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ft* Wtmm Atlanta sa4 Vlrtmtr Tnlr *n«l rmitlim**. s.iitu loulckt lit Frt- VOL. V. NO. 223. Atlanta Georgian (and news) ' — 1 1 ■ ..-a ,, , tfW (MM* i IJvr.’fMHil. itrc^r AtlnntN. 1 s. n \terk. Mug; X. Orl'n** f«: I* Sit \ it Diiub. n>U»t Atl.MMlti. Mtnulj ATLANTA, OA., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 3907. PRICE: 11 flum M. * H. . Richey in Charge qf New District. ATLANTA BECOMES RAILWAY CENTER Will Bring Hundreds of Employees to Offices Here. With the official announcement from Washington that the Southerp railway I, t» be dttrlded into two |nat dlvla Ions, one of them Atlanta, under Man rntrr M. E. Richey, Atlanta becomee a greater railway cente*. It la practically aaaured that a large number of men will come here from the Wa.hington office*. Practically the only man .here Informed on the par. titulars of title big movement le J. 8. B. Thompson. and he le In Birming ham Thursdgy on business. At the offices of the Southern In the Equitable building Thursday It waa •tateil that nothing more wa* known than contained In the official dls- paii-hi's from Washington. It waa In- tlmateil that he placing of a great dl- virion headquarters here meant that several hundred new men would be needed here In the additional work.' How niton these change* and addi tional clerical force* will be brought here ‘a not known, ft la probably the purpose of the Southern to wait until the new office building Is completed. However, an Uie division change la, to become effective at once. It may be come nereasary to bring the clerical force within a short, time, renting tem porary offices. . It la matured that the change means several hundred more population for Atlanta, with hqsdrada at thousands of THAW HEARING OFf IHEOMFESSES UNTIL SATURDAY 1 Hearing Held on Request For Lunacy Com mission—Craig Wadsworth Gomes From London—Slayer of White Fears For Self. .“/ FEAR NO INQUIRY INTO MYSAN1JY"+7HAW New York, March Ji._»i am perfectly sane. I am Rot afraid of any lunacy commla.lon the court may appoint. I know they can decide but That la that 1 am sane. Everybody who knows me knows that one thing. I am can This and whom , „ "butchered" by execution In the electric chair. ta and that will be the finding of a lunacy commission." .uicin.ru wa. made by Harry Thaw, .layer of Stanfoi »m District Attorney Jeroin* aaye le Insane and shoul New York, March >1.—The hearing before Justice Fltxgerald this after noon on the request of District Attor ney Jerome for an Inquiry Into the san ity of Harry Thaw was adjourned, aft er a brief session, until Saturday, to ra Attorney Delraaa. chief counsel ’ Thaw,.time 10 look over the afflda- Its presented by J drome. The seats mads 1 vacant by the jurors were occupied today by the alienist*. The prisoner waa not In court. Jeroma Lid both aides had facta to submit. Delmaa said tha affidavits submitted by tha dlatrlct attorney were not given to him until 13:30 o'clock this after noon. and he hadn’t had time to study them. Jerome's statsmsnt of facts on which he based his affidavit for a commission Included affidavits by Irvin 8. Cobb, a newspaper reporter, and Drs, flint, Maboon. MacDonald, Pritchard, Kerri*. Hlrsch and Dleffendorf. Cobb's affida vit deals with a statement Thaw gave out relative to his wife's testimony. Thsw In a Rags. In fear and rage over the prospect of being cent to • mad-house, Harry Thaw spent a tumultuous morning In the Tombs prison today'and was only partially paclffed by tha Influence of hie slatet*, the countess of .Yarmouth. A night of sleeplessness and fretting had mad# Thaw a* unstrung and petu- lent aa a nervous.child. A halt hour's conversation with ihq countess calmed him. Before she left. Thaw waa In a more placid mood and ready to go Into court to hear Justice Kltsgeralia rul ing. . Craig Wadsworth Arrives, Jerome'* “missing witness," Craig Wadsworth, second secretary of the United States embassy ta London, ar rived here today aboard the steamship Oceanic. The dlatrlct attorney had counted upon, his getting here before this to testify aa to certain episodes In London In which h*. Mr. and Mr*. Har ry Thaw and Mrs. ThaWa mother were concerned. Clifford W. Hart ridge announced to day that he waa authorised by Thaw's Continuad on, Page Three, JENNINGS WILL KEEP HIS PLACE AS:CHIEF It kas been otncistly niiuaHiBj 4Sk'._ s ' I I Unity Ujntett, win I* dltMitl luin ith ilNtrlpU. thr northern fli»l <*Mtrrue ■nil til.. MMitbvm «»1 iTMtrru. *n»r Utter diatrirt. liti-MUf ewrjrtfclM awl H.'