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%- •• l I IK MIST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. GA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1913. 11 D Latest Reports From the World’s ■Great Markets—-Cotton, Grain, Stocks COLLECTING TAX FQ Expense Amounts to $2,100 for $65 in Taxes, Chicago Financier Says, and Easterners Think the Estimate Is Well Within the Facts. NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—Collecting the income tax at the source is prov ing expensive to banks and trust companies. Attorneys for at least one trust company will appeal to the Treasury Department for relief. Failing there they will take the matter before Con gress at its next session. Alvin W. Krech, president of the Equitable Trust Company, said he be lieved the statement made by S. W. Strauss, of Chicago, that it had cost his bank $2,100 to collect less than $65 in tax was not excessive, and that he believed the financial institutions of the country would spend $110,000,000 to collect $1,000,000 for the Govern ment. A representative of one of the lar gest title insurance and trust compa nies said: “The Government has no right to make the banks its collection agen cies. believe it is unconstitutional and that the measure will be atacked on constitutional grounds unless the banks are relieved.’’ The National City Bank, which han dles the funds of the H. H.' Rogers estate, will probably make larger col lections than any other bank in the country. A representative of the bank said: “It will be impossible to arrive at any idea of the cost now. There is no doubt it is going to cost a great deal, but I think it will not be anything like $110,000,000 to collect $1,000,000. We have put on fifteen extra clerks, and for several days I had five extra stenographers at work. “Our greatest trouble has been caused by the changes in forms. We received the first form and had sent that out, when it was superseded by another. That necessitated recalling the first and sending out the second. The second was hardly out when we received a third replacing it. The Treasury Department itself seems in doubt on many points in the law.” Things Which Show Why Georgia Farmers Prosper ATHENS, GA., Nov. 29.—Some of the interesting information coming into the State College of Agriculture from farm demonstration agents as to what the Georgia farmers are doing is given herewith: Polk County has recently received two carloads of Percheron mares and is also getting into the colt raising business. H. C. Garrett, near Carrollton, raised 219 bushels of corn on two acres this year. A cold storage plant, which is near ing completion, at Valdosta, has been constructed especially for the pork raising industry of the county. The first known instance of a ship ment of corn out of Camden County was that recently made by Davis & Brandon, of Woodbine, who sold 300 bushels for $1.05 per bushel. Camden County, of course, has reached a self- supporting basis when it comes to corn. Georgia farmers have been select ing their seed corn in ‘the field this year as never before, and experts say that it will mean, if well done, from 15 to 25 per cent increase in yields next year. Pike Corn Does Well. Tom Childress, in Pike County, has an interesting experiment in corn. A variety known as “Silver Mine Seed,” secured from Iowa, produced the first year it was planted only 20 bushels to the acre. The second year it produced 45 bushels to the acre, and this year 109 bushels, showing the significance of the variety becoming acclimated. The average cost of producing a bushel of corn, as shown by carefully kept accounts of 21 corn club boys of Appling County, was 37 cents. One of the canning club girls of Appling County showed 92 varieties of vege tables canned. J. H. Sizemore, Nashville, Ga., Route 4. secured 140 bushels of corn from two acres, at a cost of 20 cents per bushel. J. L. Ingram, of Sparks. Ga., got 75 bushels from an acre, at a cost of 30 cents per bushel. According to J. H. West, farm dem onstration agent of Clay County, that county will not have to buy a pounl of hay this year. Enough home- raised to feed all the stock. One demonstrator near Dublin raised 2,000 bushels of oats, every bushel of which was sold for seed oats at a good price. Most of the exhibits seen at the county, State and district fairs this year have been largely those coming from the farms of demonstrators and from boys’ and girls’ clubs. Grow Winter Cover Crops. / Decatur farmers have been going in for winter cover crops this year more than ever, sowing crimson clover, oats, rye and alfalfa. A trucking organization has been formed at Dublin with a marketing bureau. The railroads are offering to find a market for all the products. William R. Smith, of. Tift County, says there wore ten 9tacks of hay in his county this year where there was one last year. Among the farm demonstrators of Washington County, the best yield of oats for the year was 91.12 bushels per acre, the best corn 126 bushel.