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INTERESTS OF THE FARM.
THE 93D THREE-COUNTY FAIR.
DRAWS CROWD TO NORTHAMPTON.
«
Some Fenfnre* of Last Week’* Show.
The second day of the 03d annual fair
of the Hampshire, Franklin and Hamp
den agricultural society again drew a great
crowd to the fairgrounds on Bridge
street at Northampton. Friday. The
crowd was not quite so large
as that of the first day, but was
of gratifying proportions, and insures for
the society a handsome profit. It is esti
mated that the attendance Of the first day,
including school children and others ad
mitted free, was starecly less than l‘J,oeu.
Those who paid the admission fee of 50
cents the first day numbered 0748. and it
was estimated that there were 7000 to
8000 on the grounds Friday, when there
were fewer free admissions.
The weather was less favorable Fri
day, aud there is no doubt that the post
ponement of the fair because of rain tend
ed to reverse the figures of attendance,
and to give the larger attendance to the
first dav, since many had planned to visit
the fair Thursday, aud. the attractions of
both days being the same, did not change
for the sake of being present the second
day instead of Ihe first. The grand stand
was again well filled Friday, and the
crowd was generously entertained by the
horse racing, the American Premier aerial
ists. the Alabama comedy four, running
races, motorcycle races, a concert by the
Northampton band, aud Jackson's hippo
drome combination, comprising chariot and
other thrilling races, and the feats Of the
trained monkeys.
A large Crowd watched the contests of
the draft horses in the oval, and there
was a second day of interesting and val
uable lectures and demonstrations in the
tent of the Massachusetts agricultural so
ciety. Sherry's working world, the Ferris
Wheel and the ocean wave were again well
patronised, and the fakirs did a good busi
ness. The intention of the management
was to allow nothing objectionable in the
midway', and they assured Capt M. J.
Lyons, who represented the local police
force im the grounds, that he would have
their full support in suppressing anything
that was found to be out of the way.
Capt Lyons found one or two cases in
which the kind p£ exhibition the manage
ment had been led to expect was not be
ing given, and the proprietors of these
shows Were allowed a short time in
which to take themselves and their effects
off the grounds. W. L. Baker relief corps
served excellent dinners under the grand
stand both days, aud did the best business
of their long experience in catering for
the three county fair. Gov Foss would
have been on the grounds Wednesday had
the fair not been postponed, but was un
able to come Thursday because of the
democratic state convention, or yesterday,
because of an engagement to attend the
Brockton fair.
The display of horses, aside from those
entered for the races, numbered about
I<K), an especially fine exhihif of thorough
bred animals being made by B. Fralick of
the Connecticut Valley stock farm in Hat
field. The number of horses entered for
the races was also very large, numbering
55. and the liorge racing was witnessed
with much enthusiasm and satisfaction.
One of the most valuable features of the
fair was the special tent containing ex
hibits made by the Massachusetts agricul
tural college, where lectures and demon
strations! were given by those connected
with the college. The demonstration of
methods of handling high grades of ap
ples was of particular interest. There
were lectures on com improvement, soil
improvement, fertilizers, clean milk pro
duction and the jugdlng of poultry.
An entirely new feature was the award
ing of special premiums in two classes for
the best production of milk and butter fat.
In one class the records were made by ani
mals which have beeu under the super
vision of the Connecticut valley breeders'
association during the last three months,
and in the other class the records were
made during 2d hours on the fairgrounds,
riederick A. Itnssell of Methuen, the state
delegate in attendance at the fair, told
the president of the society, Mr Hodgkins,
that this was the first attempt by any
agricultural society to instruct the farmers
by actual demonstration in methods of
picking the profitable members of their
dairy herds, and he considered the de
parture a most interesting and valuable
one. Mr Russell also spoke very highly of
the fait in all its departments.
Dairy Prises.
The winner of first prize in the three
months’ contest was E. C. Harlow of Am
herst, whose cow was a Jersey. The
figures of production were the following:
Butter fat, 171.00 pounds; value. $60.94-
skim milk, 2752 pounds; value, $8.25; to
tal value, $09.11); cost of production,
$10.8<; net profit, $52.a2. The second and
third prizes in this contest were taken
by Charles Ball of South Hadlev, whose
cows were Holsteins. The record of
the second prize cow was the fol
lowing: Butter fat, 132.17 pounds;
value, $46.1)1: skim milk, 3008 pounds,
value, $10.82; total value, $57.73;
cost of production, $17.79; net profit.
$39.91. The record for the third cow
showed 124.65 pounds of butter fat and
a net profit of $38.50. The first prize in
the 24-honrs’ contest was won by P. A.
Martin of Northampton, whose cow- was
a grade Guernsey. The record was 34.8
pounds of tuilk and 1.6 of butter fat.
The second prize in this contest was won
by \\ . IC. Learned, whose cow was also
a grade Guernsey. The record was 33.1
pounds of milk and 1.4 pounds of hutter
fat.
CLOSE OF THE PALMER FAIR.
Gov Foss Falla to Appear-—Horae
Races on u Heavy Track—Chil
dren's Day.
The third day of the Palmer fair
opened Saturday w-ith a hard rain
storm that reminded one of the days
when this fair was meeting with
annua! losses. About It) o’clock the
weather was sufficiently cleared to enable
the management to decide that the show
would go on. Gov Foss, who was to have
appeared, failed to appear, the weather
conditions heing such that he deemed it
inadvisable to come. Soon after noon the
crowd began to romc and it is estimated
that about. 5000 people were on tb*
wounds. Track conrutions werp such
that there was little encouragement for
fast work, but through the strenuous ef
forts of some of the directors this was
remedied and the horses hud a good track
anil some fast work was done.
