The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 12, 1896, Page 28

28 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1896. HAT the sugar-beet 15 destined to be an important factor in build- ing up the prosperity of Califor- nia is a fact about which there are now no doubts. To all caretul ob- | servers who are well informed on the sugar | industry it is evident that the beet will, in the very near future, rank with fruit and grain in the developm of the agricul- tural interests of the State. Its cultureds now, more than ever before, attracting the sttention of farmers, manufacturersand | capitalists. Its prospects are alluring and ‘ sre becoming be iderstood, and as the industry grows in popularity its | progress ¢ ded throughout the State. The farmer ing wheat and stui to the future of fruit finds himself deep! ers, > has lost heart in gro | retains misgivings as v In| interested 1n the culture of beets. many instances the farmer, desirous of a | more complete knowledge' of the soil, turns to the sugar-beet, with faith in its bountiful return for his labor and in\'c-r(-i ment. As a rule, howaver, he is but half | inforned upon the ion. ‘The result | is constant inquiry from all directions, but more particularly from the districts | supposed to be adapted to beet culture. | The problems ned in_these inguiries Lave excited a widespread interest, as they include the questions of suitability of sof treatment of the beet in its various stages the benefits 10 be derived from the | general proposition 1t may be stated hat Californiais superior to all the other Btates as a land for the production of the sugar beet. Chauncey Depew re ed only a few day 0 that ‘“‘Cahifornia was noted far and near for her beets,” and he | then expressed something of the State’s reputation. “California is ahead of them all,” was the positive way in which C. A Granger, an author sugar-beet culture, re- pi ry calling fora_comparison with Virginia, Nebraska and Ut “Next rn California, or perhaps equal e the Sacramento and San Joaquin ah, The beets tlat were grown there in the early days were equal to those grown in the South. The rai PAS0N comes in at the right time for getting an early stand for the beets, and then your dry season comes in at the right timeé to not interfere with the ripening, and the I beet is not washed out other w thereisno part of this country that fu dvantages that Central | and S 1 do for beet-rais- | ing | Mr. Home, manager of the Grand fsland | and Norfolk sugar factory, said in a recent mterview: | “You know my interests are all in this | country, but to be candid California fur- nishes the best terriiory for the raising of beets on the western continent. From my investigations in California, Utah and Ne- braska I am convinced that the farmers of California have a great field in sugar-beet growing. “‘I think when they study the question | and know what can be done their land will be more valuabie for beet-growing than ever it was for wheat or than it can be for fruit, unless there is a different arrange- ment than there is at the present time for handling fruit in the cities East. If Cali- fornia should have 200 beet-sugar factories the size of those at Chino and Watsonville they could not furnish a quarter of the sugar that is shipped from the Bastern countries to the United States.” These statements represent the convic- | tions of experts in beet-sugar culture and manufacture, ana are therefore the best evidence that could be offered to prove the | comparative superiority of California as a | producer of the sugar-beet. It is only now, however, that prospects for & general inauguration of this industry throughout the great interior valleys seems reasonably certain. Watsonviile began with a factory in 1890, having a ~capacity of about 300 tons, and each year | the capacity has been increased until now at least 800 tons of sugar-beets are treatea daily. Theiarmers were slow to move in X i dhe new industry, but the profits from | g raising beets have been so much more | than those of grain or