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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-02-28
BEACON HILL HOUSE

Near Beacon Hill school. This
home has two bedrooms, living and
dining rooms, and kitchen with
breakfast nook, hardwood floors.
full basement, new A-C oil burner.
electric hot water tank a detached
garage. Price, $500. FILA or con-
tract.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-02-28

The more you speak of yourself,
the more you are likely to lie
Zimmerman.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-02-28
NV FujIinkai
Farley Slated
At Methodist

Fujinkai members from Portland,
Tacoma. Spokane. Wspato, Hood Ri
yer and Ontario viii be participating
In the annual FujinksI conference
this weekend in Seattle.
The various Nisei organizations
of the local Methodist church are
assisting in welcoming the delegates.
WSCsers will hold a tea for the
delegates on Sunday afternoon: the
Duzzers win have charge of the box
lunches, and the MYFrs will help in
the kitchen with the serving and
dish washing.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-02-28
Veterans Slate
March | Meet

Nisei Veterans Committee will
meet at p.m., Thursday, March |,
in the Seattle Buddhist church.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-02-28
MELODY Madness

Teenagers from high schools
throughout the city are invited to
attend the spring all-city high
school dance, Melody Madness"
at $3.50 PM, Saturday, March 3, in
the Civic Auditorium.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-02-28
BEACON HILL HOME

Four-room house with part base
ment, corner lot. garage, two blocks
to school. Price, $1,000. Terms.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-02-28
KIANG NAM CAFE

Special Chinese Dinners
Chop Suey and Noodles
Phsne - FIJI Out Orders
Take Out Orders
Daily: IL noon to 8 am.
Sun: IL noon to 2 am.
Dancing after 10 pm.
STA King st. Ell. $3.50
Corner It'll 81 King ST.
Seattle, Wash.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-02-28