* per acre and the best wheat 21 1-2 bushels per acre, The average profit of the Coweta County Corn Club boys was $38.50 per acre. The average yield per acre of corn for the 45 corn club boys of Gilmer County this year was 58 bushels, as against an average of 56 bushels last year, made by only 16 boys. Decatur County has been preparing to meet the boll weevil by raising hogs, but cholera has been very prev alent this year, discouraging th° farmers. Hog cholera preventive se rum has not been used as freely as necessary to subdue the disease. B. & 0. Head Explains Decreased Dividend VEW YORK, Nov. 29.—Although gros rnings of the Baltimore arui Ohio re the greatest in its history during 3 year ending June 30, only 7 1-5 per nt was earned on the common stock, ainst 7% per cent in the previous elve months. Jross increased $8,961,808, but oper- ng expenses expanded $9,070,100, leav- ' net down $108,291. President Daniel Willard states that onomies brougt about by the in- ■ase of the average trainload from [.70 tons in 1909 to 650.81 tons in [3 are not more dearly reflected, ow- i to the constant increase in ex use He says that "compared with )9 Increased rates of pay anrl changes working conditions have added a arge of $4,758,000 a year; the cost of el ties and otner materials has in cased- taxes have required an addi Inal amount of $841,806, and other meases have been brought about by uslatlon. Federal and State, and by e requirements for a higher standard service in all directions than ever Another Income Tax Protest Is Voiced ST BOUTS, Nov. 20.—The Treasury regulation requiring bankers and bro kers to submit to banks or trust com panies oaving bond coupons the names of clients, together with declarations as to income tax exemptions, was protest or 1 against to-day in a telegram by local brokers to Washington. The bro kers demand the right to deal directly with the District Collector. Robert McWilliams, acting collector. r< plied: “Regulations now in force will n it permit payment of coupon Interest i i manner suggested. A plan to accom plish purpose desired is now under con templation.’’ Sugar Plant to Close; Tariff Law Is Blamed JANESVILLE, WIS., Nov. 26 —Orders .,, v . been received by the management • „ close down the Dock County Sugar Vcn-.anVs factory In this city as Mon ' ,be present run of sugar Is through. The factory employs tv>o hundred men. Captain James Davidson is tire owner. It is said the recent Democratic tariff measure is responsible for the closing. Type Founders' Co. Increases Profits NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—The Amer* ican Type Founders*’ Company for he year reports, after preferred divi dends. net profits equal to 5.27 per cent on the common stock, compared with 4.84 per cent profits the previous year. President Robert W. Nelson said in his remarks to stockholders: “Your directors look for a more set tled condition in general business with the adjustment and acceptance of commercial and financial legisla tion, and the coming year should be as favorable to American industries as the past year.” The balance sheet show’s total as sets and liabilities of $10,361,222 and a total surplus of $814,644. notes pay able. $1,167,925; accounts payable, $141,975: notes receivable, $542,642. accounts receivable. $789,384; cash. $408,289; cash with trustees for bond purchase, $14,300. Advocates Clearing House for Canal Zone Steel Trust Likely To Acquire Plant at LaFollette, Tenn. Capacity of Present Plant To Be Doubled If Deal Goes Through, Is Report. KNOXVILLE, TENN., Nov. 29.—It is persistently rumored here that the United States Steel Corporation w’ill take over the great coal properties, iron ore mines, blast furnace and coke ovens of the LaFollette Coal, Iron and Railway Company at LaFol lette, Anderson County. Tenn., a few m les north of Knoxville. Colonel H. M. LaFollette, who is at th-j head of the present company, has b(v»n in the East the greater part of the last three months, and it is ex pected that official announcement of the new organization will soon be made. It is expected that if the deal goes through the United States Steel Corporation will more than double the capacity of all the various de partments and that a large steel mill will be added. This company now employs 400 men in its mines alone, with a large number in other depart ments, so that the new plans would mean a large increase in the popula tion and activity of the industrial town of LaFollette. Billion and One-Half Is Pending in Loans CHICAGO, Nov. 29.—The inroads made by war expenses on the liquid cap ital of Europe are becoming apparent In the huge total of foreign Govern ment loans now being arranged or con templated. r Fhe aggregate pending loans reach the stupendous sum of $1,450,000,- 000, of which something more, than $600.