fruit culture that applications nowadays to the factory far exceed the capacity. Grain-sowing other than for home use 1s almost abandoned | and fruit-planting is limited except where beets and orchards are grown together. In the vicinity of the other factories a pre- . vailing air of prosperity made apparent in the comfortable homes and the happy people tells its own story. The question has been asked as to the number of acres necessary to be planted to support the establishment of a beet-sugar factory. About 30,000 acres would be the requisite number. Not that a factory would consume the annual product of that acreage, but rather about one-third of that. The requisition for threefold the capacity of a factory is made upon the proposition that in order to keep theland ina pro- ductive state it must be changed at least once in three years from beet planting to that of some cereal suitable to the charac- ter of the soil. | Cost of production... | 40,080 multiplied by ¥2 07 equals $82,965 P. Dyer, a local expert, who presents these figures for each acre, assuming that the farmer can buy good land near the fac- tories for $125 an acre, and that other ex- penses wonld bring the amount to $175: Interest on $175 at 6 per cent Taxes Plowing and seeding . s Hoeing Hauling. Total. 12 tons beets delivered to factory at 84 Cost of 12 tons to farmer...... o Profit on his investment of $175. How the tenant who works on shares succeeds is presented as follow: Plowing and se Hauling The seed and remaining one-third of the hoeing is paid for after the delivery of the beets. H‘is expense account per acre would then be as follows: Interest on $14 60 at 6 per cent. Plowing and seeding. Seed. Hoe Huulin; Rent, fou Total. Twelve tous of beets delivered to the the per cent on his investment of.. | The land stands the owner, when he puts up his house and barn, at $130 per acre. Rental 2 #1800 | " 60— 840 | 3760 und-owner. . & $7 60 Or 5 per cent on his investment of - 8130 00 The experience of beet-growers on the Chino ranch has been submitted on more than one occasion as proof of what farmers bave done in raising beets, M. Day, living a mile and a half from Chino, planted 253 acres, from which he harvested 409 tons, which realized $1400. He paid $40 for wages and $75 for seed and use of a cultivator. N. 8. Rice harvested 201 tons net from teen acres. At$506a ton he received 552, or $51 04 per acre. He paid out for ng and harvesting—seed $57, thinning §54; plowing and planting $30% topping $101, total §242. All the rest of the work was done by himself, so his net profits on sixteen acres were §574 A. L. Cavanaugh harvested ten acres, from which he got 22 tons, or 220 tons of 16 per cent beets, Sixteen per cent beets brought $510 a ton, making the receipts $1122, or $112 20 an acre. These are taken at random from an array of instances wheremn farmers have found beet-growing decidedly remunera- tive. As an instance of what a 334-ton plant means for a neighborkood, the Sacramento Industrial Improvement Association gives the following concise statement: Totals—Seventy-seven men during factory campaign, $21,018; 43 men employed by the 0. Total paid in wages at factory, To produce 40,080 tons of beets, sufficient for 120 days’ campaign, assuming that the farmer produces 12 tons to the acre, which only runs 14 per cent saccharine matter, they will have cost to raise $2 07 per ton. Actual cost of la- bor, $1 50 per ton; seed, $2 16 per acre, 18 cen'ts per ton; rent of land, $10 per acre, 83%5 cents per ton; delivery to {actory, 50 cents per ton; interest on farming tools, etc., 54 cents per’ton; total cost per ton of beets, $2 oz; total labor account, about $£150,000. To this you can add 20,000 tons Ione coalat $175, #35,000; 288 tons coke from your gas com- pany at'§ 304 ; 2400 tons lime rock from Folsom at $2, $4800; total, $42,104. A sum o 00,000 is not far from what a fac- tory would pay out tolabor for a capacity treat- ing 334 tons of beets each day for 120 days. Perhaps it would be well to consider how much profit there would be