Methodist Duzzers are having a
Riddles Night" at 7:30 pm. this
Sunday In the church basement.
Chairman George Kurata announces
that such kid games" as jump rope
and kick the can will be played.
Assisting the chairman are Ray
Hikida, Tsuguo Ikeda, Tats Kuma-
saka, Mary Kondo, Yone Kanda,
Oracle osawa. Amy Chikamura,
John Tkeda and Jim osawa.
This Sundays activity for the
MYERS will be a treasure hunt,
starting at 1880 pm.
Group II, with Takiko Funamo-
ri. Sylvia Nomura, Carol Tada, syl-
via Fujiwara. Mob Onishi, Stan va
masl1ita, Ted Nakamura and Ar
lene fIayashi. will be in charge.
Nisei service at the Japanese
Methodist church this Sunday will
be conducted In the small CHI APPEL be-
cause of the Northwest Fujinkai
conference.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 0Pl.-spot nom
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 24la
cents pound. Connecticut Valley; lead,
II cents a pound New York; zinc, | IN
cents a pound, East St. Louis; tin, ST SO
. pound, New York. Al Pittsburgh scrap
steel No. / heavy was quoted at 81 so
Evening star., 1951-01-28
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO, Jan % t4n tUSDA.-Sal,,
able hoss 200 tsstimsted Ts4x nnevsn Gompsfss66 s6
the close good. and choice lso,23o-pound
butchers brought p 1.5O-22.00: latter price
rather sparingly; 23o-27o-pounod o 6uJcheFSS c 5
30 2a93no p9unbaS bStcbe4s
sows, 450 pounds and less 100 8 az 2;
pounds. 165O-17.75
salable cattle 100 testimasea iateq. -sdme SGm
avera age-prime and better strong; extreme
top IS higher at so for load top-primne
503-pound beeves; COWS and pulis 1. ~
prime pi2n Steer steers and yearings :; Sol g G6 90
bulk good and choice grades 81 .oo-3 .re %
although prime grade 1.465 -pound steers;
late 80 90: most commercial to !ow-good
early, $3.50 and 5000; load utility SO
pound ofT-colored steers. late, 2S.25; load
prime lo59o-pound steers and hefeTs hheifeTs
in the beef sold UP to 81. 90; most Utility
and commercial cows closed at y oo-24 90 20: 20
with Gamers and cutters ,Ss d s;ooSi 10, 20,
to choice vealers "a 4.OO-4O 90; late top
80 90; Gull and common, 25 .oo-33 90;
salabe sheep 100 sest1msSed II sbo1ee nsPine
and fed western wooled lambs strength.
ened to close 1915 lower: shorn lambs
finished so lower: FED lambs predomr: porn:
sheep sheep scarce and firm; top wooled lambs
$3.50; fall shorn lambs $500; bulk
wooled lambs 35.o0-35 80: bulk shoIn
IS 90; bulk slaughter ewes 100 80;
bucks I6O0-l7 0n shorn and wooled
feeder lambs 3oo0-34.0 90 respectively.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by the
United states Department Of Agriculture:
and bushel boxes U. S. Is Delicious. 2la
inches up $50; Yorks. $50; New Jersey
Golden Delicious. 2.75-3; 90: Romes. fail
fair color, 200; Staymans. 2.25; 3 inches
up 2.25-75; Yorks fair quality. 2h2 inches
up 1.50: virginta Staymans. 3 inches up
sinia black 'Twigs, 3 inches up. zoos;
West Virginia staymans, Pa inches up
Potatoes-slightly weaker. Pennsyl-
vania, u. s. Is, size A, Pennsylvania Ka;
sacks: 1886 cents; few 90 cents; ID
baskets s $ IS, Maryland Sesd Goldens Dqss 5a
pef5so Paerto Rcans eS New
e5Sss ue' Rapsr Ricans 100 . NeafDy Ne oshs
bushel hamper GoldenS. 1.10.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-Compared last week: Slaughter
steers and heifers mostly steady, spots
weak to shade lower; cows steady to weak;
80 cents oye e4 s teady aats to
Steady; high-choice and prime S50,1 .0s0;;
pound steers 3400-37 SO; bulk supply good
and choice sl3-l 3l6 pouFnds, sdoo-$3 oo 50 90;
mostly utility and commercial. oo-
26. 90; bulk commercial cows, %. 50-2a 80;
utility, 23,00-25.5o; Gamers and cutters;
bulls. 295O-3O 90; utility, "A 50;27 90:
odd light weight cutters 22.0o; sprinkling
good and choice 49o-54spoundl blk s1oekeeT oseT
good stockers and feeders. 100000 pounds,
30 00-32. so; medium and good, $500