Friday being children’s day, hundreds
of school children from nil sec
tions of eastern Hampden and
the adjoining towns of Hampshire
and Worcester counties, passed through
the gates. The young people came for it
good time and seemed to enjoy every min
ute of the time. The grammar school
events were run oil' uud the crowd of
youngsters furnished me enthusiasm.
Then- was a good display of >-nttle. fat
exceeding that of former years, and the
poultry exhibit was first class in every re
spect. The well-known form of Samuel
Rockwell was missing, but the cattle he
formerly owned were present. A mnui
motli pair of steers weighing 5000 pounds,
owned by ,T. D. Avery of Burkinnd. at
tracted the most attention.
OPENING DAY AT STAFFORD.
First nay Gives \ n.Jtteien« Indication
of Soecesstnl Cattle Shaw.
Front Our Special Ueporter.
Staffobp Springs, ft., Tuesday. Oct. 10.
The a linn.a! fair of the Stafford agricul
tural society was opened most auspiciously
here to-day. The weather was ideal and
the attendance was by far the largest of
any first day in the history of the society.
The people were slow in coming during the
meriting hours, but this was-not unusual,
since the first day is commonly devoted to
preparing for the two last hig days and
to-day was no exception, the entire morn
ing aud part of the afternoon being taken
up in registering the various exhibits and
in placing things in readiness for to-mor
rcu The events of interest to-day were
the rnces nnd the balloon ascension. The
midway, which contained but a small num
ber of attractions and fakirs’ stands this
morning, grew- like a mushroom during the
afternoon, nnd by evening took on all tlio
appearances of a busy little colony. The
officers of the society look for a record
breaking crowd to-morrow and Thursday.
There will be special train and street rail
wflj service which should help to swell
the attendance to-day.
One of the most interesting features of
the fair was the large tent containing ex
hibits from the Connecticut state depart
ment: of agriculture. The tent was in
charge of a number of trained experts de
tailed by the department to give demon
strations during the fair and it was free
ly patronized during the day. The exhibit
was made up of almost everything pertain
ing to modern farming. Soil food, the
products of the most representative fertiliz
ing companies occupied a large space and
made an interesting study for those in
terested in good fertilizers. One of the
features of the exhibit was the booth de
voted to patent medicines, fraudulent
foodstuffs and adulterations entering into
some commercial products aside from food
products.
Tile vegetable exhibit was one of the
largest and finest in years, and contribu
tions of especial interest were shown from
all parts of the state. The Northern Pa
cific railroad had a splendid exhibit of
products from the Northwest.
SAD YEAR FOR THE FARMER.
Stoat Crops Prove A ery I,light—Onions
nn«l Potatoes Scarce.
The farmers will remember the season
of 1911 as one of great promise and of
equally great disappointment. The spring
started well, early and warm, exactly ihe
opposite of the previous year. The
Weather soon began to cut high jinks,
however, and with a long-enduring drouth
in midsummer and the severe early frost
of September effectually killed all hopes
of a bumper crop of anything. Labor also
has been very scarce and other raw ma
terials have been high. Grass seed has
been selling at twice the price of 1910.
Fortunately the prices that the farmers
have been able to yet have averaged
well, because the conditions that have af
fected this section of the state have af
fected most of New England and the
middle West.
Next to the hay crop there is probably
more corn grown around here than any
other one crop. Both of these this year
have fallen below the average in yield.
The heavy rains late m the fall have
helped out the rowen, but that is never
very large anyway. The dry summer kept
the corn back and much of it was caught
by the frost before it had fully matured,
borne of the earlier ripening strains have
showed a good yield but practically ail
the silage corn was seriously damaged.
Onionti and potatoes are both among the
mote important crops of the Connecticut
valley, but this year the showing is un
satisfactory. There is a small yield of
potatoes ylth few exceptions, and the wet
w-eather of the last few weeks has caused
a large number of them to rot in Ihe
ground. The quality of the onions that
have developed is good, hut they are
small. The dry summer is blamed for
the poor showing. The prices received
for them are holding! up well, however.
Other root crops are reported generally
to be in good condition and have grown
rapidly with the long siege of rain. Celerv
promises well but a large part of it has
been diseased in some localities. Con
siderable warm weather and sunshine will
be needed to bring the late crops to their
proper maturity.
In many sections the summer has been
disastrous for the tobacco grower, al
though a few of the old-timers declare
that they have the best crops ever. The
hail damaged hundreds of acres and a
great part of the acreage that escaped
hail was later catigiht by the frost. Be
cause of the drouth much of the crop was
set out late and it was that which was
most damaged by the early cold spell.
The apple crop is about one-half of the
regular yield, but the quality is generally
good. Fears are unusually abundant and
tile quality is above the average. There
is a big peach crop and grapes, although
not grown commercially in this locality,
have borne well.
The harvest in northern Connecticut
on the whole has proved better than was
anticipated during the grow-ing season,
and the farmers are congratulating them
selves that the late w-eather conditions
turned out advantageously for the crops.
Along toward the middle of the season
the tobacco growers were somewhat skep
tical regarding the outlook for a suc
cessful harvest and the long-continued
drouth was beginning to affect the
plants. loiter conditions, however, im
proved matters, but not until the harvest
season was delayed from a week to 10
days, with the result that some of the
crops iu low lands, where the moisture
was heavy, was caught by the September
frosts and suffered serious damage.
GOVERNMENT CROP FORECAST.