to the producers of these beets. Forty thousand and’ eighty tons $3 50 per ton for 12 per cent beets, and 40 its for each 1 per cent thereafter wonld be 0 a ton or a clear profit to the raiser of 3 a ton, aiter paying $10 an acre rent for land. On the year's crop there would be 9,398 40 in profit to the farmers. n au average 1 find that one man attends ten acres of beets, and the average for each ten acres is three persons, making about 1000 in- hebitants sustained directly by a 334-ton fac- tory. With this information in his possession, the farmer who wishes to improve his con- dition may go ahead without fear of fail- ure after he has examined seriously the instructions for planting and raising sugar beets. The very clear and direct advice issued by the sugar companies as follows contain all the data necessary for the suc- cessful cultivation of the beet: Plant a space sixty-six feetsquare—one-tenth of an acre. Keep all stock off the land after the rain be- gins. Plow deep, break up thoroughly, pulverize the soil before planting. Sow when the soil is warm, after the rains— say in April or May. One pound of seed will seed one-tenth of an Sow in Tows eighteen to twenty-one inches apart. . Sow with a drill, forced feed; sow shallow, just deep enough to be covered. This would naturally lead to the con- clusion that the slifgr-bsez is destructive | to soil. Professor Hilgard of the Univer- | sity of Californ’a in a lecture on_crops and | fertilizers gave the following interesting | information on the subject, as deduced from scientific investigati: Next comes the sugar beet, in which so many are interested now, and which you may take 85 representing the root crops in general, Here we have first, in contrast with wheat and its 246 pounds of ash for the total plant, not Jess than 1350 pounds of ash taken from one | acre,and if we include the 172 of nitrogen, | over three-fourths of aton of total soil ingre- | dients, when the whole plant is removed. 1t | is true that this total comes down to less than 350 pounds if we leave the leafy tops in tne : yet the roots alone remove twenty times as s much potash as does wheat, three times much phosphoric acid, and considerably over twice ' as much nitrogen. This is an enormous draft as compared with any | of these other crops, especially oi potash; but phosphoric acid_and nitrogen are &lso drawn upon quite heavily. You will ob- serve that the draft of beets on all the sub- gtances is scarcely approached by any crops in the table, except alfalia and ramie. But note, niso, that the sugar, the commercially salable part of the beet crop, consists of nothing that 18 in this table at all; like the oil of the olive, it comes entirely from the air; and the rest can be given back to the land. 'he sugar-beet need not, therefore, be an exhaustive crop at all, provided you return all the offal, which can be done without special difficulty. The very important question which next arises, Does beet raising pay ? is answered with figures, the result o1 careful and in- telligent experiments and actual culture on a large scale. Reports from Watson- ville, Cal., show that for 1891 the average yield per acre for beets was between thir- teen and fourteen tons, and the average price paid $5 per ton. The cost of produc- tion. not including rent of land, was from $26 10 $40 per acre. It was considered that the average net profit pe than $30. Suatistics from Alvarado for the same year show the average yield to have been fifteen tons per acre, and the average price pa'd per ton §5. The cost of produe- tion was estimated at $46 per acre, thus leaving & net profit per acre of $29. The latest statistics are those from H. ! Valley sho a Seed should come up in seven to twenty-one ays. the beets as soon as they develop four leaves. 