The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 9, 1924, Page 14

THE SEATTLE STAR HE STAR’S PAGE OF NEWS FOR BUSINESS MEN PORT SHOWS BUILDING FACTS, Structures Would Make | Lengthy Street at Fort Lawton, walk along} aterfront until you strike the istrict of Seattle, then con- Jown First ave, along the route West Soattle cars until you fone quite a bit beyond Faunt- ‘park, and you will get an idea it would be lke if all the duildings erected in 1923 were “Up in solid blocks, ding to the statistical report liding permits issued by the Se-| department of buildings yester- | year was 70,575 feet. This your was 7,675. feet. This tically 13% miles, and, allow: | for street intersections, the 1923 F Buildings would fi ono sido of) Feet over 16 miles long. this street would be 2,088 de- residences, with a combined $6,922,405, with 60 hotels and it houses built at a cost of It would have, as well, 31 » hospitals and theaters bd at $952,000. ithe business district there would Office and retail store build- ying from one story struc: #0 18-story fireproof buildings | ie latest type, and their combined | F would be $3,961,675. Tho dis: | ould be completed with 1 factories and docks, $1,280,330. Be report shows, further, that the type of building heavily pre- ted. Fireproof structures ac- for nearly $7,000,000 worth total, with slow-burning and jonry buildings amounting to well $3,500,000, Deducting for the Shed residences and miscellan- | > outbuildings, thé remaining | Me “structures would total ap | jely* $2,500,000, these being | inly in residential districts lORS TAKE | ILUB PROGRAM Chub Entertained by Fu-| Advertising Experts plor members of the advertl fraternity took possession of Meeting of the Seattle Adver-| club Tuesday noon at -the| club rooms, Each member the club had as a guest one of/ Be youngey members of his office! Bf, A number of whom provided! was pronounced one of the) interesting programs the. club s bad. fons the speakers was Miss Thomas of the Fraser-Pater- Co, who told of the trials and tions of protecting executives visitors. Other speakers in-| Harry Gray of The Star, Lioyd of Helden's Mailigk lau, Miss Eva Christiansen” of “Metropolitan Bullding Co., Jim- Walker of the Western Union ph Franklin James of Post-Intelligencer, and Jack ieCarty of the Bon Marche. ‘Fhe musical part of the program} supplied by the Lincoln high} al double quartet, comprising} Costain, Joe Burdick, Bob} Carl Klug, Harold Lancour,| irper Thomas, Walter Olson and irold Stone. RENT TO STAY ON EVEN KEEL CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—Rent payers! Will find litte, if any, relief from the| dlords this year, A. W. Dickson, executive secretary of the National UAssociation of Building Trades Em- fers in convention here, told the | ied Pre: Neither will rents Dickson eaid he believes. = “Contentplated residential P he said, “would exceed Ppear’s record, but any in | Be swallowed up by the present short. Zige of 1,000,000 houses. be raised,” bulld- last | crease will| Meine) ‘The Seattle Real Estate tion will meet Thursday =D. m. in the Hotel Bui oom, The meeting v Haequainted” gathering Mit Of the 40 new mer tion judges B. G. Owen, Bohn P. Whipple, Daniel Munro and sames EB. Carroll will announce the Fesult of the clection of directors. associa- 12:15 ler banquet From James Macfarlane & Co. 811 Second Ave. Average price $7.03, an increase trial stock crease of ege 81.78, d There was an increase of 20, 407 in total freight cars thru out the country in good repair and ready for immed: ic for the week ended December 22. Nash November after deductions Pared with $7,61 year. December Kresge Co. compared with December, 192 per cent. Motor 30 report $9 sales ofS. were 70,090, $10,515,111 an increase in of vernment