Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 49, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 February 1901 — Page 8

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1901. THE SUPPLY OF GAS izod Nov. 2. HS7. Dividends paid to FtockTHREE MORE WEEKS f foooo. -OOOOOOOOO- ooooooo oY holuers on account of S per cent. Interest: Jan. 1, lsri. ............. . ... .J1S3,nd. Jan. 1, 1 ................ . u0,)2.1j July 1. lSliJ 3l.546.2S Odds a"rfirids Jan. l, ljl 2l.545.2i July 1. 1S91 21.548.2S Jan. 1, is:5 2s.331.C5 July 1, JSH5 23.Ki9.71 3IATTERS I1EFORE THE INDIANA COMPLETi: REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COl.CIL C03I.MITTEI:. GENERAL ASSEMULY. Jan. 1. jy.Kj 23.Ktf.71 July 1. 1S 20,503.03 Jan. 1, 1S97 20,505.03 July 1. 1S97 15,773.14 Jan. 1. lH'M 14.193.S3 July 1, 1WS 9,403.83 Underwear It Wnw Appointed on Sept. 17, 1000, lr Resolution of Councilman Moriarity. Some Measure of Importance to the Jan. 1, 1S99 9,4t3.S'J July 1, 1ÜH9 7.KSJ.57 Jan. 1. l.m 7.S.SG.57 People Will Come lp In the House Tills Week. To-Day July 1, VjjO 4,731.95 $434,403.60 "Partial payments in reducing capital stock: BUSINESS OF THE SENATE INFORMATION IN THE REPORT S'omc of our finest GarJuly l. ism rra.ttS Ti Jan. 1, IST'3 118,293.57 f ments for the price of ordi Jan. l, is.1.. ................. i8,Sfo.l Jan. 1, iv.7 118.20X.57 July 1. 1S97 39.432.S5 THAT BODY MAY DECIDE TO HOLD nary qualities C03I3IITTEE FINDS COXSL'SIERS COMPAXY IS DOI.G ITS REST. Jan. 1, ls98...... 118.29S.56 Jan. 1. 1M9 sa. 432.86 MGIIT SESSIONS. Jan. 1, 1900 TS.SGöl

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Have Xot Deen Liquidated Report to Council To-.Mght. The special committee of the City Council, consisting of Councllmen Keller, RllUngsley, Munro, Morlarlty and Perrott, appointed on Sept. 17, 1300, to Investigate the Consumers' Gas Trust Company, will make Its report to the regular meeting of the Ccuncil to-night. For over five months the committee has been at work on the Investigation, holding many meetings during that time. It also made trips into the gas fields and to the pumping stations of the Consumers' Company. The members of the committee met many times In the office of the Consumers' Company to investigate tho books of that corporation and later held open meetings when officials of the company were examined on tho witness stand and other men, who claimed they cculd throw some light on the question, were asked to tell what they knew. The committee worked conscientloasly to probe tho question set out In the resolution to the Lottom and never before In the history of the present Council has a committee devctcd as much time to a question as did tte special committee. INTRODUCED BY MORIARITY. The resolution was Introduced by James Moriarity on Sept. 17, and alleged that ft was openly asserted that the Consumers' Gas Trust Company Is refusing to make gas connections and to furnish gas to citizens. Tho articles of association, said the resolution, provide that when the stockholders have been paid the amount of stock, together with 8 per cent. Interest, gas shall be furnished at cost. The resolution further said it was openly asserted that all stock and Interest have been paid or that the company has sufficient money to pay the stock and Interest due stockholders. The resolution added that if these assertions are true connections and gas should be furnished to all entitled to It and the price should be reduced to cost. At one of the early meetings of the com mittee Councilman Moriarity furnished the committee with a list of what It was de sired the committee should Investigate. The list Included tho stock Issued by the company, when paid and amount still due stockholders; examination of books of expenditures, receipts showing the various amounts and leases, and the business of company from its organization to date; all funds on hand, in bank or bonded securities; gross earnings, dividends, how paid and what interest paid. The report of the committee sets out in full all the data asked for In the resolu tlon and shows the allegations made In the resolution were not founded upon facts. The committee met yesterday afternoon end agreed on the final report, which will be unanimous, and to-day an additional paragraph will bo added showing the com pany's bank balance on Jan. 1, which will bo shown to be about $10,000. THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The report to be made by tho committed to-night is as follows: "Your committee, appointed to Investi gate the charges against the Consumers Gas Trust Company, set forth In resolution No. 12, Sept. 17, 1900, desires to make tho following report: "Upon our demand the gas company fur nished a statement of all transactions from the company's beginning, as follows: "Summary of transactions INov. 2, li87, to Sept. 30, ISA): Receipts to Sept. 30, 1900. Earnings $3.221,333.93 Certificates of indebted ness C02.000.00 Capital stock 7SS.657.10 ja.CU.391.0S Indebtedness to Sept. 30, 1900. . Rills payable J17.272.9S Unpaid vouchers 12,6."i9.05 Unpaid dividends 10.431.19 Taxes 11.83S.6S Tenses 9.521.50 JC1.743.3S Tnt n 1 roAlntü flnl In debtednesS $G,673,734.45 Disbursements to Sept. 30, 1900. Cost of plant R.436.514.32 Operating expenses .... 