3 Thin out from six to ten inches, according to richness of soil. Leave only one beet in one place, and that the most vigorous one. Keep weeds out entirely. Do 1ot allow a crust 10 form on the top of the and aiter seeding or while beets are growing, Continue to keep the soil loose by drawing & cultivator between the rows until the tops cover the ground. Beets should ripen in from 120 days to 160 days from time of seeding. When the outer leaves turn yellow and die down it is an indication thai the beets are ripening or ripe. ‘To get a proper slmrle dig two or three rows in different parts of the field. Sort them into three sizes—large, medium and smali—and | 1ake every twentieth beet at random from the three piles. Sample should contain 20 to 25 beots. Do not _cut the tops off with a knife, but twist the leaves off. P in sacks as soon as possible after dig- ging. Mark each sack plainly with name and ad- dress of raiser; send duplicate shipping re- ceipt and _Ietler containing full particulars, by zmail, stating yield in pounds of the tenth of the beetit has acre seeded. With regard to harvestin. been learned that hill laudicctsnpen first and other kinds of land can keep up a suc- cession of rich beets during the months following. In the Pajaro Valley the bar- vest is_practically limited by the winter raing which come some time in October or Novemberand render the roadsimpassable. This difficulty is partially overcome by hauling in then all the outstanding crop and storing it in the factory bins. Beets at that time of the year. if in good condi- tion and carefully handled, will keep for eight weeks. Sugar beets in the Pajaro little or no external sign by which maturity can be known for a cer- tainty. The color of the leaves is an un- reliable index, and the best or rather the only certain guide is the analysis of the ANOTHER STORE RECORD ECLIPSED. Large operations are character= istic of HALE’S. Indeed the abi ity to handle great lots of mer~ chandise is one of the distinguish- ing features of the Big Store. If by taking a carload of a single article at prices to our public’s advantage the purchase is made. This weeks 1t’s 154 pieces of BLACK NOVELTY GROS GRAIN SILK to sell at 75c a yard. (SEE SHOW WINDOWS,) & Itwill be very pleas- O ant to get first picks from these handsome Silks. The patternsare numerous, but there’s always a first choice. SPECIAL SILK LLING. BLACK PEAU DE SOIE, 19 inches wide, good heavy qual- ity; worth $1. Special this week at 75¢ per Yard BLACK SATIN DUCHESS, full 24 inches wide, all silk; our regular §1 grade. Special this week at 75¢ per Yard BLACK BROCADED GROS GRAIN, extra heavy weight, all new desmgns, 22 inches wide. Special this week at $1.25 Yard THIS WEEK ALL THE WEEK. We judge we have sufficient (over 12,000 yards). A SPECIAL SALE OF EXTRA BLACK NOVELTY GROS GRAIN SILKS, 19 inches wide, all pure silk, small medium and large designs. The best silk value that will be shown in 96 will be found in this remarkable presentation. New strictly up-to-date, a spring favorite. This week 75c u yard. (SEE SHOW WINDOWS.) NOVELTYO® The Fashionable BLACK STLKS. Gros © Grain—the quickest seller. Q The stuffs yousee wherever 00000000 stylish women congregate. This week from }5 to J; under value. FANCY TWO-TONED SILK, a broken line of colors in a 75¢ gual- ity, beautifui designs. Y our choice this week. Special at 59¢ per Yard FANCY-COLORED SILK, a special line glace grounds with ancy- colored satin bar plaid, best sea- sonable colorings, 21 inches wide. This week special for §1.00 per Yard FANCY DRESDEN SILK. higbly il- luminated effects on & fancy Jac- quard ground, 20 inches wide. Special this week $1.25 per Yard NEW DRESS GOODS. Fresh With the Mystic Charm of Newness. 'Y SUITING, special line of nch all-wool imported two- toned Suiting, in four designs, all new spring colorings. Price, 50c Yard FANCY SUITING, a new line of fancy French Suitings, strived effects, 38 inches wide, new colorings, very swell, just i Price, 75¢ Yard FANCY SUITING, silk and wool French Novelty Suiting, two designs, all new goods, just received. 