- 000,000 is being asked to pay the Balkan war debt and to finance France’s mili tary expansion. A like amount, is to go into railroad construction, largely in Russia and .la pan. A salient fact is that virtually none of these loans will be used to re pay existing obligations, and if the countries get the money they are mAv seeking there will be an increase of more than 3 per cent in the exsting na tional debts of the world. This in crease would be nearly twice the aver age Annual advance In national in debtedness In the past ten years. The total of these obligations has risen from around $35,000,000,000 in 1902 to approximately $42,000,000,000 at tha present time. Pioneer Investors in Gas Lost Huge Sums Oldest Public Utility Fought Hard Battle at First, Now Pays Well. SPITS Ft TO FILL SS FIST By WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.— The estab lishment of a great clearing house bank for the Panama Canal Zone, through which smaller banks of the Latin- American republics may transact busi ness, was advocated to-day by Dr. Clarence J. Owens, managing director of the Southern Commercial Congress. “Much of the banking of Latin Americans is now transacted through London agents." said Mr. < >wens. "The opening of the canal, however, will focus trade interests upon the canal zone, making it a singularly strategic position for a great clearing house.” Cotton Mill Workers Demand More Money FALL RIVER, Nov. 29.—The Textile Council for some 30,000 cotton mill op eratives to-day sent a letter to the Manufacturers' Association demanding a general wage Increase of’tSVz per cent. Nearly 100 mills and 75 corporations are affiliated with the Manufacturers' As sociation. Operatives belonging to the I. W. W. have demanded a 20 per cent increase Freight Rate Tariff Books Are Still Free CHICAGO, Nov. 29.—As a result of a conference between a committee of the National Industrial Traffic League and the Southwestern Tariff Bureau, the railroads in the Southwestern group have agreed to recede from the positioln to make a charge for tariffs furnished shippers. This probably will be followed by no tices from all roade? in every part of the country that the stand to charge cash for the distribution of infromatlon sheets regarding rates will he aban doned. The railroads a few months ago announced that in their campaign for greater economies one of the big wastes has been in the distribution ol tariffs. They did not object so much to legitimate distribution of the books, but It was charged and still Is charged that the tariffs, costing in the aggre gate $1,000,000 to issue, are wasted by the shippers, that little care is given them, and that more copies than ac tually needed are asked for every time a change is made. English Economist Likes Currency Bill NEW YORK. Nov. 29.—Sir George Paish, the English economist, yester day cabled from Washington to his paper. The London Statist: “It is believed here that the situa tion in Mexico will shortly right Itself, either by the resignation of President Huerta or by concerted action by the Mexican people, or by the successes of the Constitutionalists, and that no ‘ac tive intervention by the United States will become necessary. "The two sections of the Currency Committee are expected to present sep arate reports to the Senate on Satur day, and inasmuch as there are no se rious differences of principle between the two reports the currency bill is ex pected to pass through the Senate with out much delay." Morgan Saved the N.H.R.R, Say Counsel BOSTON, Nov. 29. -The statement was made recently by E. D. Robbins, counsel for the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad, that prompt ac tion by the late J. P. Morgan In secur ing from France one of the few loans made in that country tided the road over the 1907 panic. He added that had that loan been de layed for a week the consequences would have been disastrous to the cor poration. Its stockholders and the com monwealth. This history cam® out in the hearing before Judge Sheldon, of the Supreme Court, on the appeal of former Govern or Morgan G. Bulkeley from the Pub lic Service Commission’s decree author izing the New Haven to issue $67,552,- 000 of convertible bonds. Lewis Now Predicts U.S.Parcels Monopoly WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—The inroads of the parcel post into the business of privately owned express companies was shown to-day in figures jwepared by Rep resentative Lewis, of Maryland, co-au thor of the parcel post law. Mr. Lewis says that in 1911-1912 the profits of the live leading express com panies were $5,771,940. In 1912 1913, the profits were $3,289,602 and in June, 1913, the loss was S419.918. He Intimated that it was only a mat ter of time when the Government would have a monopoly of the retail parcels carrying business. 