September Did Much to Offset Poor
Growing Conditions of the Earlier
Season,
Disastrous weather conditions which pre
vailed throughout the country early iu the
growing season abated during September
and the condition of most of the important
unharvested crops on October 1 showed
improvement. Corn was 1-10 of 1 per cent
higher than it was In September; potatoes
improved 3.1 per cent: tobacco 9.4 per
cent; flax 1.2 per cent and apples 3.0 per
cent. Rice’s condition declined I.S per
cent. The effect of the hot weather and
the drouth during the growing season was
shown in the official preliminary estimates
of the production of spring wheai. oats
and barley. The three grains showed p lors
in production over last rear's harvest of
nn aggregate of 301,000,009 bushels. All
wheat is about 40,000,000 bushels less than
last year.
The indicated total production of corn
ns figured out by the department of agri
culture from the current condition will he
about 350,000.000 bushels less thnu last
year's crop. Buckwheat is almost 2,000.000
bushel* less than last year; potatoes 50,
000.000 bushels less; tobacco 60,000,000
pounds less and vice 2,000,000 husheis less.
Flax is the only important crop which will
give a harvest greater than last year The
present season will yield about 10.000,000
bushels mere.
The report shows tinder the head of to
bacco that In Connecticut the condition of
the crop in 1911 is 70 compared with 100
in 1010 -nd a 10-yenr average of 96. Un-
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THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1911.
der the head potatoes, the condition of the ]
crop in Maine this year is S 5 compared ,
with 88 last year and a 10-year aveiagc of
B<i. The indicated total production of im
portant crops not yet harvested as shown
by their condition on October 1 follows:
Crops. toil tain.
Corn 2.7*>.:t4*.2t« 3.12.',.713.000 !
Buckwheat. Fi.flno.fiho 17.2W.000
Potatoes 1278.5.71,.T00 j
Tobacco libs.i 71.'>.542..'20 H54.34f1.0U0
Flax 24,405,300 14.1tfi.000 j
Rice 22.382,400 24,310.000
KEEPING APPLES.
How to Prevent the “Scald" to |
AVhleh Greenings Are Liable.
The greening 'is one -of the most difficult j
apples to keep because of its tendency to \
“scald" or turn brown when held over j
winter, writes Edward Van Alstyne in j
the Rural New Yorker. This is as true of
cold storage as of that in cellars. The ice
houses usually have more difficulty of this
sort than the chemical ones. However, I
know of one iee-house near my own home |
where the owner makes a specialty of j
greenings, and he has little trouble of j
this sort. He uses pipes filled with salt j
and ice, and his house is dry. One can
set. fire to a paper which has been in there
for weeks, almost as readily as one could
if it had been kept in an ordinary dry
room.
Hence, 1 conclude that a cold, dry air
is best to prevent scald. Baldwins are
rarely troubled this way. Most cellars
are too warm to keep apples. The nearer
they can be kept Just above the freezing
point the better. Often a cellar can have
the windows open during the day. atid thus
take in a lot of cold air which is retained
for some time after they are closed during
the colder night. The writer has a cellar
under his corn-house built to store apples.
In zero weather it will freeze, hut at such
time a covering of fine hay will save tlie
fruit. We have saved Spitzenburgs there
until April. Apples to save, in any kind
of storage should be pretty well matured
on the trees—not dead ripe, of course.
Then they should not be allowed to lie
around to _he heated by the sun, or to
sweat in piles, hut if possible go from the
tree with as little handling as possible
direct to the storage. I would emphasize
the fact that in any event they would bet
ter lie cool hefore they go in. That is. 1
would not pick apples in the middle of a
warm day and carry them immediately
into storage. Rather leave them until the !
morning after, holding in a cold place |
during the night. Whether to store jn |
tight packages like a barrel or in crates
through which the air can penetrate is a
question on which there is quite a differ
ence of opinion. The western New York
cold storage men use the harrel tightly
headed, and they are very successful. The
party to whom I referred, who keeps
greenings so well, uses the bushel slatted
crate. Many of our Hudson valley storage
men do the same. My own preference is
for n tight package. I was taught by my
father 40 years ago to use such, and I
have always found my apples kept better
that way, not exposed to the air, than
when I put them in open packages.
FINGERLING TROUT SUPPLIED.
Mnssachnsetts Fish and Game Pro
tective Association go Notifies
Angler*.
To the Editor of The Republican :—
Many of yortr fishermen readers are
aware that the month of October is the
favorite time for the planting of fingerling
trout. Not a few of them have entered an
application for some of the fish w-ith the
fish and game commissioners in the hope
of getting enough to stock one or more of
their favorite streams. The knowing ones
have learned in years gone by that the
commission has been unable to furnish
more than a small fraction of those ap
plied for.
To secure from trout-raisers enough fish
to do much in the way of stocking involves
a good deal of expense. They have been
accustomed to charge for a good grade of
fingerjlugs in small lots from $25 upward
per 1000. It will be good news to many
to learn that the Massachusetts fish and
game protective association is prepared
to fill orders for Massachusetts waters at
the nominal price of $10.50 per 1000, the
consignees paying the expense of trans
portation; but those wishing to avail them
selves of this offer must place their orders
with the secretary prior to the 25th of
October.
H. H. Kimball, Secretary.
Building. Boston , October 5,
SPRINGFIELD’S BIG TAXPAYERS.
Boston and Albany Leads—D. O. Gil
more's Large Bill.
Assessed property values of Springfield
as completed by the board of assessors
show a grand increase of $8,961,250 over
the valuation of last year. The total value
is $128,053,034, as against $119,081,858
last year. The increase of Springfield is
far above that of many other cities for the
past five years. During the past five
years Springfield property vnlues have in
creased $41,547,000. This means an ap
proximate increase for Springfield of 48.3
per cent for this period. In Worcester
the increase was oulv $24,075,000 and the
population of that city is 145,980. The
increase for Hartford, ft., for the past
live years was $25,508,000 and its popula
tion is 98,915. The increase for New Ha
ven, Ct.. for the same period was $16,-
803.000 and that is a city of 133,605 in
habitants.