38 Price, $1.00 Yard FANCY VIGOREUX, a special line adapted for bicycle costumes, comes in tan or gray mixtures. Price, $1.00 Yard | FANCY SUITING, a line of silk and wool Dresden effects in French Novelty Suitings, 42 inches wide, latest spring colorings. Price, $1.25 Yard FANCY SUITING, special line of fancy Bourette effects in French Novelty Suiting, a very heavy and | stylish fabric. i Price, $1.50 Yard HALE BROS,, Inc., 937, 939,941,943, 945 MARKET STREET. NEW TO-DAY —DRY GOODS. THE DRY GOODS PRICE-MAKERS FOR CALIFORNIA. SPECIALS. JAPANNED HAIRPINS, all steel, come in packages, 215 and 3 inches 2 long. Special price per package. C BONE BUTTONS, in mixed dark colors, about the size of a nickel. Special 5 vrice per dozen - C ZEPHYR GINGHAMS, 5 cases just ar- rived, all new spring colorings and styles; regular 124c grade. Spe- 6 cial price per yar - S C | SATIN AND GROS GRAIN RIBBON, No. 9, all silk, in_black, green, orange, Y'e]low, corn, pink, lavender, modes, ight blue and nile. Special price 6 per yard... C LONSDALE MUSLIN, 5 cases to be sold, the standard grade, usually sold at 9c and 10c per yard. Special price 7ic 2 per yard.... AUTHOR CALENDARS, the 25c kind, beautiful designs, with quotations. 5 Special to close out. Price each.. OC LADIES' WHITE LAWN APRONS, full size, with fancy stripe bottom 12! and 'deep hem. Special price.. 4 &€ LADIES’ BLACK SATEEN WAISTS, rufiled front, regular 50c grade, sizes 32, 34 and 36, the lot to close. 25C Special price each 200 pairs LACE CURTAINS, 3 yards long, in geru and white, generally sold 4 & at 75¢ pair, Special price pair.. C! 100 pairs LACE CURTAINS, 3 yards long, in ecruand white, generally sold @ () at 90c pair. Special price pair. . C LADIES' BRILLIANTINE SKIRTS, b yards wide, bound all around bottom with velveteen binding, lined through- out with rustle percaline; regular §5 skirt. This price for Mon- $3 50‘ day only. Very special.. | LADIES’ BLACK VELVETEEN ; CAPES, silk ruching around collar, voke trimmed with black satin ribbon, ined throughout with fancy silk; ood value at $10. Ourprice &6 5() o or Monday only Q 25 2 LACE CURTAINS. HERE’S A SURPRISE. The ordinary way wasn’t quick enough fora manufacturer to dispose of a surplus stock of about 5000 pairs of Lace Curtains. We made him a very low offer, but he surprised us by accepting it. Now we’re going to surprise you. HOUSEKEEPERS OR HOTEL-KEEPERS having Curtain needs (present or prospective) are in- terested in this SPECIAL SALE. (SEE SHOW WINDOWS.) It is not always easy to get 20 or 30 pair of oue pat- tern. If youcome here now BIG CURTAIN SELLING, 000C00: sides, save a big third from regular prices. 50 pairs of LACE CURTAINE, 3 yards long, full 42 inches wide, in ecru and white. Sale Price, 75¢ Pair 200 pairs of LACE CURTAINS, 33 yards long, full 48 inches wide, in ecru and white; our regular $125 Curtains. Sale Price, 95¢ Pair 200 pairs of LACE CURTAINS, 4 yards long, 54 inches wide, ecru and white; the $1 75 kind. Sale Price, $1.30 Pair you can do this, and, be- | SALE. (@ S BRIGHTEN UP THE OLD HOME. Brighten up the old home wflh new Curtains. The opportunity is now. Dollars are worth nen;li{ double in Curtain-buying ti week at Hale’s. PRESENT PRICES WILL NOT BE DUPLI- CATED AGAIN IN 1896. The one chance for housekeepers. Specially bought. Specially sold. Nearly 5000 pairs. The variety great and a FEW DIMES PAY FOR A REAL HOME LUXURY. (SEE SHOW WINDOWS.) Stylesand prices com 8 bine to make this Cur: & tain Sale one of uncom- Q0000000 mon _ interest. Those who would buy Curtains for least money buy this week. LACE CURTAIN 150 pairs of LACE CURTAINS, 314 to 4 yards long, 50 to 52 inches wide, white and ecru. 0dd lots of our §2 Curtains. Sale Price, $1.45 Pair 100 pairs of LACE CURTAINS, 314 yards long, 50 to wide, wiite and ecru ular $3 grade. Sale Price, $2.35 Pair 50 pairs of LACE CURTAINS, sh i point, 3 yards by 50 ecru only, shghtly soiled; our regular$2 75 grade. Sale Price, $1.95 Pair Iri NEW CAPES AND JACKETS. A Radiance of Good Values. A Sparkling of Low Prices. 