33,839 Average $91 In N. Y. Postal Banks NEW YORK, Nov. 29—Postmaster Morgan made public yesterday that in the postal savings banks in the New York postal district, Manhattan and Tee Bronx, on October 31 last, there were 33.839 depositors, with $3,092,099, an av erage of $91 per person, on deposit. The nationalities by which tire postal savings system is used most in New York are Americans, Italians.'Russians. Austrians, English, German, Scotch and Greeks. CHICAGO, Nov. 29.—Gas oldest of public utilities inventions— older than the steam railway, than the telegraph and the telephone, than electric illuminant. Invented in a less receptive age than its successor sciences, it had a hard struggle for general recognition. Like all useful and enlightening conceptions, it was opposed on va rious grounds, mostly termed “dan gerous." Harebrained religionists de clared it to be heretical. It conflicted with the Scripture. The candle was God’s gift to man. To "scientists” the idea was likened unto Taputan’s scheme for making sunshine out of cucumbers. Distinguished laymen were caustic and ironical. Napoleon remarked: “C’est une grande folie.” Sir Walter Scott wrote: “There is a madman proposing to light London with—What do you think? Why, with smoke!” Sir Humphry Davy and Sir Joseph Banks thought it “inconceivably wild.” The populace were afraid of this “burning air,” ns it was called; they could not be convinced that fire or explosion would not be the inevitable result of its use. Two Inventors Rivals The credit for the discovery lies be tween an Englishman, William Mur dock, and a Frenchman, Phillipe Le- Bon. Both publicly announced their dis coveries simultaneously in 1797. Mur dock. however, was the first to have the thing tested on a large scale. Aft er lighting his own house he In duced Boulton. Watt & Co., manufac turers, at Soho, near Birmingham, England, to let him light their plant which he succeeded in doing without accident. “This remarkable illumination.” wrote a journalist at the time, “was the first public display of gas light ing in this country, and produced a very strange impression upon the in habitants of the town. The illumi nation of the Soho works was one of extraordinary splendor. The whole front of that extensive range of buildings was ornamented with a great variety of devices that admira bly displayed many of the varied forms of which gas light was sus ceptible.” Firtkt Company Formed. But if .Murdock was the first to have a public display, Le Bon antici pated the Englishman in organizing a company for the exploitation of the Invention. He raised $50,000, had gas- used in the Fauborg St. Germaine Quarter. Paris, and subsequently got $1,000,000. a considerable sum for that period. If Murdock was himself slow in finding a wide field for gas, he soon found a promoter who made up for lost time Frederick A. Wlnsov, a man of sanguine temperament and unbounded imagination. combined with determination and ingenuity, ad vocated the distribution of gas from a central source “for the benefit of all London.” The London press thought Winsor’s plan the experience In Paris, notwithstanding, “wild, absurd and extravagant in its conception and fraught with the greatest danger in its execution.” “Fire of Wind. What Winsor proposed was “a fire of wind.” Whoever has had any thing to do with the London Council BOERSIANER. Is the these days may appreciate what Win sor had to meet in the early years of the last century. Morgan lost his self-control and Yerket most of his money in trying for franchises for a “tube” ten years ago. However large your purse and pa tience, both are bound to be exhaust ed in an encounter with the London board. Though Winsor had money and energy in plenty, it was not until 1816 that he succeeded in selling gas in the English capital with the sanc tion of London councilors. Here in this country the industry dates from 1806. when a David Mel ville, of Newport, R. I., lighted his premises by means of coal gas which he manufactured thereon. This took place nine years after the experiments in England. The apparatus as used by Melville was necessarily crude, but underwent improvements from time to time until in 1813 he secured a patent, and later used gas for the lighting of a cotton mill In Watertown, Mass. Used in Will. Gas was also used at about this time in a mill near Providence, R. I., and was employed in 1817 as an illum inant in a lighthouse. The growth of the industry was at first slow, but with the advance in the details of the construction and operation of gas, the improvement and development of special tools and appliances and the increasing knowledge gained by ex perience of the laws of physics in volved, there came a much more rapid growth. As early as 1816 a company was chartered in Baltimore. Md., followed in 1821 by the formation of a company in Boston. Mass. New York City adopted gas lighting In 1823, and sev eral years later companies were formed in Brooklyn, New York and Bristol, R. I. New Orleans adopted gas about 1835, 29 years after Melville intro duced the new Illuminant in this country. A proposition to light Phila delphia with gas was made in 1803 and a similar one was made in 1817, but both were rejected. Repeated efforts were made there after, but it was not until March 21. 