3,236,0-7.27 Certificates of indebteuness w-.wu.w Interest on certificates of indebtedness and Rroad RlDDle bonds.. lC3.611.Ci Dividends paid to stock holders, being a per rent, interest 49i.403.C0 Fartlal payments made In reducing capital stock 670.333.54 SC.624.91S.34 Accounts receivable J3.010.5G J5.C27.92S.90 J43,S05.5t Cash BaUnce3 Sept. 30, 1900. General account J33.334.37 Dividend account 10,431.19 Total cash balance on hand Sept. 30, llu0... J15.S03.56 "The earnings consist of Jö.154,413.27 from sale of gas, Ji4,330.40 wells and pipe lines, rttn3i tnUcelliineous: total. S5.221.333.9S. ""The co?t of plant to Sept. 30, 1300. con sists of following: Main line City main line J 1 13.566.23 Sö.STö.ll 43.1 9.23 6.7S0.67 5.07O.S1 Gas wells Stations .......... Telenhnne line 4 l'umplng station iso. l , Pumping Station No. 2 Meter account Wcllsbach incandescent light.... Wellsbach Incandescent lamp account 61.340.40 79.197.26 1.222. S3 3.41S.73 23,232.91 Total f Jl.436.514. Operating Expenses. "Operating expenses to Sept. CO, 190): Gas wells Jl.0.133. Kxtra feed and pipe lines 7ys,s.s7. Service lines V.6.470. Maintenance city lines t 13i.fS Maintenance field lines 121.31U. Wages, secretary's department.. 156,105. Wages, superintendent's department 41S.251 Olhcers salaries 109.546. CIcnerai expense 112.C(X. Personal injuries 21.318. Tools 5,711. EeaseM 419.063. Repairs to streets - 7.01v Insurance 1S.943. Damages to property 6,913. I.e;al expense , 43J77. Kent S.3C. LiKht department 39.1C2. OUic expense 23.315. Oinee furniture 133. Expense pumping station No. 1. 27.212. Espens pumping station No. 2. 5.n."s. Interest and discount 1,303. Telephone lines 4.676. 13 01 18 !3 07 9a 01 47 23 03 11 04 01 27 72 52 .17 46 45 .00 i3 11 .31 llorst-g and vehicles 13 1S3 Taxes lfi3,M4 SO "Following , dividend and partial jayrr.ents en coital stock. Company ofuau-

$70,33S.54 Total capital stock Issued .$788,637.10

Total partial payments on caßital SIOCK. G70.3ÖS.5I Leaving balance of capital stock outstanding R1S.29S.56 "Careful examination of the accounts and vouchers, together with verification of the bank balances, thows above statement to bo correct. THREE DAYS IN GAS FIELDS. "To learn what was being done to meet the demands of patrons of t.hl3 company, ycur committee, accompanied by State Natural Gas Supervisor J. C. Leach, spent three days In the mud and snow of the gas fields, visiting first pumping station No. 1, built In 106, located In Hamilton county, twenty miles from Indianapolis. The por tion of the gas field feeding into this sta tion had originally a pressure of over 300 pounds per square inch and tho wells were of large capacity. At this time many of the well3 havo been exhausted and the best ct thoso still In service show not over seventy pounds pressure, and a light flow or gas, so mat six large pumping engines. iurnisned with steam by sixteen boilers. running full capacity, have a supply pressuro of only thirty-eight rounds and a chscnarge pressure of 237 pounds, which. w;th the temperature at 37 degrees, wa3 reouced through use by consumers to six ounces in high pressure lines and one and or.t-quarter ounces in the low pressure. wr.icn are tno distributing lines In tho cuy. "We next visited pumping station No. 2, built in 1KO. in Madison county, fifty miles irem Indianapolis. Six large pumps, or a toiai oi 3,uw norse-powcr, wn.on is aDout fiO per cent, greater capacity than those in station ro. 1, are operated, furnished with gas from about 130 wells in the upper Madison, Delaware and Grant county fields at pressure varying from 110 to 160 pcunds, the latter being -the highest obtainable pressure in the new wells sixty miles from Indianapolis in the best remain ing portion of the gas belt, where the rock piessuro a few years ago was over 300 pounds. At this station, fed by three ten inch lines, the supply pressure is elgthy pounds and the discharge pressure 295 pounds. This is within five pounds of the limit set forth by law. This pressure at a temperature or degrees yields eleven pounds at the city limits station, five ounces In high pressure and one and onequarter ounces in low pressure or distrib uting lines of the city. "Your committee visited wells to within a mile of the end of pipe line. Into Grant county, having Mr. Leach test many wells In our presence. They have drilled