.f «f rjrnriotft*. flltt 1* ourter the tUrrr- Uou of M. E. ttlrber. mnnnger. with bead* Rn.irtrra ni Atlanta. Thp uortlHTii nm\ temtrni ilMalon, Includ- *»'* > v,-rything unrtb of Ouirlottr. will b* umltr lb* illtvrtlon of J. N. Roalo. now i, with U»*ad«iuar- »to haw Jurtaillt- ot.T «uUm rtf ml In. M H, Ulchf.r, wini .will have hi* brail- «iunn..m nt A.laiita itN iiuimiiter of tlir •"'iHi'TH hihI wittrern dlatrlrta. Is iiow au- {**-r4iifo-iMlf'iit of tho uil.l.lt.' lUatrh't of tin* n "V'^rn* lutubiwartera nt Knoxrllle. it*- U oii» of iIh* innat |Nipiilnr olTh-lala of <>• Noiiihorn mol bla coming t» this city »ni Ih. wHromnl. • I r lluti-talin*. now •u|M*rlntcnilciit at »o'ii.fhU, mol well known among the older I intfli of tbla rltjr. will l»e trana- Ur...| to rharlotte, aueeeedlug I*. It. Loy- ■ who coo« to Knoxville In the place of "’••I "* aoou aa the new frelibt depot Mitchell mol Madlann arenne la emu* The plana for tbla liulldliiff have O^rtCAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WASHINGTON "n.klngtoB, March SI.—For purpoee* of iiiir. ndmlAUtratlon. and that "u Mu Him i,»n which la conaldered to Iim l"»rinnr in railroad rorporatlona. the Honth * r " f allwax anmiuncea v todaj the ronaollda- , "» "f Ha northern and eastern districts u n, h! one head, with taeadqnartera In Wash and a similar consolidation of tha tnl, i'i , e and western districts, with bead Waiter* nt Atlanta. .... N formerly manager of trana here, la made “manager of the Caucus Will Be Held on Thursday *. JsiighL- NO OTHER NAME IS CONSIDERED ki'lui.l. Slut MBiera districts." sad M M. Intrndrnt tunr of n ‘ 1 —Ith 'lllr. Tran., Is "bl'llr and wrstrrn division, i" "lors In Atlnntn. >• i„ . h f «- II. Arkert. vice prr.l '*i i «M pml manager of the road, and "rifi-Mv,. from dntr of Itn loannnce. «■ liir Mm , Older, the office of mean ? ir*nnportnllnn, held nnlll now by , ' s " n b\ In done nwny wllh. lt being tan that Its datlen will he mcr*»d S' h Mr Hcalc'n new office no manager ot u * n 'riiicrn and otntom dlntrlrtn. Nngro is Hold. " *:t tlrler, the negro caught Wed J’May morning In the act of robbing • freight car In the yards of the Cen- m* 1 rnllroad, waa -bound over to the *'«:<• . ..urte Thursday morning by Re- S'^T llroyiea Ortar waa arreetad by '".I” i'all officers Roberta and An- ?* r " n. after being followed for six B’’" k — hy James M. Smith, who wlt- w--"i ih e robbery from hie home In "I'itHiall street. 5°ooooooooooooooeoooooooog « WEDNESDAY’S HOT RECORD O 2 IS KEPT UP THURSDAY. O S Mcdnenday'e record, smashing D 2 March records I* kept Thura- t> . “*> with tha temperature hover- o 2 ln « around the II notch. . 2 5 Itcltnble party aaye that the o 0 (; r *"nt caloric waa nhlpped from O 1 "•"hlnglon via the Southern last O 0 Jul > It arrived Wednesday, and o 2" 1 * turned loose. Forecast: O o T f «'r and continued warm o Thurnday night and Friday." o - .Thuinday'a temperatures: X ■ m 14 degree*. O r ' " rn M dagreea. O 1 ,? » m SS ‘ 0 ? " m * 34 o n, «n 10 digress. 0 1 P m. 13 degree*. O 5 • l' m 14 degrees. O ««iOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO In Spite of Opposition Old Chief Will Be Re elected. Henry Jennings will be re-elected chief of the Atlanta police department. Hie name will be the only one pro posed at the approaching general election to be held by the board of po lice commissioners. Moreover, Chief Jennings, after hie re-election, will virtually select the en tire police force, from the captains on down the line. The authority upon which these statementn are made cannot be given, but lla reliability will be amply sus tained by. the results of th* election and the caucus to be held Thursday Tut of the muddle In which the fU 1 lure of the police department has ap parently been for some weeks, there has come definite shape, and tha figure of Chief Jennings stands out as hi* own successor at the head of th* depart' ment. . „ . .. The conference, or caucus of