Values of property on Main street be
tween the railroad arch and State street
have been raised 10 per cent in the past
year. In some cases property on North
Main street has been raised 100 per cent.
The property in that section, the assessors
state, has not been raised to any extent
iu a number of years, and it has been tak
ing rapid advances in value. Main street
property from the railroad arch to Carew
street has been raised about 25 per cent.
The Boston and Albany railroad again
pays the largest amouut of tax money,
$46,564, and the United electric light com
pany passes the Springfield gas light com
pany and goes into second place. Dwight
0. Gilmore, fourth in the list, $24,075, is
the heaviest individual payer and A, B.
Wallace is second.
GRAH AME- WHITE ON AVIATION.
Looks For Gigantic Machines—SUe Is
Only a question of Power.
Clauds Grnhsnie-White. the English avi
ator, who is now on his wn.v to San Fran
cisco to fly there, came to this city Tues
days afternoon from the Nassau boulevard
meet to visit the Heudee manufacturing
company and inspect the new aeroplane
motor which it is making. He is consid
ering taking the English agency for it,
and was very enthusiastic about its pos
sibilities. ’’lt is of the same general type
as the Gnome motors, which have been
much used,” he said, "ami does not em
body any particularly uew ideas or great
changes in aeroplane motor construction.
There Is a new method of setting the cyl
inders which seems to have good results.
If the engine runs in the air ns well us
it does in the factory it will certninlv he
a good one. I have ordered one of the
motors, and am going to have it set in
one of my machines to try it."
Discussing the future of sviation, Mr
Grnhanie-Whlte said: "These meets anil
cross-country flights will soon die n nat
ural death, for the simple reason Hint in a
'ear's time nobody will turn his head to
look at an aeroplane. They will soon he
more common than automobile*!, for they
will be cheaper ami as eaay to run. The
use of them will he general, for flying is
constantly being made more fool-proof, I
both by new' devices and by more of the
daredevils losing their lives in exhibition
feats. The sane nien will form the next
‘et of airmen, and tin- future of flying will
be commercial. These present cross inun
try flights never were serious, anyway. I
do not hold with the theory that mono
plane* are heifer than biplanes, i have
flown all .kinds, and each has its merits.
I ndotlbtedly for scouting and other work
of that sort, the biplane will prove better.
"For commerce you rennet prophesy the
type of machine, nor the stability devices.
We are going to have big machines,
though. Resistance and weight will not
be impossible to overcome; we shall have
great , speed and capacity, it s simply a
question of power. Fourteen men have
already, been lifted from the ground in a
lienyicr-tlian-air machine. If 14, whv not
400? The principle is the same. All you
have to find is the power. I hold to my
statement, radical as it sounds, that in
five years we will be carrying Kire I pas
sengers across the Atlantic in 15 hours.”
ANNUAL TROLLY REPORT.
Deficit WitH 7 Per Cent—-Increase in
Gross barnlogt, But Expenses Go
I'p, Too.
The annual report of the Springfield
Btreet railway company for the year ending
June, 30 has been completed and has been
sent to the state railroad commissioners, in
whose hands it had to be by October 1. It
shows that the company is keenly feeling
the weight of the increase in wages which
was granted conductors and motormen over
a year ago and which is now shown for
the first time in the 1911 report.
It is difficult to make comparison with
the lust report, us the one for 1910 was
made out for only nine months. This was
because the date for the closing of the
year for railway reports was changed
from September 30 to June 30. thus cut
ting off three months for the year, on
whieh the change went into effect. Any
comparison of the report of this year with
that of last year must therefore be made
with this in mind.
The income from fares collected during
the year just closed was proportionately far
in advance of the income from the same
source as shown in the report of 1910. The
total value of the fares collected for the
13 mouths of 1911 was $1,721,941.10, as
against a total of $1.144.rp27.77 for the nine
months given in the 1910 report. By com
parison of the figures averaged for three
months of the periods covered by the re
ports. it is shown that the 1911 period
brought in $430,485.27 for each three
months of the year, and the average three
months’ collections of fares for the period
covered by the 1910 report was $381,509.25.
This shows $48,970.02 for each three months
of the 1911 period over nnd above the
amounts taken in for each three mohrhs of
the period covered by the report of 1910.
The dividends declared this year were 1
per cent lower than for the period of the
last report, being at 7 per cent and totaling
$259,507. The dividends in the report clos
ing Juno 30. 1910, were at 8 per cent and
totaled $202,048. In spite of this dropping
off of 1 per cent in the dividends, there was
a deficit of $0730.82.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY VREELAND.
Subcommittee of National Monetary
Commission Will Hold Hearings In
New York.
Congressman Vreeland. vice-chairman of
the national monetary commission, an
nounced at New" York Monday that a
Subcommittee of the national monetary
eommission- will ifbegin hearings there on
proposed banking: mid-currency legislation
iq New Yhik W fbt lOtlv and 17th. The
committee will fluid 'hearings in Chicago,
St Louis, St Patti; Seattle. San Francisco.
Denver audf perhaps other intermediate
points. As at present planned, the hear
ings ;'lc several cities of the South will
lit held by Senator Aldrich and other
members of the commission when he at
tends the meeting of the American bank
ers’ association iu New Orleans in No
vember.
The tentative plan presented to the
monetary commission by Senator Aldrich,
as amended by the American bankers’ as
sociation, will he the basis of discussion
by those for or against it wholly or in
pert. The committee will also hear those
wishing to discuss' amendments to the
national banking law permitting national
banks outside of reserve cities to loan
upon real estate; permitting them to
note acceptances up to one-half of their
capital; permitting them to establish
savings banks departments and to en
able them to do some forms of business
now- permitted to trust companies. These
hearings will be printed for the use of
the monetary commission and of Congress.