20; few common and medium. 24.o0-
Calves-compared last week, Generally
I 90 90 higher; weeks top 1900; pico praico
tleal TOP d6 oo ouia gooa al ana Il, edum shuTe
2s.o0-3s.0o; culls in wide range, 1900
2S.OO.
las, week souE uneysn1s ,ss
changed; good and ch9ce 16o-220- = pound D, ,n
pqunG: 5s & s. aSd"555 g. pounds Haa-@ p9qnaS
BOUNDS oue5o so45sl spo45sl 50; sows under 400
pounds 1s,25-1s;5o good 4oo,a5o 5 pounds; 5s;
dowro.ard; stays 800 under price same
weight sows; garbage fed hogs 200 under
samgk we,ght srainfedis; aua1 80 rr,dov. woo,sd
slaugh.sr lambs scarce, steady; ewes nom,
Inallr 90 higher: few scattered lots good
and choice 65-a5-pounad lambs ne n3inas "a 90
a6. 0o-30 90. later price for medium and
good offerings bearing wet bury fleeces; aS
few good and choice ewes 15,0o-lo.oo;
''N ~ Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 22,723 3 1oo-pound
Wheat-Receipts 127 900 bushels: ship;
ments, 309, $50 bushels. stocks, 4,32S,572
bushels; Ne red winter garNl1eky nc s spso95' s9
Corn-Receipts 64,0l2 bushels, ship
ments, none; stocks, 3 539. 22s bushels
Oats-Receipts,. 1890 bushels; ship
ments. none; stocks, 90 600 bushels.
Barley-Receipts 12.o7S bushels; ship
ments, $50 bushels; stocks, 37.!25 bushels.
Rye-Receipts. $4,000 bushels, ship
ments. none; stocks. 627 ,Ss5 bushels
Soybeans-Receipts. 6.s3l bushels; ship
ments. none: stocks, 1u1,6l6 bushels.
Milfeed-Receipts, SO tons.
Butter and Eggs.
Eggs-About steady Demand moder-
ated Offerings rather heavy. A large.
1850; mediums. 45-46: A small. 4o-4
B larce. 45-47: current receipts, unsraded,
80 Az, according to quality and weight.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Railroad Bonds Skirt
Highest Average Level
For Last $ Months
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The war;
inspired boom market in railroad
bonds slid uneventfully through
another week with buying interest
still at. fever pitch.
Rails finished the week skirt
ing the highest level on average
for SO months.
Prices for the carriers moved
higher Monday and Tuesday and
still were on the way up Wednes-
day when a last hour selling burst
clipped the advance. Selling again
trimmed prices Thursday, but
revival of demand Friday eradi-
Gated the losses of the two pre-
vious sessions.
Traders Cautious.
In today's brief session num-
erous individual issues demon
strated strength and vitality but
the market as a whole was inclined
to stand still with interest di-
verted by the vigorous rally in
stocks.
Capital Air Lines As closed up
2l2 points at 1912.
In the backward corner were
Southern Railway 6s. big four 412s.
There was no trading in Gov
ernment bonds and little change
in prices of foreign dollar bonds.
Sales of $2,75O,O00 compared
with $1,160,00O last Saturday.
While many investors withdrew
from the market until they could
get a better slant on the details
of the impending economic con-
trolls, the feeling persisted in a
broad segment of the bond buying
public that rail bonds still had
ground to gain.
New Offerings.
The State, county and munich
pal governments will be more &C
tive in the financing field. Ac-
cording to Daily Bond Buyer, next
weeks total of tax exempts will
amount to $89,011, 900, compared
with s59,992,OOo this week.
OF the coming weeks total,
S49,946.000 will be in bonds and
S39,065,000 in short term notes,
against s51 1,9S6,OoO of bonds and
S8,006,000 of notes this week.
Biggest bond item on the list is
the s19,225.0OO on which the New
York City Housing Authority will
receive bids Tuesday. The same
day, the City of Philadelphia will
offer S6,925, 900 of refunding bonds
and Arizona's Salt River project
agricultural improvement and
power district will sell S4.5 mil
lion of revenue bonds.
On Monday, 10 local housing au-
thorities will make a Joint cfTer-
ing of $37,157,000 of notes.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Tobacco Markets