the police board will be held Thursday night. Thl* Is given authorttlvely by a member of the board. The list of captains. It Is undsretood, will remain Intact, captains Mayo, Joyntr and Jett seem all to have given entire satisfaction. Thar* will b* at Isaat two changes In the line-up of •ergeent* * “ Ill be glvi Possibly given the “ex" three sergeant* will ^*AiTf’or patrolmen, not more than six changes are planned In th* entire out fit. Jennings to Nem* Peres. It Is also learnsd aa an aaaured tact that the member* of the commission have determined to permit Chief Jen nings to choose the officer* snd men who are to serve under him. Thl* will be done In order that th* force may be raised to th* highest standard poa- stale and that th* head of the depart- ment may have about him a body of men that I* In thorough sympathy with Mm and will work In harmony with h *The*chlef will paa* on th# name of every member of ta* department and report to th* commlnsloners hln opinion. If the chief recommends the omcer or man aa competent, dutiful and satis- factory, ha will be elected. Should tho chief report advereely on W officer or man. that Individual will £ P™"** 1 * dropped for the good of the •jmce. According to the Information, the propoattton will take IkU (tonm The iir^htat istrsrstt; called In to eeiect hla force. He will flret paae Judgment on tha three cap* utna and will then report on each of the field endetetlon iim officer* have all been cnoeen, ine chief win «»*• «P * < il 1 P *il£b men end report separately on eacn nsmr. EIndians. Thl* 1* an entirely new departure tar the nnllre commlaeloA and. It la «• ■laved, will give the city of splendid police department Th* ««• mtaeloner* are heartily W 1 favor pf the plan and betiev* taey ha*e “ ■— AIDING THEFT or wooo Valuable Securities Are Stolen From Mail Bags. GANG OF ROBBERS MAY BE CAUGHT Mail Pouch Spotted at New York Postoffice Just Before Ship Sails. Parle, March SL—A confession today by a man named Bullosa, held hen* on eneptrloa of knowing something of th* theft of a mail ting containing 3400.000 from th* French liner La Provence, probably will malt la the arrest of n number of other member* of » gang of International robber*. At th* time of his arrest Bnttaas had to bln poaseeatpti 4C.OOO worth or American te- curillen.lt developed today that many of tXTo'f ti? *” “° t 1* " **• TOLD ROOSEVELT HARRIMANI OUGHT TO BE IN THE PEN Senator Cullom Says President Made No Comment Concerning His Remark Regard ing That Famous Alton Deal. Washington. March II.-e“I told Pres ident Roosevelt that If I had my way I’d try to put Mr. Hanrlman In tha penitentiary for th* Alton deal," said Senator Shelby M, Cullom, of Illinois, today aa h* merged from tha executive once at tha White House. "Did the president agree with you. senator?" tha venerabl* statesman was asked. "I do not think he made any com’ meat over that remark of mine" hi replied. "There Is no doubt about th* rascality of th* deal," h* continued. "The people who are swindled are of couree nqt the cttttmn at large, but the forte who have bought tho#* bonds If there Is nothing behind th* paper. It cannot of course be worth much and to aall It la nothing more or lass than a swindle." HARRIMAN SAYS FEDERAL CONTROL IS IN EFFECT Bottom wa* "swetted" until be confessed. . CHIEF HENRY JENNINOfi. Who will be unanimously re-elect ed at meeting sf beard. .SSWUK eegtiy, «h«b Mecilvea - trace aet to work on the dash end Inquiry about til* content* waa erode In this country. ‘ Inspector Vickery said no action would be taken by him because th* Cntted- State* waa not responsible for mall after It left thl* country. To find the poucli l« the duty of the French authorities or of the steamboat com pany, he as Id. fOi SHOT DEADIH otaoDoooooooooooaooooowooo a WILL BE NO ELECTION. a (AYS ALDERMAh o o O "There will be no election tor O O chief of police." O o This emphatic statement waa O 0 made by Alderman Key Thursday O 8 afternoon. O "Any set of men on th* face of O O the earth can hold a conference O 0 If they want te, but the police O O board I* not going to elect any O O new rot of men for the police de- o O partment. O o "Th* choice of Chief Jennings O O by (he board will not serve to O 0 keep steps being taken to prevent 0 o the election. There absolutely O o will be no election." 