will withdraw 70,000 from banks in the New York VWederal Reserve dis trieb on Thursday. Iron Produ estimated at mon vers Common wa Yearly dividend: t< Mutual O11 b # In Orango Fie (4,500 barrels a ¢ $ |Many Promotions Mark {Vv Jauiries many, while prices developed | 7. K. Khoe, the San | additional strength those on a num: | ber of items advancing |order to bring stocks into shape | have been very | prow | construction Seattle Bank Elections New Presidents to Head Three City Financial Institutions The annual olections of officers and directors of Seattle banks and financial {nstitutions, the majority of which were held Tuesday after: noon, resulted in a number of pro- motions and additions in the existing} and Charlos D, Thomas was elected personnel. cashier, Nathan Eckstein, George Tho selection of three new presi} B, Nicoll, J, 'T. Greenleaf and Charles | dents was confirmed. W. H, Parsons, | D. Thomas were elected directors. chosen to fill the vacancy caused by In the American Savings Bank & | the recent death of N. H, Latimer,} Trust Co, the only change In the was elected president of the Dexter) existing personnel was tho election | Horton National bank; James T, Me-|ag member of the board of W. J, | y, chosen to fill the vacancy| Burke, a prominent San Francisco | caused by the resignation of H. C.) manufacturer and president of the Hen will bo presktent of the Met-| South Fork Lumber Co. of Skagit | ropolitan Na for the com: | county ing year, and Joseph T. Greenleaf George HH, was elected president of he People’s|the Bartell Drug Co. was elected director of the Seaboard National vings bank to suceéed the late) . Noufelder, bank, to succeed B. L. Gates, who The Seattlo National bank re-elect-| resigned to move to Los Angeles. ed its entire list of officers, with the| Fred A, Anderson was elected to addition of tho election of J. H. Me:|the board of the National City Clure to the post of assistant cashier | bank, and of Campbell Kelleher to the post| In the Union National bank, O. of trust officer. W. Tupper, former cashier, wa: In the Dext Horton National|elected vice president, Assistant | bank, additional elections, other than | Cashier Caspar W, Clarke was elect: | re-elections of existing officers, were|ed cashier ond J. L. Lawson was} as follows; Former Coshier Hamil-| ejected assistant cashier, ton L. Merritt, vice president; former] Howard D. ‘Taylor, retired lumber. Assistant Cashier C. L. Le Sourd,} man, and M. 1, Spencer, director of | vice president. and trust officer; for-; the school of journalism at the! mer Assistant Cashier Wilbur W.|Untversity of Washington, were | Scruby, cashier, and, former Assist-| added to the board of directors of ant Bond Manager George E. Maine, | the Seattie Titio ‘Trust Co. | SEE BIG YEAR | FOR LUMBER manager of the bond department. Vico President Merritt, Assistant Cashier Chester M, Latimer and Charles F, Clise were mado directors. Ki. J. Reekio was elected vico preal: dont of tho People's Savings bank Bartell, president of | FOREIGN TRADE All those who are interested In ex {Prices May Go Up With |tno rouna Tadic given for the Uni- |< versity of Washington extension stu- fs | dents in foreign trade, which will be} ‘rhe lumber industry has entered| held in the Merchants’ Exchange, 1924 in a very strong position, says|Third and Cherry, Wednesday at 8 the American Lumberman, Chicago. | o'clock. A. F. Haines, vico president Tho the holidays normally are fea-! o¢ the Admiral Oriental Line, will tured by trade duliness, during the! ie ers last week demand was activo, and tn-| beatae Increased Demand |speak on “Shipping. anciaco rep: lresentative, Mr, F. L. Higgins will }speak on “Packing and Shipping.” Retail dealers report that last year |W, B. Henderson, instructor