sixtytwo wells tho past season and laid twenty-eight miles or raain. Trie pumping stations and plant gener ally seem well maintained and In first-class working order. INFORMATION FURNISHED. "The directors and officers of the com pany furnished your committee with ail books, information and assistance desired in the examination of the company's affairs and state of gas supply, and your commit tee, after investigting the supply in the gas field, by the aid of Supervisor Leach, be lieves that the gas supply shows a heavy falling, and this company has made an extra effort to hold up their supply by a constant drilling of new wells and the se curing, at great cost, the most desirable leases In all the gas belt. We cannot find any evidence that there was ever a foot of gas furnished outside of Indianapolis by this company. "We beg to further report that the com pany does not deny that it Is refusing to make new service connections, and offers as an excuse that It has all the consumers on its lines that it can possibly serve; that it has not paid its stockholders In full, as charged in the resolution appointing this committeo, since there is still the amount of Rl$,29S.5t due them. "in conclusion this committee would re port that total value of stock held by en tire directors and board or trustees at this time is J3.273.95, and each one of them testl tied under oath that they owned no stock In any other natural gaa company, and there are at this time 2,063 stockholders in this company. There are 137 wells feeding gas Into No. 1 pumping station, 103 Into No, 1 pumping station, and six gangs driving weus in tne field." CHINESE NEW YEAR. It Will Re Celebrated Here In Regnlntion Style. To-day is the Chinese New Year's day. Since before the beginning of the Christian era the Chinese have adopted the prac tice of dating the year from the accession of the reigning Emperor. An Emperor on ascending to the throne gives a name to the years of his reign, and each succeeding year is numbered the second, third, fourth, etc., of that reign. Their New Year's day is, therefore, a sort of historical date, and not quite as arbitrary as ours, which, by the way, was not universally accepted as Jan. 1 until late in the sixteenth century. Like all other nationalities, the Chinese celebrate the first day of their year by some sort of festivities. It will be generally observed by those in this city as elsewhere. The leading Chinaman in Indianapolis, Moy Kee, who keeps a store on Indiana avenue, will suspend business and receive his friends until Tuesday noon. Mr. Moy, whose given name is Kee, is one of the few naturalized Chinamen in the United States. having been in this country more than forty years and being a voter of long standing. Nevertheless, he clings to the traditions of his country, and will celebate the Chinese New Year's day in regu lation style. AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE. Rev. II. C Meserve Talks on "Wash ington and Lincoln.' At riymouth Church last night the pas tor. Rev. II. C. Meserve, gave a stereoptlcon lecture on "Two Types of the American Gentleman Washington and Lincoln." Ac companying this was a series of pictures showing the most interesting events in the lives of these two statesmen. In the Intro duction to his lecture he said that we like to think of our Nation as something unique and our form of government as also unique. "We take men who spring from the most humble surroundings and would mold them into what is called American citizens. If huch men as Washington and Lincoln had been born on European soil they would have passed into the ranks of the nobility and their deeds would have been remem bcred as only those of the nobles are, but In a republic we are ever grateful and ap preciate them years alter they have passed from this earth. Washington and Lincoln were not kings, but they reached the high est peerage of this land that of being gen tlemen, in tne rest or nis talK Mr. Meserve confined himself to a description of the pictures, except In conclusion, when he read Maurice Thompson's poem, "Lincoln's Grave." It is a pleasure to every citizen of Indiana to know that the Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company, organized at home. with paid up cash capital and turpi uh amounting to J.r.'U.llS.ti. is transacting a successful business, and has been able to ettab".i.h itself on a solid foundation with every prospect of continued prosperity. Homo ofilce, U East Market street. JOHN M. SPANN. JOHN II. HOLLIDAY. Secretary. 