Motor Boats

LOS ANOELEB HERALD: STJNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1907.





MOTOR BOATING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Motor Boats

few such Illustrations of the The marine gasoline and oil burning en- Skldbloiiner is an old Norse name, de-

Ferro. engine of the auto-marlne turtle- rived from a legend of a boat belonging

type.

of the be»t evidences of prosperity After a

ONE in a community Is the interest taken

In out-of-door sports, and there is

viilm- of power the average yacht owner

usually begins to wonder If an auxiliary

gine was flr.n duve'.Optd on the I'arlflc

coast In a type suitable for heavy busi-

The motor Is located under a long

baok dMki M IMiit it In protected from to one of tha warUka kings of

spray whm In rough water. The stearing north. This boat

the frozen

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engine would not be a good thing In his ness or commercial boats. These early ot adapting Itself to the needs of its

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engines were heavy, occupied a |THt ''¦ss and reli-,

able, until the engine t>f today occupies

her trot it out."

The Corsair Is a thirty-foot boat of the a harmonious whole, as the yacht afloat Cruisers, Rowboats or Canoes.

power boats has Increased at a rate that is one of the cleanest lined boats ever

shooting, fishing, yachting and automo-

has taxed to the uttermost the facilities about one-third :he space and weighs same general type aslike eighteen and can

the Daisy

miles, seen In these waters.

blltng shows that the residents of Los about one-fourth as much as the old spin off something

of the boat and engine builders who are owner, Dwlght Whitney, is al- Another well known power yacht is the

Angeles have both money and leisure progressive and up to cate. styles. and her

ways ready for a friendly brush. There YeblH, a lurge comfortuble cabin cruiser, . •N Selling Agents for

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There Is no section of the United States The Pacific coast manufacturers were beautifully finished In natural tealc and

in which to properly enjoy the fruits of are a number of other boats capable of

their Industry. The many large and well

that affords greater opportunities for busy developing their commercial type of

engine and were unable to devote any time giving her a good race, and when

tha muhoganywlth an Interior finish of white

and gold. Her thirty horse power Stan-

FERRO AUTO-MARINE ENGINES

equipped garages "and sporting goods

water sports than does Southern Califor-

or attention to the production of the motor-boat races comerivalry, as summer

oft next

num- dard engine drives her along about

nia. Numerous small bays and lagoons there will be Intense a

stores bear eloquent testimony as to the give a sheltered anchorage for the smaller pleasure type, neither were they In touch ber of new boats will probably be launched twelve miles an hour and her owner

amount of money invested by prosperous

craft and the larger boats find safe and with the automobile manufacturers, con-

this spring.

carries many a Jolly party of friends for Southern California Agents for

pleasant cruising to Santa Barbara and sequently their designers were unable to have a trips to Avalon and other nearby ports.

San Pedro and Terminal island

Loe Angeles In the pursuit of health and

pleasure under the sunny skies of South-

the Channel islands on the north and San

Diego on the south.

profit by their experience. As a result

the sport of motor boating did not be-

come popular on this coastappearance

until several

large fleet of motor fishing

cruisers and a few

boats, yachts,

auto-boats, though

sturdy,

Among the fast ones Is the Howard,

owned by Messrs. Fl.iOws and Baker.

This boat ia a combination of speed and

Buffalo Marine Engines

ern California. Motor boating is the lat- A three or four weeks' trip to these year* after It made Its in most of their boats are of the that Is hard to beat,

est and most up to date form of out-of- places can be passed very pleasantly, and

eastern waters.

sea going type. seaworthiness^ horse power automobile and

her seventy en-

the time is none too long to fully enjoy Probably the largest and most com-



Ross Marine Company

door amusements that has claimed the The automobile boat made its debut at gine usually puts her at the head of the

the beautiful coast scenery and the ex- pletely equipped yacht on the coast Is the fleet.

attention of those pleasure seekers who hilaration of coasting over the long, Alamltos bay In 1906, and was the work Skidbladner, which was designed under The Yankee Girl Is a fine specimen of

•re not afraid of a dash of salt epray or smooth groundswell of the blue Pacific, of an enterprising young boat builder the personal supervision of her owner, auxiliary yacht and is used mainly as

of a good dark coat of tan. free from ail fear of storms or sudden who had seen this type In other waters Frank Garbutt. Her 300-horse power, six-

and realized its advantages. The long, a sailing craft, but her engine can drive

cylinder ongine was built by the A. C.