LOUISVILLE KY. Jan. 27 R,.-With
volume declining steadily, and with add.
paid for hurley tobacco on Kentucky mar
kets yesterday hit. new low, for the
season-$42. OF a hundredweight.
The average for IA markets, as reported
by the State Department of Agriculture,
was compiled on sale Of 22S. .696 pounds.
Farmers received S542 .S44 So.
S42 SO on Wednesday. Highest average
Of the season was recorded January 3-
The Federal-state Market News Service
reported Thursdays gross sales in the
eight,state hurley belt at .2.429.27Q
Of the season. Total gross sales for the
season through Thursday stand at &c..
o7s,260 pounds at . S4s.eS average.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Business Briefs
Consumers Power Co. announc,

SVlISuuICAo O"CA W. uAAAAOdA4SSA
a $48 million construction pro-
gram for 1851 to meet electricity
and natural gas demands in 1900
Michigan communities.
Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Co.
raised it's rate for shipping coal
from Lake Erie ports 7.4%.
New York Stock Exchange an
nounced sale of a membership
for $4,000, up $1,000 from the
last sale.
Atlantic & Danville Railroad
earned a net of $82,472 in 1850
first year of independent opera
tions in SO years. 1t has been
leased to the Southern Railroad
for half a century.
Chi, Milw., St. P. e. Pac. Rd. in
year ended December 81 earned
S14,439,920 or 1898 a share VS..
SO, ,753 900 or 1885 on the preferred
in 1949.
New York Central in year ended
December 81 earned $18,315.1 ITO
or $284 share VS.. $9,727,816 or
$1.51 in 1949.
Proctor & Gamble in 6 months
ended December 81 earned $751;
1888, ,450 or 1925 a share VS.. $32,-
7O4.891 or $3.50 in 1949 period.
New England Tel. g. Tel. in year
ended December 81 earned $18,-
956,371 or $12.19 a share VS.. SILL
190,941 or $7.19 in 1949.
SeabOard Air Line Rd. in year
ended December 81 earned SILL
207 ,907 or $3.50 a share VS.. S.
1877 1876 or $5.16 in 1949.
st. Louis San Francisco Ry. in
year ended December 81 earned
$11,244,618 or $6.57 share VS..
$5.598,313 or $2.02 in 1949.
Lone Star Cement Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned So
$685. or $1047 a share VS.. So
807 7,603 or $10.34 in 1949.
Virginian Railway in year ended
December 81 earned $6,7O8,338 or
$4.02 a share VS.. $3,501,617 or
$146 in 1949.
Sharp g. Dohme in year ended
December 81 earned $5,275,8 1853 or
$4.31 a share VS.. $4,759,641 in
1895 in 1949.
Pitts. & Lake Erie Rd. in year
ended December 81 earned S.
899,612 or $6.83 a share VS.. $5.-
064,145 or $5.36 in 1949.
Chi. e. North Western Ryw. in
year ended December 81 earned
$5,440,370 or $1.06 a share VS.. ST.
$50 or l cent in 1949.
Arkansas Power & Light Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
$4,529,110 VS.. $4,492,213 in 1949.
Kaiser Steel Corp. in months
ended December 81 earned $4,-
322, 1872 or $123 share.
Philadelphia g. Reading Coal &
Iron in year ended December 81
earned $4,799,953 or 1886 a share
VS.. $3,682.455 or $2.58 in 1949.
New Jersey Bell Tel. in 3 months
ended December 81 earned $3,-
262.455 VS.. $3.5O5,676 in 1949
period.
Del. Lackawana g. West. in year
ended December 81 earned $3,842,-
748 or $2.27 a share VS.. $2,224,20
or $1.31 in 1949.
w. Whitman Co., Inc. in year
ended November 80 earned ST.
095, ,208 or SLIP a share VS.. $685.
025 or 88 cents in 1949.
Louisiana Power & Light Co. IN
year ended December 81 earned
$2,581,914 VS.. $2,284,416 in 1949.
American Steel Foundries in 3
months ended December 81 earned
$1.342.267 or $1.13 a share VS..
SITE, 1886 or Is cents in 1949 period.
Dayton Rubber Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $2.241,015 or
$4.74 a share VS.. a net loss of
$83,106 in 1949.
Divco Corp. in year ended Oc-
tober 81 earned $1.047,737 or $2.33
a share VS.. $739.7S6 or $1.64 in
1949.
Kaiser Frazer Corp. announced
appointment of Dean Hammond
as vice president in charge of
engineering.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Jan. - P.-A Government
wage-prce freeze which did not apply to
farm products selling under parity brought
heavy buying into grains on the Board
OF Trade today. SoybeanS and lard also
were Up for large gains
The market opened with substantial
ADVANCES. Traders said cash grain houses
as well as commission firms, we're active
buyers. After the opening bulge, prices
receeded a little and held midway between
yeSterday's close and the early highs.
buying wave entered all pits and in some
cases prices were run up to new highs
for the day. Some contracts scored new
seasonal peaks. The upturn was aided by
good deal of covering upon the part Of
previous short sellers
e.46H-2 As: corn was 2s4-3ss higher.
March 1.7s7s.74; oats were ls4-2as higher,
March aSHs-ss: soybeans were 334-5a4
to 95 cents hundred pounds higher.
Evening star., 1951-01-28

Rates OF dividends in athe foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or .semi-annual declara-
tion J;Ia Unless otherwise ,: noted special or
K Ex dividend. xr Ex rights CID Called
pit pd Part paid. ur Under rule war War
rants WV With warrants XIV Without
warrants. Also extra or extras Plus
stock dividend q Cash or stock. De-
clared or paid so far this year. Playable
dend date. Paid last year Declared
or paid after stock dividend or split up.
Declared or paid this year, an accumu-
lative issue with dividends in arrears. !
Paid this year, dividend omitted. deferred |
or no action taken at last dividend meet |
wd When distributed. x-dis Ex-Distribu-
ton. y Liduidating dividend. xPayable
In stock, exact cash value undetermined
on declaration dAts.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Woshinqton Stock EXCHANGE