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Other That AVIll De Considered Legislative Affnlrs. Beginning with to-day, there are three weeks more of the Legislature. The indications are now that more bills will bo introduced this session than were presented last session. Speaker Artman says, if he remembers correctly, the number of bills introduced two years ago in the house was 576. Over five hundred have already been Introduced In the House this session and there is nothing to indicate that the mem bers are through sending up measures. Some important matters are likely to come up in the House this week. The committee on cities and town3 will In all probability make a report on Senator Agnew's ship canal bill early in the week. A mem ber of the committee said yesterday that there would probably be two reports on the bill. Friday night several members of the committee on cities and towns with other members of the Legislature went up to Lake county to view the proposed route of the' ship canal. The legislators went as the guests of the East Chicago Land Company. E. M. Ersklne, a representative of the land company, accompanied the gentlemen. The members of the committee who went were Messrs. Louttlt, Murphy, Slack, and Erdlitz. Representatives Clem and Beckman were also in the party. On Saturday the legislators were taken over the route contemplated by the canal promoters. Mr. Erdlitz left them Saturday afternoon and returned to Indianapolis. It was the intention of the others to go Into Chicago, have dinner and attend the theater Saturday night. Mr. Erd litz says the East Chicago Land Company arranged a mass meeting for Saturday afternoon at East Chicago which was attend ed by about two hundred people. Resolutions were passed favoring tho Agnew bill. At Whiting Saturday night the town board held a meeting and passed resolutions in .reference to the amendments offered to the bill by Attorney A. F. Knotts. of Ham mond. The board decided that the resolutions were not satisfactory and the resolutions adopted request Lake county's representatives in the Legislature to . vote against the Agnew bill. WHITING PEOPLE AGAINST IT. Representative Erdlitz, who is a member of the committee on cities and towns, resides at Whiting, where the people are against the proposed ship canal. The people of Hammond and the people of East Chicago are also his constituents. ' "I am In a devil of a pickle .over this matter." Bald Mr. Erdlitz yesterday evening. He explained that he was trying to satisfy all the people who sent him to the Legislature. The people of Whiting, his home city, are opposed to the ship canal scheme and are urging him to vote against it. The majority ox tne peopie or iiammona are against the bin ana they also want him to refuse to support the measure. The neoDle of East Chicago want the ship canal and they naturally desire Erdlitz to support the bill. He said yesterday evening that he had up to this time been unable to make up his mind what to do In the case. He has hopes that there may bo some further amendments offered that will satisfy the people of Whiting, and in that event ho will probably support tne Dili. OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS. Some" other Important matters are likely to occupy the attention of the House this week. One Is the Muncie normal bill, which is in the hands of the House committee on education. This bill was introduced Friday afternoon by Representative Carmlchael and is practically the same bill that was introduced In the Senate. It was presented by Mr. Carmlchael a short time after Lieutenant Governor Gilbert ruled that the Senate bill had been improperly before the Senate and that that body's action on the bill was for naught. It is said that Representative Reser, chairman of the committee on education, is hostile to the normal bill, and It is known that there is to be a determined fight on the bill If there is a favorable report on it from the committee. It is 'announced that Speaker Artman is personally opposed to the normal bill and it has been said that the speaker is likely to take the fioor and speak against this and two other bills that will come up for consideration. One is the bill providing for an epileptic village and the other Is the bill making an appropriation to settle the Vincennts Cniversity claim. The speaker declines to say whether he will or will not speak against theso measures, but he says without hesitancy that he believes the lieutenant governor was right in his ruling in the Muncie normal bill. Mr. Artman is opposed to the epileptic village bill because he does not believe such an Institution is needed. He Is also opposed to the Legislature fixing a location for the village In the event it is decided to establish an Institution of this kind. He thinks this matter should be left to a commission. OPPOSED TO THE CLAIM. On the question of the Vincennes University claim the speaker says he is opposed to allowing this claim because the State's indebtedness to the university has been settled three different times. He recalls that many