50 LADIES’ TAN CLOTH SINGLE CAPES, braiding on collar and cape, tan only, 20 inches long; reg- lar $5 Cape. Hank Gurg Our Price, $3.50 50 LADIES’ CHEVIOT JACKETS, in black and navy blue, ripple back, seif-faced with same material, double-stitched all around, 24 inches long, sizes 32 to 44; regular $5 Jacket. Our Price, $3.50 30 LADIES’ TAN COVERT-CLOTH JACKETS, buttons on side, high velvet collar, ripple bpack, ripples lined with silk, sizes 32 to 38, This garment is cheap at $10. Our Price, $7.50 | tation to inspect them, | styles, 25 LADIES' R ER JACKETS, extra quality, all-wool Kersey Cloth, notched coilar, ripple back, Tront and ripples lined with fancy figured silk, entire Jacket finished with small pearl buttons, 24 inches long, tan only, sizes 32 to 40. This Jacket “must be seen to be appreciated. Regular value $18 50. Our Price, $13.50 NOTE. ‘We have just received by fast freight an elegant line of Duck Suits, which will be displayed in our window. These suits are the latest New York and we give you a cordial invi- matter and in purity, and it is to the com- mon interest of farmer and manufacturer to have them harvested and milled as soon as possible. i 3 Harvesting may be divided into three operations: Plowing out, topping and hauling. Plowing is performed by a suecial?v made plow which does not, how- ever, need description as it is merely an adaptation of the best plow used in Europe. Tt is very cheap and saves an immensity of labor; a man and two horses should plow out one and a half to two acres per day. The beets after this plowing are left standing uprignt, but quite loose, in the ground. They are pulled up, shaken free from dirt, thrown into rows or piles, topped by hand with a sharp knife and thrown into baskets ready to be finally Joaded into wagons and hauled to the factory. Topping is at present the most expen- sive operation, and cests on an average 75 cents per ton. Beets should be hauled to the factory im- mediately after topping, as they rapidly detieriorate upon exposure to our hot sun. should be well covered with leaves. single day’s exposure to the hot sun will make an appreciable difference in both quality and quantity. Beets thus exposed become tlabby, and instead of crisp, brittle roots, they are tough, and can be tied into a knot without breaking. Danger from frost in this climate is very sli]ghl. eets are bulky, and the cost of hauling is a considerable item of expense. Within a radius of three miles from the factory it varies from 25 cents to 50 cents per ton,and from three to six miles from 50 cents to $1 50 per ton. As this is about the limit that can be paid for hauling, it naturally restricts the best growing area of a mill without railroad facilities to about one hundred square miles. SANITARY CONVENTION. The Annual State Meeting to Take Place at Los Angeles on the 20th Inst. The fourth annual State Sanitary Con- vention is to meet at Los Angeles on the 20th inst., under the auspices of the State Board of Health. The session will be di- vided as foilows: Morning—Prayer, Rey. Burt Estes Howard, Los Angeles; address of welcome, Hon. Frank Rader, Mayor of Los Angeles; address of pres- ident, Dr. C. W. Nutting of Etna; response, Dr. W. F. McNut? of San Francisco; election of officers for the ensuing year; appointment, by :he president-elect, of a committee on publica- 100, Alternoon—Aadress_b; g y the president-elect; “Street-cleaning and Disposal of Garbage,” Dr. I. L. Orme, Los Angeles; “Yard Sanitation,” Dr. A. E. Regensburger, San Francisco; *The Spasmodic Development of Smallpox,” Dr. George Goodfellow, Territorial Health Officer, Arizona; “Ty%hoid Fever from a Financial Standpoint,” Dr. Thomas Ross, member of City Board of Health, Sacramento; ‘‘Facilities for the Treatment of Contagious and Infec- tious Diseases in the Public Institutions of California,” Dr. A. E. Osborne, superintendent Home for Feeble-minded, Eldridge; ““The Im- perative Necessity of Rigid Sanitary Regula- tions in Southern California,” Dr. P. C. Remon- dino, member State Board of Health, San Diego; “Colorado Desert as a Sanitarium,” Dr. M. F. Price, sanitary inspector for the State Board of Health in Southern California, Indio. Evening—+House Ventilation,” Dr. Van Siyck, Pasadena; ‘“Ventilation of Public Buildings,” W. W. Oates, architect, Stockton; “The