00000000000000000000000000 found a remedy to correct any pom evil* In the general police election. The commissioners are desirous of obtaining at this time the best possible police force, as the coming election will mark the end of the biennial turmoils. Regardless of whether civil service Is at present In effect In the department, the new syitem will become operative on April 3, under the provisions of th* state law, and the officers and man will ■err* for life unless discharged for some good cause. There will be more general election*. Jtnnlng*' Election Assured. Although several name* hav* bean mentioned In connection with th* office of chief. It I* generally conceded now that non* hut the name of Captain Jennings will be considered by the commissioners. A fight has been made In some quarter* to beat Chief Jen nings. but It has apparently exhausted Itself. Hie friends have rallied to hla rescue, and with hi* record aa chief and aa a member of th* department be has won. ' While some ot the commissioners. It la understood, hav, possibly favored other candidates for certain still these member* hare Indicated that omM ee* no good reason to oust Dakota Governor Up Against It Washington. March 3i,T-Cjt»?li*; •loner Bali<M*r. of the general land office, ha* given Governor Crawford. ofSoufi Dakota ality day* to dis prove charges reerorily made public by Representative Mtan. of Illinois, that Crawford** lend claim* had been pro cured through f reiiit. if a rottetactery ,„«,rr Is not made, the petenl* livid last by th* governor wlU be cancelled. Washington. March 31.—"Than U no doubt that a package of mall contain ing valuables has bean lost between Parle and New York. Inquiry about th* character of th* mall and the time It left New York had been made In this country and the letters and pack- agaa can not be found," In these words Chief Postal Inspec tor Vickery today confirmed th* re ported theft In Pari* of a mall pouch containing 3400,400 or more. This (touch, together with several others, wan placed aboard the French line steamer La Provence, which left New Y,rk- on, the last day of February-and reached Havre March (, He Dees Not Agree With Rockefeller’s Views. . New York. March 11.—Her* Is X. H. Harrlman'a reply to Rockefeller: "The roads ere not over-caplltallsed for the country end Its possibilities. In counting your rapttalliatton, think ot th* money that has gone Into tho abandoned lines, bridge* and termi nals. They, Inust be conaldared a part of tho construction cost and when you take that In you will find that you have not over-capitallsed. f "There Is Federal control now. There are laws enough on the statute books now—more than enough. All that Oil King Says Over Capitalization Is All Wrong. ' New York. March 31.—Here 1a John D. Rockefeller’s views regarding the railroads: “Railroads an vastly over-capitat ed. That la not a healthy altuatlon. I think that properties ahould be capi talised at only their legitimate value, and If that were done there would be a feeling of security. “Federal control would be e better thing for the roads. They would then aadaCMMi the laws they must observe and would be able to plan ahead Intel, ltgently without one state mending one thing and another state being equally Insistent on something entirety different. ‘There Is an undercurrent that does nt»t look good. I have not quit* made up my mind If the Increased produc tion of gold Is. responsible or aet. Per- tally I. do Uke the outlook. 'I do not think aor j the money they about IAIY KILTED IITHREEDAff Troops of Nicaragua Are Reported Victorious. and wisely administered, need any more Federal control. "W* have been brought up stagger ing, but we are going to go ahead. It may tak* time, but I am a greet be- llexer. la this country, in It* resource* and ft* people and this check will qet i that the cast dl th* iemand wll| t *tajoffMi^lha^wUI ods .which vrouM *ve ■ drawing In. ' .u. "Yoti can not compare American and English road* and methods. Thor* Is not a single Item upon wh|ch the twain can meet. You can no more ineasur* PRESIDENT ZELAYA j LEADS SOLDIER* Casualties Estimated at Be* tween 700 and 800—At- ' ■ tackers