In many ways motor boating Is closely squalls.

narrow, rakish black hull, with an engine

Stewart AutomobileGarbutt, und is ideas

company from

her at good crulsinjj speed if there Is no ALAMITOS BAY

akin to both yachting and automobillng,

and as a consequence it has attracted the

attention of many lovers of both its sister

The dreaded southeaster mentioned by

Dana in hit "Two Years Before the

Mast." was largely imaginary, as these

that occupied almost no room In the boat,

the broad cushioned seats with comfort- furnished by Mr.

cidedly novel piece of mechanism.

a de-

In ad-

wind. Mr. Fred Dorr has spared no ex-

pense to make her complete in every way,

as she has her own electric lighting and

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able lazybacks, the automobile steering dition to being one of the largest marine

sports. storms, which occur only during the win- cooking plant. In fact her owner can

The man who enjoys running a neat, wheel, and, above all, Its great speed engines ever built on this

coast, it Is self-

ter months, do not begin to compare In attracted a great deal of attention from have all the comforts of home while on

perfect working piece of machinery finds severity with thi gales, tornadoes and starting and reversing, so that the or- board.

the visitors to Naples. Th« keen, knlfe- dinary reversing gear Is not needed.

The

in the motor boat an opportunity to hurricanes that menace the mariner in

lke boat, cutting easily through the propeller Is of the feathering pattern,

These are only a few of the better

gratify his mechanical instinct, free from other parts of the world. water and controlled by the slightest kndwn boats and it is impossible to even

that will cause no drag when the yacht

the annoyance of dust and the continual These storms always give from twelve

touch of the operator, was a novelty, and mention the hundreds of motor boats

Jolting and shaking of the automobile, to to twenty-four hours' warning, co that Is under sail. owned In and about Los Angeles.

since then the builder of this boat has Mr. Garbutt's Intention was to design a

say nothing of the question of personal there Is ample time fcr yachts to reach been rushed with work. boat that willperform equally well un-

The average citizen of this city has no

safety. Motor boat statistics show that a safe haven betore the storm king de- conception of the extent of the maritime

Other boat and engine builders have der either sail or power, and while the i¦i, ¦^Sis'3^^sS^bSßßl Ji

these craft are not numbered by hun- scends In his wrath and turns our peace- since taken up this class of work and boat sharps all said It could not be done,

Industries carried on nearby. There are

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dreds, hut by hundreds of thousands, and ful ocean into a vast expanse of Im- fifteen yacht and boatbuilding plants

mense waves, each one crested with speedy motor boats are now quite rom- it begins to look is thousrh he has dono

the total fatal accidents, covering a period raon. It, though the boat has not been fully

within an hour's rive of this city and

of two years, will not equal the automo- snowy white. The eudden equalls that their yearly output runs up Into hundred

bile record for a corresponding number are common on the Inland lakes never At Alamitos bay and- Naples nearly all tried out as yet. thousand dollar figures.

tha boats are of the auto-boat class, and It is really too bad of Mr. Garbutt to

of months. occur here, and a -party starting out for fool this bunch of wise men, but the>

The total amount of money invested

Yachtsmen have In the past been in- a day's trip need have no fear of danger. many of them are capable of doing fifteen In motor boats for commercial and pleas-

clined to scoff at the power boat, call- For the business man who has only a miles or better and one boat has the dis- should have remembered how he did the ure purposes will make the automobile

ing it a teapot, a perfume boat and other short week end at his disposal. Catallna tinction of being the speediest boat In same trick with the automobile experts a Interests look small, and this has all been