of the | j Was one of their most successful, | class, extends a cordial invitation to | building having been very active In| the general public to attend the meet. nearly all cities and larger towns, not | ing. jonly during the usual building sea- | son, but, on account of the great ———_—_—____ need of housing and the rema meaty io Shi N ip cws mild weather up to the very end of | the year. Prospects in the building | | Tides in Seattle | WEDNESDAY ! THURSDAY {line remain very encouraging, and a|| | JAN. 9 JAN, 10 busy spring season is looked for- First Low Tide | First Low Tide ward to, ailers’ stocks are in poor condi: |} 12:16 am, —1.2 ft. | 1:00 0.3 ft. Virst High Tide as virtually no transact v & m., 12,3 ft ments have been ent cond Low Tide the last several months, and a great !| 1:17 p.m. 61 ft deal of buying will be necessary || “¢'d Mish TH during the next few month, and is Weather Bureau Report in fact, now beginning to develop, in TATOOMH ISLAND, Jan. 0.—S a, m.— Barometer falling slowly: Jight ratn; | Wind east, 29 miles an hour, ms not ae ‘ed into during > Meet prospective needs. Sen’ i in the country districts is much im | Proved, as a result of the financial recovery of the agricultural industry, and country retailers are facing the | future with renewed confidence The industrial outlook is equal- ly excellent. Most large wood consumers are preparing for a heavy production during 1924 for example, the automobile and furniture interests, while car builders, railroads and other public utilities are formulating extensive programs. The agricultural implement and| vehicle industries, which have been relatively inactive for some time, due | *! to agricultural depre f encouraged thru recent developments | att Author to look for a prosperous business | 2": str during this year, the oll in-| tis for Port Bar dustry is showing a marked recovery, | American for Tac Lumbermen view the situation aad tincua eee | most promising. Their position S. Por ceedin, Maghting during 1923 wi shipments were | Arrivals and Departures Areived—Jan. 9.—8 an tar s Went Cadron for f Admire ; ate Prost 1 for K . have been London ¥ Birma Maru x-| ‘oduction "ders nd and | . and stocks little, in the case of the sof Facing v will be a prosperous busines the: i therefore, price movern near future. roods woods. what 5 Season, doubt thin the little bsence of ard ed buying, been a mar’ strong ad upw to as ard result Asks sinc of Railroad Bond Plan WASHINGTON or fA & Ro G plan ate rehe gts n reorgant rized } nde rece comimissi mission Suspend Trading Mammoth Oil ‘Stock NEW YORK, J tt -— | Austin Nichols GIVE TALKS ON's porting and shipping and foreign |< trade in general are Invited to attend |{ WALL STRMNOT JOURNAL FINANCIAL TUDVEG NEW YORK, Jan, President Coolidge's stand in favor of priority for the tax bill caused a further decrease in bonus sentiment which, in turn, reacted favorably upon the rtock market in the early dealings. ‘Trading maintained the brisk pace set in the previous session and the industrials were In don and at the highest levels of woe moyo- nt whieh was within & point of the high of last Ma Constructive news also-doveloped.in the fact that Prairie Oll & Gas advanced crude ofl prices 10 conta a barrel and thia movement was tmme~ diately followed by Hinokair, Continental Can this morning declared a dividend of 5 per cent in stock and the regular quarterly $1 In cash on the Sonn oy Opening prices included: United States Steel, off %; Studebaker, 107M; Pan-American B, 6. off 4) Davison Chemie 1, 67%, off M4; Gen- oral Motors, 164, up 4; Haldwin, 126%, up 3; Wrie, 21%; American Con, 108%, up Me New: Maven, 16%, up ME Ce Resend Iron Pipe, 81%, off Ma. New York Stock Market | * CORN IS ONLY STRONG GRAIN 71% | CHICAGO, Jan, §.