accident pre-
vention of the District Chapter of
the Red Cross.
Many people have been killed
after traffic accidents as the result
of improper handling at the scene
of the accident, he emphasized. In
80 per cent of the accident cases, he
pointed out, the victims are not
even operated on in hospitals until
"a or 48 hours afterwards.
He cited one case where a child,
suffering from a simple fracture of
the leg. was rushed to a hospital by
a passing motorist. Because of i'm
proper handling by the motorist, the
injury was aggravated and the child
nearly died, he added.
Treatment at Scene Important.
1--WE must prevent this hasty and
unwise action on the part of the
public" he said. 1T is often more
important to treat the victim at the
scene of the accident than to pile
him in an automobile and drive
recklessly to a hospital"
He appealed to the group to have
schools sponsor first aid courses.
pointing out that "a person trained
in first aid will be safety conscious
himself"
Others who spoke were Grant L.
Clarke, manager of the Safety Edu-
cation Department of the local
American Automobile Association,
who described the work done last
year at the two school safety patrol
camps: Earl Allgaier also of the
District motor club, who explained
the various traffic regulations, and
F. Stewart McCaW, physical educa-
ton teacher at Hine Junior High
School, who spoke on the way in
which school safety clubs function.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29
Jewish Juniors Service

The services Friday at 8:15 pm.
at the B'nai Israel Synagogue,
Fourteenth and Emerson streets
NV, will be dedicated to the Coun-
Gil of Jewish Juniors. Rabbi Henry
Segal will speak on Who Are They
That Shall Coz" Participating in
the services will be jeanette Rosen-
field. Edith Cooper will lead the
forum on the subject How Jewish
Women Can Help Make Democracy
Work :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29
Navy Awards Contract
For CheItenhum Enqines

The Nays Bureau Of Yards and
Docks yesterday awarded a $35, 678
contract for Diesel engine alterna-
tor, auxiliaries and piping at the
Naval Radio Station, Cheltenham,
Md. The contractor, the Suburban
Engineering Co., New York City,
agreed to complete the work in $50
days.
The Mineral Pigments Corp,
Muirkirk, Md, received a $3.50
contract for an undisclosed guam
tity of yellow ochre. Navy contracts
awarded yesterday amounted to
$2,5789 03 for various commodities.