THE HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD
Annual Beport Shows Increase in
Earnings,
The annual meeting of the Hartford and
Springfield street railway company was
held in Hartford Tuesday, the old board
of officers being re-elected, as follows:
William A. Tucker of Boston, Francis 11.
Cooley of Hartford, Frederick Harris of
Springfield, Charles A. Thompson of Mel
rose, Earl D. Church of Hartford, Chaun
cey Eldridge of Boston and Harold W.
Stevens, Normnud F. Allen. Thomas C.
Perkins and H. B. Freeman, Jr., all of
Hartford. The financial rtqinrt shows
'gross earnings for 1911 of $218,413. an
increase of $16.87(1 over 1910. The oper
ating expenses Increased $5651, leaving a
balance in 1911 of $72,810 for the pay
ment of fixed charges and dividends, as
compared with $61,591 in 1910.
General Manager Newton, in a circular
letter to stockholders, says that the road
is holding its own and notes the growth
of Thompsonville and the increasing
amount of shade-grown tobacco as factors,
the latter on account of the larger number
of harvest hands required. He points out.
however, that the park receipts have fallen
off. which ho accounts for by the growing
popularity of moving picture shows in the
towns.
PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY ENTERED.
Herbert Myrlek and Janie* M. Cnn
ntuahnm Before the United State*
Court at ItoMou.
Picas of not guilty were entered Mon
day in the United States circuit court at
Boston before judge Dodge by James M.
Cunningham and Herhert Myrlek, both of
this city, who were indicted on the charge
of conspiracy to violate the postal laws.
Bail was fixed in $3090 fo r M r Myrlek,
the same amount as given by Mr" Cun
ningham late iu tlic summer, when he
was before the court.. Mr Myriek has
hcen in Korop* anil returned recently.
The government claims that false state
ments were made to secure the admission
of the publication* known as the Ornfigc
Judd Northwest Farmstead to second
class postage rate. Myriek is president
of the Orange Judd company nnd Cun
ninghora is subscription manager.
NO BOSTON COPPER MERGER.
Litigation Proinn* Derision — An
nouncement Helps Stork*.
A little hand of minority stockholders
in n couple of smaller companies who in
stituted court proceed inns in Michigan are
responsible for the abandonment announced
at Boston Friday of the proposed
merger of the Calumet and Hecln mining
company, one of the richest popper com
panies in the eonntn, v ith nine subsidiary
companies. The Boston stock market
I sensed the announcement, and the entire
Calumet group advanced sharply to a
close that was the highest in weeks.
There was opposition from the first an
nouncement and litigation began in a few
days in the Michigan courts B'mie of it
was settled, but there are many r.uits and
questions of permanent injunctions still
awaiting disposition iti the United State*
courts.
The inan was not received with favor on
the stock exchange, and. although a com
mittee reported in favor with qualifica
tions. Calumet and Herla dropped from
.1.81 to 3(10, while there, were declines m
the stocks of all the smaller companies.
'Vitb the announcement of the abandon
ment of the merger. Calumet rose to .’UHi',.,
and Osceola advanced 10 to 93. The entire
copper list followed.
SHOE machinery man pleads.
William Harbour Said He Would
Hat her Go to Jail Than Pay Fine.
“1 had rather go to jail than pay a
fine," said William Barbour of New York,
one of the directors of the United shoe
machinery company, soon after pleading
not guilty in the United States circuit
court at Boston Monday to an indict
ment similar to that returned against oth
er officers of the company, who are
charged with violations of the antitrust
laws. Mr Biirbour furnished the SIO,OOO
hail required. Mr Barbour, who is also
a member of the executive committee of
the United shoe machinery company, came
into the court accompanied by hi*’counsel
and bondsman.
All of the six indicted officials of the
Lnited shoe machinery company have now
pleaded to the indictments, which are in
five counts, each carrying a fine of SSOOO.
or imprisonment for one year, or both, if
convicted. _ No time has been set for the
trial, but it is generally expected during
the coming winter.
MONEY AND BUSINESS.
IN THE WORLD OF TRADE.
President Taft’s rather menacing refer
ences to the trusts in his western speeches
are undoubtedly a cause of continued un
easiness in financial circles, but the trust
magnates themselves are not so juvenile
as to overlook the political necessities of
an administration whose chief is visiting
the most radical auticapitalisue portion of
the country. An administration, in the
last analysis, must be judged, by deeds
rather than words; and consequently thh
progress of the American fobaceo cbnrpany
toward disintegration and reorganization,
under the decree of the United States su
preme court, merits even closer scrutiny
than the president's speeches. Ithasbeenan
nouncedthnttheproposed pianforthe tobac
co trust's breakup will be filed this week
with the United States circuit court of
New- York. The dissolution of the Stand
ard oil company has been comparatively
simple; that of the tobacco company is
proving more complex and difficult. The
proposed reconstruction of the corporation
into three parts, each contrnled in effect
by the few men who have eontmled the
old company, has seemed favorable to tlie
perpetuation of "big business" under tbe
antitrust law, but the recent development
of strong opposition by the independents in
the tobacco business to a disintegration no
more complete has enveloped the situation
again with uncertainty. Mr Wickersham's
attitude, as well as that of the court, on
the issue of trust reconstruction thus raised
should be more illuminating concerning the
future of the trust problem than a dozen
newspaper interviews.
The cessation of violent liquidation in
the securities tfittrket has been naturally
followed by an inactivity suggestive of the
faking of observations on shipboard after
a tempest at sea. The question whether
depression will go farther or whether im
provement will now begin is being studied
with care. As usual at such times, there
are factors pointing one way and factors
pointing the other way. The political sit
uation, the uncertainty as to the future
of great business enterprises under the
law, and the possibility that labor will yet
he forced to submit to some readjustment
of wages—these are disturbing to busi
ness confidence. The high cost of living
is by no means an alleviating condition.