—Corn closed 16) i | strong, others weak and lower on 41 | the board of trade hore today. 40 | Wheat market was dominated by 108% [nollers today. Following a bulge at tho opening, induced by good lexport business overnight, Mquld ing pressure developed when these buyers left the market and heiped by bear newa that filtered into the pit, prices sagged below the open- ing, ‘This condition prevailed at the close, Corn displayed individual strength | |with selling induced by reports that | Missouri river marketa were selling large stocks to West and Southwest- Slern feeders at prices well abo t9% | the Chicago parity, id It was the buying by i)'* | terests that brought corn up t4y | $1 0 bushel last year, Oats moved within a quarter cent range thruout the day, The market lacked any individual ity. i | | ,| Chicago | Board of Trade Quotations one Mich Low $1.09% $1.09% 81,08 + LOTM 10TH Ley +106 106K 1.05% urrent Block— Adams Expre: Ajax Rubber . Allied Chemleal Am, Agr. Chemical, 16 Amer, Veet Bu + 4M Amer, Brake Shoe .. 61% Amer, Can. 10M Amer, Chiole ....... 20 Amer, Kxpreas .....103 Amd lide & Lr. pt 63 Amer, Int. Cor} 2% Amer, Linseed s Amor, Metals . + 4 Amer, Bafety Razor., 6% Amer, Smeltera com... 601% Amer, Bauft ..,....136 Amer, Bum. pfd.... Amer, Stes! Fady. Amor, Woolen onda . Atl, r Atehison Haldwin Loo: B. & 0. do pta Tarnadail A Narnadail 1 Beechnut phe Betn. Bteol Heth Ateol Brooklyn Hrooklyn Untou Gas.120% Burne Brom As. ...:10T Hutte Cop. & Zine... Hid 'nutte & Superior. Hutt these in- to a 113%] 1204 Close $1.08% 1.06% 1.06% ventral Lthr,, ped erro de Pasco., Chea. & Ohio hicako & hicago & nite Copp. sea Cola ‘elo. Bouthern Ree 12.33 minal 9.90 Cash Wheat CAGO, Jan. 1.—Cash wheat | 91.05% ‘ant. Motors ‘orn } \e Cuba Cane Hagar... Lack, & W t% Oy 105% Chicago Car Lots ‘Tocsdny’s Guetations Cont. Reta. LAT, 1" MW 0 2070S “ o . Liverpool Grain Toreday’s Quotations Open High tow. ¢ Mabe ate Md be 4a @ anton t10 4 tatoua Vad fa PKG Ss ONE Foundation Freeport T Am, Tar he eral) Kk Car San Francisco Produce ‘Tuesday's Quotations Butter—rxi rt 490 Ree Cheese Vixtras, Cali 400 don nia fie cpr N. Y. Sugar and Coffee ‘Tarsday’s Quotations, Ateady 46.52 weaker! gran t Cotfee—No. 1h rf Iba No. 4 Santos, Sa Raw, refined, ne Geman O485Y: Nee, s, five trill Foreign Securities Toeday's Quotations Turnished by Losen & lryaa HG Second Ave., Seaitle Russian French Japanoe Japan. Japanes ted Kingdom, Liberty Bonds Tnesday's Quotations Fornished by Logan & Bryan #10 Second Ave. Seattle Tinh "1 Foreign Money Status Tuesday's Danish ok dt 1 flor smanian paniwh pe BANK CLEARINGS Portland Tacoma REMAINS FIRM | Imperial Valley Produce | Fails to Arrive | POTATO. MART The fact that Yakima 1s almost entirely supplying tho California market with potatoes now explains tho new firmness on tho Seattle spud market which brought. quota tions up to $37 and $40 a ton Wed-| nesday. Yakima farmers aro find-! jing it difficult to supply the Call- fornia market besides a large part} of Washington when Seattle alone requires from 25 to 30 carloads | every day, Tho farmers are asking | Seattle jobbers $28 and $30 a fon) for Netted Gems in Yakima, | Other sections of the produce} market disclosed nothing new Wed- nesday, The Imperial spinach and cauliflower which were due to ar- rive Wednesday morning were being jdelayed somewhere along the line and the shippers were unable to tell when they would be In Seattle. Both these commodities are being eagerly awaited here, cauliflower being scarce and the spinach to be the first of this season, Oranges wero slightly stiffer with }large alzes quoted at $5.50 a case, | Butter, eg@ and cheese market] remained steady Wednesday. VEGETABLES Prices Vaid Wholesale Dealers (The prices given those made to) retail