Withdraw. u j Managua, Nicaragua, March 21. j According to re porta received . hera, tha Honduran army wa* the ; aggressor in a bloody battle witk . the Nicaraguan forces in which between 700 and 800 casualties rai. \ suited. The battle is said to have open- > cd with a skirmish just bafora dawn on March 17, ami in reported , to have lasted three days. President Zelaya penio" commanded the Nicaraguan ti ; 1 which arc said to have been v.u- j torious, having held their posi tion at Lamaaiquo, where were strongly entrenched. Owing to the strength of th* Nicaraguan defense, repeated M- aaults by the Hoadura* troeM were easily remdaad and tha «6 W*»»f PBfly Asrttar withdrew, ratio with our „ _ "Swathtag after .4s .which would a. . t unities for the but liter* and pi Miters would be more to our Am * (Signed) “JOHN D. ROCI ot the American people and country than you can compare the equipment of American road* with the capacities of the English. (Signed) "E. H. HARRIMAN." CHAMBER of commerce MAKES STRONG REFUTATION OF A NEWSPAPER SLANDER Chief of Police Re ceives Message Thursday. A telephone message received Chief Jennings Thursday aften stated that Will Haney, of William* street, Atlanta had been that and killed In Carterovllle Thursday.. I further particular* were given, PLANS ALL HEADY FOR NEW BUOUj WORK WILL REGIN Complete plan* for the new 'Bijou theater to b* erected at th* toner at Carnegie Way and Con* street hav* been submitted to th* city building In- bpetor. From what can bo gathered from thee* drawing*, tha Bijou, will bo a much more sightly structure than the on* that I* now doing service on Mari etta street, Ae toon a* the building Inspector approve* the plana th* actual ' of construction will begin. I|t I, -planned for th* theater to be ready at the beginning of hen Ha- aon, the work will be pushed forwent rapidly to completion. The new thea- t0|The balcony and thd gallery each a* * The’eettlng capacity will be greater than that ot tho present playhouse. For entrance* there wilt be »evrn dou ble door*, and the fit* escape win teed through an arch at th* Bunt. There will be eta boxes. *11 of fanciful archi tecture. and the pit will coeetet ot thro* roettaue, twenty row* to the section. Th* plena *r»r* submitted by the Fuller-clafrt(lP*rtMVi WROMM tact* end bultfgrs, ot New Ymk. Rumor That Banquet Would Be R. ¥ ove- Feast Fabrication. DIRECTORS ISSUE PUBLIC 'STATEMENT Tell Why Finley Was Invit ed Guest—Journal’s Edi torial Strongly De nounced. To the Public: The following statement Is made by direction of th# board of director* of th* Atlanta Chamber of Commerce: Th* Atlanta Journal sew fit to pub- llah on March II. an editorial under the headline*. “Have th* Railroads Captured the Clumber of Comemrc* 7" In which currency was given to an al leged rumor that the annual dinner of this organisation waa to be converted Into a railroad love feast. The feet that w# had Invited Mr. W. W. Finley, president of the Southern railway, to make an address, end had Invited several prominent railroad men to be present, wee used as a peg upon which to hang a scandalous Insinuation that our officer* and directors were subservient . to railroad tnfluenr* and were planning or being worked for an Indorsement of railroad policy. Th# fottewteg extract* show the spirit of th* article: -The truth la the whole 'annuel din ner* affair smacks all toe strongly of politic*. "We fancy we cen discern th* Wi Italian''band' of some of our old railroad friend* of the last campaign. •Railroad lawyers' "hired politicians' (or axample. It looks very much Ilk* this event I* being 'pulled off - ao aa to place th* Chamber of Commerce of the, capital city of the sut* on record as condemning Hie fight .that haajwo made In the Interest of fair freight rotes “W* do not undertake to say who l* trying to tie the Atlanta chamber of Commerce. Ilk* a U» can. to the tall of Continued *n Fag* Three. 