Recent price advances in foodstuffs—coffee
on Saturday reached a price level un
matched since 1895,—caused the London
Economist's index number to rise 02 points
in September, and the number is now only
eight points Jtelow- the high record reached
in June. IfHli. Net railroad earnings, test
ed by the report of the Pennsylvania rail
road company for August, are not im
proving: and even the favorable report of
the New York Central lines shows that
the present level of dividends and wages is
being sustained only by heavy reduetii as
in the cost of maintenance. The strike
on the Harriman lines, while not alarming
must have a depressing effect so long as
it continues. In ihe steel business, no im
provement is observed. September con
tracts for cars, locomotives, rails, bridges
and various fabricated products showing a
distinct shrinkage compared with August.
Iron nnd steel production is large only be
cause the tendency of prices is still down
ward and a severe competition for business
piex-ajls in the entire steel industry, with
the United States steel corporation pursu
ing an aggressive campaign for orders.
Favorable factors, however, seem impres
sive when considered in conjunction. Gen
eral trade reports continue to indicate fair
ly normal conditions in the consumption of
goods. Idle freight cars on September 27
had been reduced to 50,038. the smallest
number of the present year—although, of
course, in bumper times, there would he
no idle ears at this time of the
year. Dun’s record of business fail
ures for September shows an im
provement over the same month last year,
both in number and aggregate liabilities;
while Bradstreet’s record for the past nine
months shows only a slight Increase over
the same period in 1910 aud 1909. and
a decrease over 1908. In the building op
erations of 81 American cities for Sep
tember, Bradstreet’s figures show- a gain
over the same month a year ago. Bank
clearings for September, according to the
Financial Chronicle, were 10 per cent in
excess of September, 1910, and this gain
was not wholly due to the heavy specula
tion on the New York stock exchange. For
the past week, the clearings were in excess
both of the week before and tlie corre
sponding week of the previous year. The
exports of the country are very heavy, the
government’s August report showing a gain
of some *10,000,000 over the same month
111 1010, while for eight months ending
August 31. our total export trade expand
ed by some over *200,000,000. Iron and
steel exports are so encouraging that if
the August record should be maintained
during the r»st of tlie fiscal year the v..,.
ord of 1910. which was the best in the his
tory of the trade, would he broken The
enormous cotton crop of nearly 14.000.000
hales, which surpasses all records, and
which means so much to our leading tex
tile industry, seems to he safe from vicis
situdes of the autumn weather, and in
view of the conditions in September, it is
not beyond reasonable expectation that the
government crop report to-day will show
that corn has appreciably bettered Its con
dition over a month ago.
The money market is something extraor
dinary in its easiness, and the country’s
financial strength excites the admiration
es the world. Gold exports to Paris last
week called attention to the immense Stock
of gold in the United States, including *in
reserves in tt|e United States treasury,
which pile up month after month making
a succession of new world’s records In
1895. the treasury’s stock of gold was as
low as *94,000.1*09; now it reaches 'be i
sum of $079,178,489. and the total stock
in the country is well over a billion, caus
ing eveu an embarrassment of riches The I
flotstion of important new securities has I
practically ceased, and the plethora o r j
■ rttone- in the interior banks has on*:' the j
past few days enabled them t . move the ,
, crops w itliont the aid of the New York ;
bank- The pr< ~f ft serious Euro- 1
peon war. finally, has almost vanished: and
Italy’s Tripolitac campaign is now classed
: among the oriental diversions of a great
I power. James J 11 ill's remark that "po
, 'litleal ghost dancing" Is ail that now- pre
i vents a bugine w revival n r 't not he taken
, at its face value, but it seems that Mr
i Hill has at least abandoned the
j role which was so much to his liking a j
few months ago.
j The stock market at the week-end cen
! finned to he a mere trading affair, fluctu
; aliens running within a narrow rang-.
• and neither ride showing the pow er or the
j disposition to alter materially the prevail
ing level of prices. Apparently, specnla- I
j tion has discounted every possible ralaro
[ ity that could come to the country.
TIESDtY'S Mark FT*.
At New York.
Net
! Sales. High. Low Clos. chg's
1.700 Allis Thai Co 3k, 5 3-14
000 dopref 124, 12G 12Vi+1
j 2,5141 A mat Copper 49% 4:*K 4 r-K —% [
I 9,300 A;n Beet Sugar 564 55% 56 —% J
SOfl American rati lflfi- 10'i 10',,- 4 !