dealers by wholesalers, With a few seasonal exceptions, prices to producers can be figured by deducting the coat of | transportation to Seattle and mately 16% for hauling, storage eolling cont.) | Artichokes—Per doz. ..... Hieots—Local, new, per sack Drossela Kprouta—Per 1. Cabbage—Per tb, ’ Carrota—Local, per dos, . ie ee r crate . per orate. crate . | le +8.600 4,00 | 200 Lettace-—Cal., per crate Parsnips Peppers AR4e@ 416 | Floriaa, sh@ 20 Potatore— Local wh 1.60 Netted Ger 0040.60 Radishes— | i is 1.2601.69 O2%@ .0 Sweet Potat Tu G@ .07% Tomators— Turmipe Yame + +4000 5.0 aes Wt FRUITS "| Prices Paid Wholesale Deal Apples — Delicious Opltsenderge Wineaap Bincks aw Newtons Cornnnuta—Per dos. Cranberriea—Per box Eastern, bbl. | Dates oe i 4.00 | 1/are Heney—Comb, per case #trained. per 7. . Lemons—Fancy Ch Oranges 12% } 0005.09 00@4.50 00 Prices Paid Wholesale Deslers Sack Lote X. Ly per tb.. PRODUCTS Prices Pald Shippers Botterfat— A grade, delivery. Milk—Cwt., 0. B. : DAIRY PRODUC Ss Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers Batter—Local creamery, cubes. calor wrapped wos... ‘anch, white shell, 33 a5 28 29 POL L TRY Prices per It AND ‘ME. ATS Paid Shippers Trroilers- Fees eis Capons—I Turkeys Roosters Hogs : : 4 7 4 099 .. POULTRY AND MEATS Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers Ducks—Dreseed, per 1b. Hens—Dressed, | heavy Drosaed, light Live, Hight, Brollers—Dresse Geese—-Dressed. Turkeys Live, fai Belgian Hares— Dreened, por 1 Fancy block ‘ancy, Mght coarse . per Tm, . per Ib. . Fancy, dressed 1b TAv y 27 | ott} 24 107 | aa] 16] *, per Ib... . b. x Veal ihe LIVE stock Quotations at Stockyards Cattio— Primo ateers . Medium to good Fair to medium Feeders Bulle Cholee cows and helfere Medium to good Fair to medium inners 50 so eh heavy VLOUR AND SUGAR Flour—Local In Farmi Sune I ; ‘ MAY, GIKALN ri Alfalfa May Straw Corn—W Barley AND |called a “health: | pears; THE RIB ROAST*FROM CHAMPION STEER IS TOO PERFECT TO EAT URBANA, Ill, Jan ~The perfect rib roast yesterday took its place in the historical collec- tion of the college of agricultu at the University of Iilinols, It was slated for the table of Dean H. W. Mummford, of the college of agriculture, but he declared it “too perfect to eat.” The roast is from “Broadus White Sox" grand champion ateer of tho recent livestock exhibition in Chicago. Dean Mummford or- dered it preserved in alcohol. “I want our students and fu- ture generations to study a per- fect ploce of beef," he sald. Dean Mummford described the speciment as having a high pro- portion of bright red, lean meat, evenly intermingled with smooth white fat. FOREIGN TRADE ON GOOD BASIS Ten Million Dollars a Day Is Changing Hands (NOTE. — Ralph F. Couch, econompst and statistician, with access to government reports and figures, has worked up for The Star a careful study of fi- nancial and industrial conditions in the United States at the close of 1923. This is the last of 10 brief articles, in which he traces the high spots in the business year. BY RALPH F, COUCH WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. — The United States is outdistancing’ all competitors in the race to gain for eign trade, channels of which were thrown into confusion by the world war, I thi foreign accordi by the partment, en months nearest rival of effort to develop land i the country in th markets United States comm exported in the f f last year 44 per cent han in 1 ree more goods American exports in period showed an incr tho rative ter months are the same of 54 per cent comp data not for both countries, it is that the proportions have greatly Yoreig sustain economle stability in the do- mestic markets of the United Sta according to government s. And the record for American eign trade this year