1835, that an ordinance was passed providing for the construction of the works. The plant was completed Feb ruary 8, 1836. Early Inventors Lose. Like all utility inventions that pre ceded and succeeded gas. the money put in the illuminant In the early stages yielded no profits when, in deed, it was not lost altogether. It was not until the sciences of manu facture and distribution had been per fected. not until by-products had been advantageously utilized and the use of the illuminant extended to cooking, etc., Jhat the gas business paid well. To-day in this country there are 12,000 plants with a capital invest ment of quite $1,000,000,000 which Is to be compared with 30 plants and $6,674,000 Invested in 1850. Sixty- three years ago the value of the prod uct was $1,921,746. To-day it i« $135,- 000,000. The steadiness of the net earnings of the industry in the last decade has been remarkable. These have never dropped below’ 8 per cent on the se curities issued. On the total mort gage debt of the companies—about $411.000,000—there is less than 1 per cent of the interest in default. Carnegie Note-Giver In Ante-Trust Days NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—How the for mation of the United States Steel Cor poration affected the industry was dis cussed by Benjamin F. Miles, president of the Browning Engineering Company, of Cleveland, at the Government's suit for dissolution of the trust. "I have seen some large hatches ot nptes offered by the Carnegie company w’ith the understanding that if they would be discounted things would be made easier for some of the Interests that were allied there." he said. "Even the notes of the Carnegie com pany in those days were questioned, were they not?” he was asked, and an- "Yes, I have heard them questioned.” Capitalists Ran to Build Diesel Engines AUBURN, Nov. 29 It was announced here to-day that Frank A. Vanderlip and other New York capitalists will begin. In a big Auburn plant, the man ufacture under th»* sole American rights of the Diesel engine. The company starts with $2,500,000 capital. Diesel, the inventor, recently committed suicide abroad. $11,000,000 Issue to Pay Louisiana Debt BATON ROUGE, LA.. Nov. 29 —The Louisiana constitutional convention unanimously adopted an amendment for the issuance of $11,000,000 short-term bonds to take up the State’s Indebted ness due January 1 next. The State was unable to find a market for the previous issue of 4 per cent bonds. , The short-term bonds will be used until the Stat^ can find a market for serial bonds at not more than 5 per cent to run not longer than 50 years. National Coal Strike Possible, Debs Says DENVER, Nov. 29.—Eugene V. Debs to-day held several lengthy conferences with the union leaders of the Colorado coal strike. "The present coal strike may spread and become a national Issue," declared Debs this evening. "The miners are prepared to fight, and it may be neces sary to line up every organization In thf United States to help win the bat tle.” RIDLEY & JAMES AUDITOR* ATLANTA - GEORGIA INCINNATI TWO FAST TRAINS Lv. 7;12AM., 5:10 PM. GEORGIA PRODUCTS DAY EVERY DAY WHEN YOU WEAR A RAG ON SHIRTS---PANTS---OVERALLS MANUFACTURED BY A. M. ROBINSON COMPANY 69 North Pryor St. Atlanta, Georgia No Undue Eagerness to Sell Can Be Discovered by Bears. Estimates Larger. MEMPHIS, Nov. 28.—No startling events or special activity has char acterized trading in the cotton mar ket during the week just ended. Con servative action has been a feature on both the bull and the bear sides, w’ith profits to either almost negligi ble. There has been much attention given to reports from trade and man ufacturing centers, and the bears have been disposed to accept state ments of pessimistic character. They also have received encouragement from the enlarged crop ideas, conse quent upon the heavy ginning for the first half of the month, being slow to accept claims that the figures repre sented an unusually large proportion of the total. The spinning world has adhered to its attitude of buying supplies ol raw material in hand-to-mouth fashion, which has increased the relative weight of the movement, no matter how moderate it might become later on. The supply of hedges has thus found a restricted demand, for sen timent among the speculative element of the trade has leaned to the bear side. Continuation of the uncertainty as to the Mexican situation and the reactionary state of business in many lines in this country have given