300 dopref M-V 85 85 ~Vi
Wi Am CAK Co 48 48 48 - % j
100 dopref 114 114 114 -1
1.700 Ain Cot 011 30% 30%- % ■
100 Am Lin pr 20 20 29 + >» i
200 Am Malt pr 4114 41S 4114— N
3,450 Am Smelt «3H 82K 33*4- Is
200 Am Steel Kdrv 33W SI S3'-,+ '
1,800 Am Tel A Tel [phone] KK- 4 '
600 Arner Tali pr 07L 074, 9714— N >
100 Am XVIS,let, 3184 31$
Mo Am Writ r- pr 25 23 23
190 Ann Arbor 32 32 32 -1
2,000 Atchison 104% U(f% 1048 - %
500 do pret 103 103 103 4- % j
SCe. Atl Coast Line 1278, 12fi 12c -2
600 Balt A Ohio !*S'J Utl 90 — %
100 dopref Sab, 8614 gfii—l
2(ip Batopilas 2 2 2
200 Retli Steel pr 5«4 56 584-
2.9110 lcltlyn Rap Tr 74t* 73% 71';-%
1.000 Canada Pav 227 22fl' 4 227 -*- H
l.orsl Ches & Ohio 72b, 72 7284-4- <1 |
100 Chic Gt 'West 10 IP 19 - v 1
4,500 Ch MASt P 108 107% 108 -
200 Chic & X'weat 143 142-, 142',
990 Ct’r ASt r, 63i, 4 (52 03U4-3M
SOO Chino C Cop 18', 17*4 181,4-1,
tig' Col Fuel A- I 27 27 27
150 Col * South 47% 47a-, 4714— a,
1.200 Consol Gas 138 L. 1374, 137', 4 -1
200 Corn Prod 11%. 11%, 11%- % |
100 Dei A Hudson 191 U 1*9,4 ,
JGO Dea A Kio G 22 22 22
700 Erie 304 25-4 30's- % I
100 do let pref 49 49 4!' + 4
100 do 2il pref 41 41 41
200 Fed MA-8 pr .ill 49%, 4«— 4
1.350 Gen Klee Co iso 14*74 1494-14
1.900 Goldfield Cons 5 4 7 v 5
1.200 (it North pr 12474, 124% 124 b,
: 2.000 do Or subs 4W, 49 49%- % !
700 Int Metropot 13 144 144— L ,
7"0 do pref 45',, 45 45 — 4
185 do pref ext 43% 43T* 434— 4 1
400 Int Harvester 1044 104 104 +4
200 Int Pump 26 26 26 + 4
200 Kan C & So 29 29 29 4- 74 j
100 Laclede Gas 103 103 103 +- V,
5.090 Lehigh Valiev 158%, 157', 1574
900 Louis A Nash 1467 2 I+lw ]444—14
200 Mackay pr 721, 72b, 724— h, ]
1.290 Miami Con Cop 174 17‘, 174— 4
2.80 UMo Kan A Tex 30 29 -jeM- S
100 do pref 07 07 67 —3 I
900 No I'arlltc .371, 371, 374- 4
100 Nat E ABt pr 9.3 9.3 9.3
200 Nat Lead 467, 4674 464+ % i
600 Nev Con Cop 154 Li', 154 '
500 NYCA- St T. 184 48 18-4+ 4 :
900 NVN H* H 1337, 133 1334+ %
100 N Y Out A- W 384 .364 .3.6* 4 I
6.10(> Norf A- West 106 103 I0B«-2'fi
200 North Amer 674 67 ! , 674— 4
1.100 North Par 114%, 1144 11414— 4
2.600 Vac Tel A-Tel [phone]—14
100 Pacific Mail .304 ,307, .304- u
2.300 Penn R R 1214 1214 1214+ 4
300 Tpo Gas Sc C 104’% 194* 4 104 r i~ U
2<v> Pitts Coal pr so vo
100 pSt Car 2P 20 20 4-U4
W* <ln prof 85 95 U~> —
100 Tull Pal Cap 157 157 157 -2
300 Ry Sttfl Spr 27U 27W 2T%— %
2.600 Rrt Con Cop 13' 4- U
50,100 Reaiinc 136*4 137 -i
---100 Her* Iron & S 22 5 - 1 - 22--. 22H
4<fo Bock Island 24 ‘ 23V 23 7 4— U
*OO S L <fe BF2d pr 39! t 30 39«-4-J ’T
2.000 South Pacific* 107*4. IOS’-.j ]"T - -
5.300 Southern R R 27 7 ; 271* 27%-e- '4
J(tO do prpf f>7i*» 0714 OP -,- \
•3.0<>0 Tonn Cop 35*4 33 7 tBS 1
1.100 TVs & Par 24 a 4 2414 24&.-L %
4eO Texas Co 91 90*%, 9! 4.0
200 To! 8t L& W 1S4 4 IS** Iwfc.-'V, :
500 dopref 41*i 41 ‘ 4iu— X 1
P<o lnd Typ Co pr 110 110 no 4-1 U
]o(> I n Bap Sc Pap 8 rt s _ 1* ;
100 do pref ,V? 52 r>2 _1 j
20.4 >0 t'nion Pacific 159% 159 159%— ru \
1.7«)0 do pref 91 90% 9i -n
100 I'td nry Gd pr 102 102 102 I
100 rtd Ry In pr 5544 55W ">SU
100 !'SB4 Imn Kgu" s>sC,4- xs, !
100 r sR Sc Ref S' 3 “ 3 *- 72 :
1.300 I' S Rubber 43W 43a; !
li>o do Ist pref 109 109 i<>q
69.500 r S Steel 59% 59 _ iz
400 dopref 109 too 109
1.900 T’tah Cooper 4! 40a. 44)74— 14
400 va Car Ch 4stx 47% 47%4- &
2«*o Wabash 11 T w 17% ml- K
500 do pref 22% 1;
West >fary*d 53 ?<y A 53 4 _i^
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SS6 Temple St.. Springfield. Mass'
| REAL ESTATE
Country Propctry.
SUNAPEE LAKE
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR
MAGNIFICENT ESTATE.
70 aries, high, extremely sight!', and the- !
bered with immense pines and spruces, fit)
feet storage on esamtpee Lake Lav of land i
Ideal from every standpoint. Sttmneit between i
two prominent and extensive improved estates ]
Magnificent acreage reasonably priced.
Full particulars, price, terms, etc., upon
application.
SARGENT & CO,
NEW LONDON NEW HAMPSHIRE
Fra'/fftiarttrs far Sunapre i■ ■ r«il estate.
Conference Rooms
IN THE UNION TRUST COMPANY building,
owned and occupied exclusively by this Bank,
there are a number of rooms on the second floor
which are provided for the free use of corporations,
societies and other organizations.