show what is condition.” to September, From clusive, goods worth 4 goods valued at an almost even balance. foreign countries t « American goods are exchanging thom goods of equal value which imported by the United States American forelgn trade ts therefore t amounts to a “cash” basis. rope, it would appear, is begin- ning to arrive at Janus in- % y- or » money due to the United States, That condition will be rea the balance of trade turns the United States for an extended Just now, Europe Js paying for current purchases, Bu fcates that eventually she in to ship us more than she That is a condition which economists hope, will be reached period, promptly this inc 1 beg! fhe present to be th situation would ap- t for every in r, including Sun¢ the | States is importing $10,000,- orth of foreign goods and ex. moun pear day The United States bureau of for- eign and dome commerce has re- ceived the following inquiries from | foreign firms who wish to repre- sent American manufacturers heir respective fields. Full info. mation will be given American firms on application Hr Bla- ok, district manager bu reau, Lowman building, inland—(8749) Oats, . in bags many—{8780) Butter; me ; corn; lard; meat rations; packing house products, espe cially lard and pork products. Guatemala—(8793) Galvanized iron sheets; iron, bar; plain and corru: gated iron; wire. Spain—(8788) Pork cuts Sweden—(8781) Bacon; flour; dried, int fresh apples lard. (8784) Fruits, to to &. of Seattle, white the or fruits, boxes; and especially apples. ail New Corporations || aiieneeinticiaensir lianas OLYMPIA, 9.—The following ar tleles of ine in have be 1@ office of the secretary of state Platinum Co., Jan. orporatto naine to Qual San Francisco, Oal., , Marry WH. Pale, Pond, John A. Metiregor MeCandless, ‘To do a general debenture end eto. 1 Fair & Co. Cyrus Pelre muel Fon A ndin sinesa. Waal and bu: Anna I fa Was British exporters, | « to officlal reports recetved | for | ono | the United States exported | 901,000,000, and im. | $2,903,000,- | In a condition where | can pay in commodities some of | hed when | “against” | in cold stor: | n filed in| and | |The Seattle Star cE] | Published wal 4 ag pet nese Ave, STAR WANT AD RATES Count 6 words to one line; cents per line. to 3 more timem, 17 cost, 8-line ad, 1 ‘time, at 17 cents per line, 61 cents, 3-line ad, to run 3 times, at 16 cents er line, $1.26 Contract Rates by Hequent MA in- 0600 — Want Ad Dept. | BUSINESS Ay SERVICES Attorneys-at- aw: % | ADVICE flee, Joseph Allen, t Weaving and € CARP WiAVI J aeantie: refit~ ting and refringing; mattresses, feathers; 9x12 rugs cleaned and resized, $ mail orders. Write for prices. FLUFF Rug location, 205 14th 8. F Flectrie. Machinery W. MONTELIUS PRIC Monuments T SOUND Marble and Granite 0. Int and Virginia, Established PU EDMUNDS, Patent Attorneys *P, GORIN. 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Only a few min- required EL jot- Columbia and Dear: on Railroad ave. nearly nat. Finder please phone t | oF IA I FORD OWNERS having trouble with | transmission bands call at 2119 Fourth ave. and get remedy, LEGAL NOTICES | CHAS, W. JOHNSON, lawyer, for= | merly of Pasco, Washington, an- | nounces his resignation as prose- euting attorney Franklin county, cit of Pasco, attle. on Bldg. 686, and attorn and Offices at Phone: residences | | (Notes Prosperity Thruout Country | SA tANCISCO, Jan. 9.—"Thru- j out the country I notice evidence of jcontinued prosperity,” ‘Thomas Fo: jtune Ryan, ew York financie |said today. Ryan arrived here yes jterday on his 33d t to the Pacific QUALIFIES! t secretary Wallace h of = Agricultiure a than qualified when he milking contest f Magnus Johy Minnesota, Note more a on son, enator front famed as a Secretary Wal- of triumph. farmer.