REPORT Compiled Exchange Offcial)
Evening star., 1951-01-28

Chicago Cash Market.
No wheat Corn-No yellow, 1912;
No. 5 1.57A. Barley-Malting. 1.30-1. II
nominal; feed, 1861 25 nominal. Oats
No. / heavy, white, 90; No. l extra heavy
white, 99A No. heavy white, 9734.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
HodIey
Continued From Page, B-10O

John M. Christie. Riggs National:
Helen R. Dwyer, Liberty National;
B. Bruce Frantz, American Secur-
ity; Thomas J. Norris. Bank OF
Commerce, and Stephen o. Porter,
Riggs. Mrs. Lucille Keister, Lin
coin, will serve as secretary and
Mr.. Wilmer ]. Waller, jr., Hamil-
ton National, as treasurer. Chair
men of special committees and
members of the general committee
follow:
Special committee chairmen; Ross L.
Totten. Washington Loan g. Trust John
National: william H Smith. Riggs; Allen
A. Mittendorff, American Security: Ken
meth o. Hulse, Hamilton; Frances E.
Powell, washington Loan Trust. o,.
City Bank; Theodore Bogley, Munsey
Trust; Walter ]. Clements, Prince Georees
Bank; Robelt l. crofoot Lincqln NatIonai; ona
E. Draeger Washington Loan. 4: E.
Henze. Union Trust; Donald R, Hollings-
worth Second Nat9nai an GsTaldine H9f1 va
Dominion Bank; Ralph Kidwell, Security
Bank; Dorothy Lanham, Second National;
a, Baker Nicholson, National Metropolitan;
William Reading. Prince Georges Bank;
Martha ,: Reardon citlzens s, Of II ITak99ms; 9aa
Of Of washington; Florinda sarieso, Ma
3na 95s sSa saypfs s Maty saa5es
Frances France wysone. wo, Union trust.
Truck Owners to Meet Here.
James K. Knudson. Defense
Transport Administrator. will ad-
dress the opening of the two-day
annual meeting of the National
Council of Private Motor Truck
Owners at the Statler Hotel here
Thursday.
Fred S. Gichner yesterday was
elected president of the Fred S
Gichner Iron Works, Inc, for the
SD consecutive time. At 81, he
remains the active head of the
company he founded in 1898.
Production was maintained at
high hevels in 1850 and new equip
ment installed Sduring the year
raised both capacity and efficiency
of the three plants, the annual re-
port stated.
ID. c. Picked for Conclave.
v. Manning Hoffman, president
of the District Association of In
Surance Agents, announced that
the National Association of Insur-
ance Agents will hold its conven-
ton in Washington in 1853 and
appointed Victor o. Schinnerer
president of Victor o. SchinnereI
& Co., Inc. to head the conven-
ton committee.
Firm Names Correspondent.
House, Brewer & Becker, Wash
ington investment house, yester-
day announced that Kidder, Pea
body & Co. had become their New
York correspondent. A direct pri-
vate wire to the New York firm
has been installed. The Washing
ton firm has offices at 734 Fiji
teenth street NV. and 8616
Georgia avenue. Silver Spring.
Capital Transit Co. stock re-
covered fully from a sharp slump
on the New York Curb Exchange
and closed the week at $50 a
share. same as week earlier. The
weeks volume was 1900 shares.
Frank E. Mast has been ap-
pointed assistant passenger traf-
fic manager of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad with headquarters
here. A native of Washington, he
entered the services of the Coast
Line at Tampa. Fla, in 1920. He
started his railroad career with
the Southern here in 1902.
Evening star., 1951-01-28

The following bid and asked prices are
obtained from the National Association OF
Securities Dealers, Inc, and other sources,
bllt are unofficial They do not represent
actual transactions; they are intended as
a guide to the approximate range within
indicated by the bid or bought Cindi-
Gated by the asked at the time OF CON-
pilation Q2 noon, Friday. Origin OF
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Over-the-Counter Market

spins extra or extras.
Saturdays sales: None.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Jan. 81 LP.-Dividends
announced
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate riod Record able,
Evening star., 1951-01-28

Southern Railway in year ended
December 81 earned $22,400,042
or $14.94 a share VS.. $l1,9l4.308
or $6.97 In 1949.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
CURB SUMMARY