stim ulus to the efforts to depress values. Not Eager to Sell. But a significant feature has been that while prices in the spot d^part- ment of the market have yielded somew’hat, they have not gone down in proportion with contracts, and there hits been no undue eagerness to sell. Around the bottom absorption of contracts developed and it was credited to trade and spot interests This lessened confidence in a material break and discouraged increasing of the short interest among the profes sional and outside traders who usually follow the trend of values rather than act on the legitimate factors of pros pective supply and demand. More crop* estimates came to hand, being indicative of a growing idea that the commercial out-turn will be in the neighborhood of 14.250,000 bales, Picking About Over. In this territory the crop is turn ing out fairly well, though some claim that yield is disappointing’ Unless bad weather intervenes soon, fields will be clean as a rule before the first of the year, even In the delta sections. The uplands are nearly through now. Movement continues free and un sold stock is increasing, though there is no evidence of undue anxiety to sell at concessions. Demand has been slack, but having sold so much al ready and at such good prices, there Is no difficulty in financing the rest The rapidity of movement toward spinners and a feeling among the holders that there will be a large dif ference between the yield and the consumptive requirements encourages the producer to take his time about marketing the rest. Statistics con tinue bullish, and until they prove otherwise there will be plenty of peo ple who will doubt claims as to poor business and enough raw material to fill requirements. PUFFING TO IT Prolonged Absence of Speculators From Wall Street Forces De cision to Retire Jan. 1. NEW YORK. Nov. 29.-—Because of the prolonged absence of speculators and investors from Wall Street many commission houses and small brokers and investment banking concerns are to go out of business at the end of the year. Some firms have taken time by the forelock and quit already. The New York Stock Exchange firm of B. L. Smyth & Co., of No. 42 Broad way, has Just dissolved after being in business for more than a quarter of a century. Unusual interest was shown In this dissolution, sa the firm years ago Is reputed to have done an extensive business for Standard Oil interests; doing $1 1ft.000 in one day during ths j Northern Pacific panic. The firm con- | sisted of Sidney L. Smyth and Charles O. Hartlch. The partnership was entered into May, 1895, but the I house has been in business in one form or another for more than 50 years, the late B. L. Smyth having been a member of the New York Stock Exchange since 1969. Mr. Smyth will remain his Exchange membership and make his headquar ters with C. W. Turner Sr Co. Cither firms are making prepara tions to reduce overhead charges by discharging clerks and cutting down office space. A number of the wire houses have given up wires they have had for years to Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and other cities. An unusually large number of con solidations is looked for among bro kers Partnership agreements are al ready being overhauled. Changes contemplated will be a hard blow to clerks and stenogra phers. Upward of 1,000 clerks, it Is estimated, have been discharged dur ing the last six months, and many more have had wages cut. ALL THUS WEEK whe! Matinees Tues, Thurs., Sat. A Beautiful Play Beautifully Produced See the World’s Famous Scenes Once More Introducing an Immense Chorus of Dar kies Singing the Sweet Songs of Long Ago. NEXT WEEK. A BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEEL” Your Dental Work Sale in Our Hands No experiments or experimenters here. Every dentist is skillful and experienced—ne students or failure*. AH Work Guaranteed Ten Years Exami nations FREE These Are Our Prices for Best Quality Dental Werk Gold Crowns, $4 Set ot Teeth, $5 Bridge Work, $4 Atlanta Dental Parlors DR. C. A. CONSTANTINE. Proprietor Cor. Peachtree and Decatur Sts. Entrance 19^ Peachtree ,1—i Jr—J, I .SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHIPPING EARLY It is the desire and aim of the Southern Express Company to handle all shipments entrusted to it with the greatest possible care, and to make prompt deliveries in good order. To attain this end the shipper’s co-operation is not only essential but necessary. With this co-operation satisfactory service is assured. * This is true at all times but especially true during the holiday season when transportation is taxed to its utmost by reason of the unusual and unnatural demands made upon it. To meet this abnormal condition the agents and employees are instructed to take especial pains to assist shippers and facilitate the Christmas business. 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