The central location of the UNION TRUST COM
PANY building makes these rooms a convenient place
in which to hold annual meetings, conferences, etc.
We are very glad to have these rooms used by our
customers and others whenever a place of meeting is
desired.
Union Trust Company
“Springfield’s Leading Commercial Bank.”
875 West Fn Tel 7514 ' 797, 79gt+ «,
leq WestXtfg 6ii, 6:*’ ditT-i v,
_ " do Ist pref 115 115 115 +1
Total sales J.jl.iit" shares, against 466.496
Monday 4*1.257 a week ago and P5)..335 a
tlncrease. ~Deerr.se tEx-diyidenfl. ;
Local Securities Market.
The general IGtlessness which hag olar
aeferized the local serurifies market for
the past few weeks still continues, al
though the brokers expe-t that the coming
week wilt put more life into the trad.ng.
The* find promising the fart that investors
are getting the fee! of fh* marker and seem
HKMined to boy at proswit (Scares, Few
changes in prices are Vited bnt these few
cave not generally shown a fal'ing off
from (he priees which have been bolding.
A small lot of f nited eleetric light com-
P' "' was Monday reported sold at 275.
Brnall bhicks of t‘,e Springfield street rail
way preferred sold ar The report of
roe company to the state railroad commis
s'orers, made pnhiic during the past week,
has created a public leaning toward the
stork. A deficit was shown in that report,
bur the year’s dividends were at 7 per
ren* and the gross earnings were largely
increased. A sale of Farr Alpaca was put
through at 3110. On,- share of the Vermont
and Massachusetts railroad company was
sohi at auction in Boston I'asf. week at
103. In some degree local investors are
waiting until state politics have ceased
to -eethe, but they are ever more inffu
(■n<-ed by the first throbs of the coming
presidential campaign as given ia President
Taft's addresses, which have worked into
"all street and from there out with more
or less effect on the local market.
Lot’ll] Provision Market.
MEATS.
Bacon 20Tft25 Trip# 8
Sliced bacon 25®25! “ honeycombed 10<&12
Bard 12til8 Spring famb—
Fork— Chops 50
Fresh 22£L2.%; Hindquarters 25
* s ait IMI3O Forequarters 20
Roast 2(W25 Lamb—
Chops 22jg20: Legs 20(322
Roasting pigs (each) j Hindquarters 20&22
Forequarters 10® 15
Sausages Chops 30@40
Frankforts Mutton-
Bologna 16; Forequarters 12
Bess— Legs I®22<»
Chu-k la.'&lg 4 hops 25@85
Round IQQ22 Calf 's Hyer 3oSps
Rump 2Sf'a:U Veal-
Porterhouse SSVrtRS Steak 32(335
Hamburg l-VT/28 Cutlet 32035
Roast 15<fj 25 Boast 1«85
Short Chops 25#28
Corned Foreojia+’t*'rs 19
Corned pressed Fowl 29028
25032 Chicken 25g30
Bried Pbiladelphin do 32®35
Smoked Western broil-
Fiver 12 er* 25
Snet Native broilers 35
Smoked shoulders Squabs ipnir') 90
. 123TT4; Vigeoi i pair) 50
Hatns Capons 30«82
H i ms sliced Turkeys 28035
Tongue f*pr!ne 32^35
GRAIN AND FLOUR.
IVheat— Horn—
No l white (cwt) West (<rwt> 1.60*51.65
2.o<*. Northern iba) 75
Bran «?wt) Oatmeal lib) 5
Middlings (cwf Hay baled fton) 25^2^
155@1.9Q’Strawtcwt) 1.00
Rye feed tewt* Provender 160
Mixed feed (cwt ; Cottonseed meal 1.70
1.50<51.50l Flour-
Gluten (ewt> 1.65^71.79 St Louis 505.75
R?*nb> -Vn4 H.ixnll 8.5907 00
Oats (' »u> Graham 6.0906.50
Cori!D2eal (rwt'i Entire wheat (lb) 4
1.00<431-65’
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
Beets 2 for 5: Bananas 20<@i25
New potatoes 1 ,i)0 G rapes—
•peck) 25; Concord 15
Parsley (bunch) Sigio Delaware 15
Cabbage new 3 Niagara bask) 25
Carrots (bn) 5 Red bananas 300)49
Oranges—California Fie.s 20
•dozen > Da res (lb) 15
Onions Kit) o Mixed Duts 12®20
Lemons 30; Pineapples 1.W25
Peaches (qt) KVSIS Grapefruit (each) 15
“ bushel I.ottftl.2oi lettuce 10
GROCERIES.
Butter- Pit-kies«gal) 49^50
i Tub (new ) 295;.32 Vinegar rgal) 20®30
Creamery 38! Sugar-
Cheese— Granulated (13) 1.00
New 29 Browg <l3» 1 <V)
Old 22; Cut loaf (12) 1.00
6age 28j Powdered (12) 1.0)
Factory 22 Molasses (gal) P. R. 90
Edam (each) Maple sugar 25
1.00551.25 Maple sirup (gal) 1.50
Fngs idozeu) *local» 45*
BANKING AMO FINANCIAL
WELLS & NASON
INVESTMENTS
318 Main Street
Correspondents of
STONE & WEBSTER
BOSTON.
NEW YORK. CHICAGO.
FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
CASH CAPITAL. $2,000,000.00
A. W. DAMON. President.
CHAS. E. GALACAB, Vice-Pres’t.
W. J. MACXAY, Secretary.
P. J. BEATES. Ass’t Sec'y.
PRIOLEAU ELLIS Ass’t Sec’y.
E H. HILDRETH. Ass’t Sec’y.
F. H WILLIAMS. Treasurer.
Springfield Agents:
Oppenheimer & field, 14 Fort St.
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