000000000000O00O0000000O00 O SPRING HAS ARRIVED O THURSDAY MARKS EQUINOX. O 0 Thursday, March It. marks tha 0 O debut of the Vernal Equinox and o o spring, new millinery creations 0 o drosses poets snd bills. O O From an astronomical viewpoint O th* Vernal Equinox .means tha O pasting of the sun trim south to O o north, and In the northern heml- 0 O sphere th* days ar* lengthening. O o For the past few days tha nights o o and days have been of equal 0 O length all over th* world. O S After Thursday, however, and o until (he Autumn Equinox, the O S aun will be north of lb* celestial O equator and th* thermometer will o o not be needed aa a reminder. . O OOO0OOO0O0O0000O0OO00OOOO0 . jo foqght Bide#. Th* •tneggte i beginning oe Marsh 17. iaa army or ian(H itmXlklUO. WU ly confronted by the combtnt^taNSS of the Honduran* and tha Salvadonsro the latter having taken th* field as tag ally of Honduras. Attack Mad* at Dawn. It was the flower of th* SalvadorMI rmy. together with ths beet traps* Pneldent Bonilla ot Honduras cotsM muster. Th* allied forcas *udd*nbr I throw theraaelves upon th* city shortly before dawn on March IT. Than fol lowed Incessant fighting for 73 hours President Zelaya in parson commaad- 1 the Nicaraguan troops Th* first onslaught of the combined forces waa repulsed, but th* Salvadorans and Honduran* renewed the attack. Th* firing grew heavier and again the al lied troops were repulsed. This hap pened again end again, the Nicaragu ans being always successful In keeping the enemy at bay. Bodies ef Dead Burned. After three days of unsucceseful at tacks th* Silled armies withdrew. At first It was belltved'that once more the assault would be ordered, but soon It was seen that the combined forces had retired for good. When the Nicaraguans left their de fences they found M0 dead and 40o wounded Hondurans ahd Balvadorana on tha field. The Nicaraguan* loat 30* killed and about th* sam* number of wounded. All th* bodies of the dead were burndd. Many Hondurans were taken prison ers Including Oenerat Mao Tins who was wounded, together with other of- G rowth and Progress of the New Soot h Tbfl Georgian rtcordn barn nnch da? nm ' SffjPmf uJ Bootbu CrVaC9 *° Uka " av * r * ■Y JOSEPH B. LIVELY. From all Indications Shreveport. Louisiana, has before her during 1307. a year of remarkable growth. The winter has been mild with prac tically no Interruption to building activities and many buildings ar* un der construction with good labor In demand. Among the many buildings now going up w* might mention the Con tinental Bank and Trust Company, which has Just let contract tor tha erection of a six story, modem fire-proof building. Work has commenc ed on thla and will b* completed In six months The cost of this build ing alone will be lit,*00. Th* American Nallom building within the next ah... _ cost of about 140,000. Th* Cantonary college Is now being built at s cqet of tM.000. Th* present court house will ha** an addition built to It nt a cost of 110,000. A new Baptist church la now being built at a cost of IM.000. In addition to thla many business house* and residences are un der cohetrucllon and the actual cash outlay for all these buildings ex ceeds over a quarter million dollars All railroads entering Shreveport are making extensive Improvements' on their roadbed to afford better and quicker travel. The Cotton Belt railway bridge over Red river waa ready for us* on March let. The Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company will hav* their passenger service open Into New Orleans by April 1. Shreveport will toon build a new bridge for regular travel scram Rad rtvar. ^5 From ■ , Th* deposits In our four banka ar* over It,t00.l deposit of (3*0 on our 30,000 population. ... . jj Th* city te gradually extending lie territory and many sub-division* are opened up to tak* car* of th* rapidly Increasing population. Our main factor which ls of especial benefit to Shreveport la Batura! gas For domestic us* nearly every family la using It and th* gas com pany la taxed to Its rapacity In trying to lay mains fait enough to tak* can ot the demand. •• M •.•’J All manufacturing Industries ar* using natural gas for fuel and raM- lly appreciate It as of gnat vata* at a nominal cost At an enthusiastic- meeting of th* Progressive Businas* Oulfport. Mies. on March I. officers for Che ensuing year w«ra Th* total commercial business of Oulft*>rt for 1*04 was tn.aoo.00*. wholesale grocery business was 34.000,000 In round numbers: |h(* In Mg Included la thq export and Import value ui iio.eee.ooo abowu ^ *irsu eo.00*. fin