Gymnasium from the Standpoint of the Sanitarian,” Dr. W. W. Hitcheock, Los Ahgeles; ‘‘Public Hygiene,” Dr. J. R. Laine, secretary State Board of Health, Sacramen! *“The Paramount Sanitery Need,” Dr. Norman Bridges, Los Angeles; “Manual Training and Health,” Professor Charles H. Keyes, Pasadena; “Report on Anti-Toxin,” Dr. J. Davidson, Ppresident State Board of Health, Los Angeles, e Two Sudden Deaths. Conrad Hock, an expressman, aged 56 years, died ina saloon at 204 Sacramento street at 2 o'clock P. M. yesterday. He was suffering irom a pein in his heari and wentinto the saloon {0 rest. Matilda Denxter, a native of Sweden, aged root. ‘When ripe, beets should be at once plowed up, topped and hauled to the mill. The beet is now highest in saccharine i 34 years, died sudde noon yesterday. — Ladies’ Southern ties, $1 45, all shades, every toe. Ryan & Ryan, 10 Mongomery avenue, * nly at 31 Hunt street at If they cannot be hauled at once, they | Al AGAINST THE DIRECTORS, The Safe Deposit’s Hand in the | People’s Home Bank Litigation. MISMANAGEMENT IS ALLEGED | The Board is Said to Be Careless and Negligent, and Unfit for Office. | | | | The California Safe Deposit and Trust | Company has thrown a bombshell into the litigation which is pending around the | People’s Home Savines Bank. 1t is the assignee of over $700,000 worth of claims, and as such assignee it has brought suit to have summoned 8. K. Thornton, Eugene | M. Freeman, William H. Pbelps, John F. Sheehan, George Stone and William P. Tay- lor, all directors of the Yeople’s Home Sav- | ings Bank. The actual amount of assigned claims represented by the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company was $722,972 28, and | this amount included the claims of 2657 depositors, buv there has been paid to the account of these claims, $108,445 84, leaving an unpaid balance of §614,526 44, The complaint alleges that_the directors complained of have been guilty of crimi- nal carelessness and negligence in the ad- ministration of the affairs of the bank, The plaintiff alleges that an inspection of the books was refused, although several times demanded, nor could any satisfac- tion be got from them until the aid of the court was called into the case. The direc- tors have refused to call in the unpaid capital stock upon demand, and their records are not properly kept, continues the complaint, and if left in power the ob- noxious directors will delay and impede such a course as much as possible. It is also alleged that transfers of stock from solvent transferers to insolvent transfer- ees was also made with the idea of defeat- ing the claims of the bank creditors. The complainant further alleges that Stone, Thornton and Sheehan on July 15, 1895, decided that it would be for their best interests individually to procure the resignation of Merrell, a director, and elect a director who would favor their projects and plans, and who would oppose tue calling in of the unpaid capital of said savings bank and impeXe its collection. Accordingly they caused Phelps to make & proposition to Merrell, to the effect that he should purchase the said claim of Mer- rell against the savings bank, and that Phelps should pay Merrell a sum of money largely in excess of the real value of his claim. This proposition was coupled with the condition that Merrell snould resign his office as a director of the bank, and with the further condition that in the event that Stone and Thornton should fail to elect him a director tha: any money paid to Merrell should be returned and re- funded to him, and thata re-assignment should be made to Merrell of his claim against the bank, Merrell assigned his claim to Phelps and delivered to Phelps his resignation as a director. Then Phelps caused Merrell to leave the City temporarily in order that he might not attend the meeting of the board of directors, which was to be held July 24,1895, and’ in order that Merrell might 1ot reconsider his action and with- draw his resignation, Merrell’s resignation was accepted by the votes of