FURNISHED by the Associated Press.)
A selected list of active stocks on the
New York Curb EXCHANGE, showing the
high, low and closing price for the week
and the net change from the previous
weeks close.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
BOND SUMMARY

Furnished by the Associated Press.)
selected list of active bonds on the
New York Stock Exchange. showing the
high, low and closing price for the week
and the net change from the previous
weeks close.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Market AVERAGES

Boston g. Maine Rd. in year
ended December 81 earned S2,413,-
750 VS.. $150.127 in 1949.
, 1951-04-17

high cost of clearing, there have
been, I understand, only about
1000 head of cattle per year avail
able for slaughter. The abattoir
could handle from $4,000 to 10000
head per year. With $4,000 acres
of land under pasture, this would
support a cattle population of IL,
900 to $4,000 head per year.
The program Of land clearance
stimulated by benefit payments,
should be tied in with a super
vised program of grass restoration
and young cattle installation. In
conjunction with the present pro-
cultivation, this would result in q
gram of water ponds and cantour
far better water supply on the Is
land and the basic re-establish-
ment of prosperity. If followed
consistently this program could
result in approximately a million
dollars a year of increased income
for distribution among the farm.
ers of ST. Croix. This in TURF
would afford the basis for addi.
tional taxes which reduce still
further the Islands deficit.
Of course, the whole program
should be linked with the trans.
fer of the Agricultural Expert.
ment Station in ST. Croix back tc
the Department of Agriculture
from the Department oof the In
terror. Both departments have
agreed upon this transfer, but the
bill presented in Congress for the
last two sessions has made no pre-
gress. 1t should be passed imme.
diately so that benefits of specia.
information may be made avail.
able to this Island which needs il
so much.
The goals to be attained are
now so definitely in sight that ]
deplore the shortsightedness
which would result in the with
drawal of the stimulating effort a
ready so effectively began. l dc
hope you will lend your weight tc
the continuance and expansion OF
the basic idea you have endorsed
with such marked effect in its
early stages.
l appreciate the vast problems
you have competing for your at
tention, but I assure you that il
you con help keep this program
going as I have indicated here,
you will find this to be one of the
sound, profitable investments of
public funds.
Very sincerely,
WAR; M. cANADY
, 1951-04-17
Mr.. CANADAY
FOR OF SOIL
CONSERVATION WORK
April 9. 1851
The Hon. Joseph c. O'Mahoney
Senate Office Building
Washington, DC.
O'Mahoney:

have an opportunity to discuss
with you the progress of the Vir-
gin Islands program which we out
lined last year to help reduce the
annual deficit and point toward a
sounder basic prosperity. Last
week l spent three days in the Is
lands checking up On the results
of the cooperation which you con-
tributed under this plan.
No doubt you know that the
sugar program has been benefited
by the improved equipment and
the effective management of the
government mill and fields under
the skilled direction of Frank
Colon. The deficit was reduced
considerably in spite of the loss
of the rum income and the heavi-
ly increased government carrying
charges now applied to the mill.
I believe there is good reason
to hope that the sugar operation
of the Virgin Islands Corporation
may be in the black this year. This
contrast with the loss Of several
hundred thousand dollars a year
under the preceding operation
gives me increased confidence
that the program you have en-
dorsed is in precisely the right di-
rection.
The availability of benefit pay
ments for brush clearance of long
neglected farm lands has proved
especially effective. Many farmers
have been encouraged in the past
two years to re-clear and use this
uncultivated land.
In the prosperous period of st.
Croix under Danish supervision,
approximately 100000 acres out of
it's total $4,000 acres e under
cultivation. During the depression
and war periods, this was reduced
to approximately 5000 acres.
Bush grows so rapidly that with
the 400% increase in wages and
the inability of most farmers to
buy machinery, land could not be
restored profitably by the small
farmer. Thus the small appropri-
alton for land clearance drawn
from the Puerto Rico allowance
in the last years has been very
beneficial in stimulating the re-
use O. land in uncultivated areas.
| am alarmed to hear that be-
cause of increased needs from
Puerto Rico the appropriation
may be withdrawn this year. This
would undo again the good work
that has been begun.
Several years ago the Congress
endorsed the building of an abat-
toir in st. Croix. Because of the
shortage Of grazing land and the