years ago the university was granted permission by the Legislature to sue on Jts claim and suit was brought and judgment rendered and paid. Two other Legislatures made appropriations for this claim and the State received on each occasion a receipt for payment in full. There are several other Important matters yet In the hands of House committees. One Is the Jamea bill abolishing the present board of managers of the Girls' Industrial School and Woman's Prison, and providing for a new board of managers, with a man on the board. This bill is in the hands of the committee on reformatory institutions. A member of this committee said Kst night that a report was likely to be made on the bill this week. It is stated that there will bo two reports on the bill. Another Important measures still with the committee is the Tritchard bill, giving the Governor authority to appoint the chief oil inspector. Thi3 bill Is with the Judiciary committee, and It Is said that a favorable report will be made on the measure. WORK OF THE SENATE. Notwithstanding the fact that the Senate has been conscientiously busy during the past week and, for that matter, during thj vhole session, tlure has been but a comparatively small number of bills that hav teen passed by that body and sent to thi lower house. The big safe In charge of the file clerk Is crammed full of bills that have been read either a first or second time, and as there are only twenty more days some of the senators have already begun to talk of night sessions, which they maintain will be absolutely necessary in order to get through with the work. During the past week the Senate has pajr-ed the Vincennes University bill and the bill creating a State Normal School at Muncie. Each bill was bitterly opposed by the anti-grab members or the Senate, but vtre passed after a hard tlsht by the votes of the Democrats and a few of the Republicans. The sensational ruling of Lleuttrant Governor Gilbert on Saturday, however, In which he declared that the latter Ml: had never been properly before the Senate, virtually killed it. as It will now have to be lrst r-ased by tho House before it can be considered by the Senate, and ac-

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000000 cording to reports tho bill will meet with a very chilly reception in the lower branch of the Legislature. The anti-trust bill introduced by Senator Agnew is still hanging fire, the author of the bill having not as yet called it up for third reading. It is thought that the bill may bo amended in some slight particulars and passed almost in its present form. Some of those acquainted with Its provisions, however, think the bill too stringent and are urging its author to make some amendments before putting it upon its final passage. PRIMARY BILLS. Another primary election bill was introduced by Senator Joss during the past week which, it is hoped by certain local pcliticians. will be substituted for the Minturn bill Introduced In the House. The Senate committee on elections will hold an open meeting to-night for the purpose of considering both measures. The insurance men havo been making a strong lobby against the proposed antitrust legislation, but have begun to hope that none will be enacted. No report has ai yet been made on the anti-rebate bill, in which the insurance men are much interested. A bill which virtually authorizes antlraloonists to wreck the property of any one engaged In the liquor traffic was introduced by Senator Rarlow last Thursday, but it Is .probable that It will be killed in committee. No other temperance bills were Introduced during the week, and it is now thought that little, if any, temperance legislation will be enacted during the present session. The bill prohibiting the voting of subtidies to railroads, introduced by Senator Charles, has been killed and tho railroads arc congratulating themselves on their success. A new cause of alarm for tne railroads has arisen, however. In the bill introduced on Friday, which gives Indianapolis the power to elevate the tracks. The railroads will make a strong fight against this measure. The Calumet canal bill, which has passed the Senate, is also very obnoxious to the railroads, as if it became a law it would cause them great expense in building bridges. A hard fight is being waged against the bill before the House committee on railroads. NORMAL SCHOOL RULING. It I Thought an Attempt Will Be Mnde to Circumvent It. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert's ruling on the Muncie normal school bill, which made such a stir in the Senate Friday afternoon, was the talk of the hotel lobbies Saturday and yesterday. The return of Senator Ball from Muncie was awaited eagerly last night at tho Denison Hotel, where he resides when in Indianapolis. The report was current that he had evolved a plan by which Lieutenant Governor Gilbert's ruling might be circumvented, and that he had gono to Muncie for the purpose of laying his plan before the men who are behind the normal school measure. A prominent attorney heard this report and became greatly interested In lt. "I would not be surprised if Senator Ball has some such plan In mind," said the lawyer, "since he requested Lieutenant Governor Gilbert to withhold his ruling from the records of the Senate until to-morrow. . I can think of only one way out of this situation, and it may be that Senator Ball has the same idea In mind. If he could succeed in getting Senator Dausman's motion to reconsider the vote on the bill revived, he might have the measure referred back to the committee, and then the committee might strike out the part of the bill providing for the levying of a tax to raise revenue for the school. If this could be done It would remove the ground of Pres ident Gilbert's objection, and the measure could then be started on its way to passage again. But I do not believe it could ever get through the Senate again, no matter in what form it might make its reappearance. However, when the Senate convenes to-morrow we will in all probability soon find out what kind of a 'card Senator Ball has 'up his sleeve.' " WILL OPPOSE IT. The House Minority Against the Jobs Rallrond Rill. Senator Joss's "railroad consolidation" bill, which has been reported favorably by the railroad committee of the House, is likely to meet with determined opposition from the minority side of tho House, and an attempt will likely be made to kill the bill when it comes up for second reading. It is announced that members of the minority, while they believe the bill was drawn with the fairest Intentions, are opposed to It because they fear it might indirectly work harm. They are fearful that under its provisions a gigantic railroad consolidation might be formed that would be the woist kind of a trust. The minority dti.ires to go on record as being violently opposed to the word "trust." One of the members of the minority said last night that about all of the Democrats in th House he had spoken to about the bill were opposed to it for the reason named. Dancer for RalldlnK Association. Rising Sun Local. The lower branch of the Legislature passed a bill, on Tuesday, which, if it should become a law, will teriously affect and close up many, building associations throughout the State. The bill known a House bill No. S5. provides that a borrow ing member shall be entitled to credit on his loan for all amounts paid In by or for him to the association, either as dues. In terest or premium, with 8 per cent, interest from date of such payments, calculated upon the installment plan: and when the amounts so paid with 8 per cent. Interest thereon amounts to the sum borrowed, tho loan shall b deemed paid out and canceled. All building associations which loan

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HAVE their funds at 6 per cent. Interest, with no annual premium, as is the case with many," ana especially with the association m this city, will thus be compelled to close up their affairs and go out of business, to the great detriment of the communities in which they operate, as it is apparent that no association can pay a borrowing member 8 per cent, interest while the borrower pays but 6. The bill destroys the principle of mutuality and co-operation, which is the essence of tho building and loan scheme, and makes the borrower a preferred class with full participation in the earnings and no liability as to losses. It is to be hoped that the Senate will see the vlciousness of the bill and promptly kill it. "Will Re Resumed To-Day. The Indiana Reformatory Investigating committeo will meot again this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock to resume ths examination of witnesses. Representative Davis said last night that he had given Attorney General Taylor the names of five more witnesses who he supposed would be summoned. The committee has not yet decided when It will go to Jeffersonville. or whether it will be necessary to visit the institution. Solid Train, Indianapolis to St. Augustine, Fin., Via C, II. fc D. Rr. 6:13' p. m. every Monday and Thursday. For berths and tickets eee ticket agents. L, D. & W. Sleeping and Chair Cars Between Indianapolis and Quincy. 111. Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless Oats. A New Gem Stone THE MATRIX TURQUOIS Brooches, Rings, Pins. Originality is exemplified in our store. You can find just what you are looking for in the daintiest of forms and at the right prices. JuIiu$e.WaI$gon INDIANA'S LEADINU JCWELKIIS. PIONEER BRASS WORKS All kind of Hra and Ftronse Castings mad

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