Davidson, Stone, Thornton and Johnson, and Phelps was elected a director in his place. Merrell’sclaim was for about | It is further charged that Shechan bas 0! of which went to himself. T. Carl Sgel]ing i8 also criticized for a sum he drew, because it is charged that it was largely in excess of what he deserved. Concluding, the complaint says there are nineteen more suits now pending, in- | volving anamount of about $200,020,which | need the attention and direction of a competent attorney, and it is alleged that | in this time of need the true reason for dispensing with the services of John Flournoy was that he was faithful to his duties in prosecuting the suits of the stockholders, and in enforcing the de- mands of the bank. It is further allegzed that Sheehan is in receipt of a salary of $175 a month, and that the amount is far beyond what he earne., That he is devoting much of his time to the Cripple Creek Development | Company, an association in which bothk Stone and Thornton are interested, and that he is neglecting his duties as secre- tary and manager of the bank. The complaint concludes as follows: ‘Wherefore, complainant alleges that the said Bugene M. Freeman, William P. Taylor, George Stone, W. H. Phelps, S. K. Thornton and Jobn F. Sheehan, and each of them, are not the proper persons to be intrusted with the clos- ing of the affairs and business of saia People’s Home Savings Bank in the in- terest of the depositors, creditors and stockholders thereof, and respectfully Erays said honorable court that an order e made to show cause in the above- entitled action why the said Eugene M. Freeman, Georee Stone, William P. Taylor, S. K. Thornton and William H. Phelps should not be removed from the office of directors of said bank, and why the said George Stone shoyld not be removed trom the office of president of said savings bank, and why the said John F. Sheehan should not be removed from the office of secretary and manager thereof, and further prays that at the time fixed for the hearing of said order said court make an order re- movying the said Eugene M. Freeman, George Stone, William P. Taylor, 8. K. Thornton, William H. Phelps and John F. Sheehan from the offices held by them and that said court make such other an further order in the premises as it may deem fitting and proper. OCEAN VIEW COURSING. Sixteen Dogs Will Compete for the Prizes In To-Day’s Stake. To-day’s coursing at Ocean View will begin with a sixteen-dog stake, in which some of the best dogs of this City are en- tered. Following is the result of the drawing: Villa kennel's Electric vs, C. B. Wood’s Lady Byron; J. Quane’s Captain Morse vs. P. Ryan’s Magpie; J. 0’Connor’s True Blue vs. J. Baxe ter’s Yankee Doodle; J. McLaughlin’s Ben vs. J. T. Hannon’s Foxhall; D. Burfiend’s Lucky Dog vs. M. Welchs Maud S; D. Burfiend’s Tricks vs. J. D. Smith’s Mission Boy; G. Watt- son’s Last Chance vs. C. Coop’s California Vio- let; W. D. Murphy’s Cottage Boy vs. W. D. Murphy’s Lord Clitton. In case the regular stake 1s decided early enough a consolation stake will be run. One Day’s Grace. Although the notable introductory dis- tribution of that great reference library, the New Encyclopzdic Dictionary, was an- nounced to close vesterday, the syndicate has, for reasons explained, degided to al- low one day’s grace, thus extending the time of closing to Monday night, at 10 o’clock. The fact is there are always those who defer even what they know to be a duty to themselves and families. This is espe- cially true of busy men, and will apply in this notable instance. Many others, es- vecially ladies, were doubtless deterred by the threatening weather. In justice to those who really meant to apply in time, but could not, and to accommodate others the craze continued that his house is filled with everything from a bicycle lantern to the kind used on the dasher of a carriage. S mart Broadway, New York, druggist has this sign hanging outside his store; it marks the with a druggist that has such a motto as that. 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