Southern California, and possibly on the few years back.

derisive names, but in no instance has a Island offers many attractions, practice of

and many

Pacific coast. This flyer is forty feet long The new boat is being equipped with all a steady, quiet growth that has not been

yachtsman been known to refuse a tow of our motor boats make a due in any way to excessive advertising

from the much despised "chugboat" after running over to Avalon or the Isthmus over all and has an extreme beam of five the latest devices, such as electric light

or high finance methods of doing busi-

plant, electric cooking

stove, electric

feet six inches. She Is equipped with a

he had been lying out in a broiling hot on Saturday afternoon and returning fifty-horse power, six cylinder, two-oycle steering gear ana signaling apparatus. ness.

sun for several hours in a dead calm. Sunday.

ing in savings banks, where they receive

PARKS, DRIVES,

tlon In planning a comprehensive system

of model thoroughfares for the county.

The plans prepared by Charles Mulford

HOME SECURITIES only 4 per cent. The Home company

bonds are secured by trust deeds and

PORTENT OF

PLACES, ETC.

Robinson for the beautlflcatlon of Los

Angeles, already published In The Her-

ald, make many additions and improve-

ARE THE BEST become first liena on all profits, which It

will be seen makes the Investment abso-

lutely secure under any and all condi-

THE FUTURE •

tions. M-Mrt, J\

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ments to the park and boulevard system

of Los Angeles. Some of his suggestions The San Francisco and bay cities Home IS THE

PUBLIC BREATHING willundoubtedly be acted on in the near WELL KNOWN CITIZENS MAN- telephone plants are to be made the most

UNCEASING PROGRESS

LOVELY

PLACES

future. While the carrying out of Mr.

Robinson's plans in their entirety would AGE PROSPEROUS COMPANY

modern telephone plants in the United

States, all being entirely automatic with

PROPHECY

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TROPICAL GARDENS FURNISHED

involve the expenditure of millions of

dollars there can be no doubt but that

Los Angeles willrise to the occasion when Bankers, Large and Small Investors

cable construction. The contract has been

let for the main building and two sub-

stations of the San Francisco Home Tele- Not What May Come, but V.'hat Will

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It does not matter whether you want an engine for a 12-foot row boat

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the time comes, just as It did when It phone plant. The main office willbe on or a 200-foot yacht, a tug boat or a racing auto boat, I can fit you out

Prefer Los Angeles and California Come to Los Angeles When One from gasoline tank to propeller. If you wish I willdesign your Boat

FOR ALL voted $23,000,000 for a new water system. Grant avenue and willbe of steel and

Million People Must Be

Securities That Give As- concrete construction, the most hand- and guarantee speed.' Charges reasonable- ¦









CLARA BARTON HOSPITAL some and Imposing telephone building In Provided For

This splendid institution, which bears

surance of Safety the United States, and will become wide-

Three Million Dollars to Be Spent by

Los Angeles County in 190P

the name of the famous Red Cross nurse,

was opened for the care of the sick in The present period of general liquida- en State.

ly celebrated as one of the chief "show

buildings" In the metropolis of the Gold-

It would be a dull, insensate clod In-

he M QkiirL 1044 South Main Street

J3S. In. OIIUI/lv Los Angeles, California

for Improvement of August, 1904, by Dr. H. P. Barton, a \u0084

by which all Scores of local bankers and business deed who, after reviewing the progress of

nephew of the illustrious Clara Barton, tion* throughout the country,

Roads and under his able management has financial affairs will speedily reach a men, as well as hundreds of small invest- the City of the Angels for even one short

California, have invested

grown rapidly in patronage and popu- sane and sound basis, has naturally ors in Southern year, after grouping together what has

in Home Telephone and Telegraph stock,

turned the attention of conservative in- and without exception the holders of the been done, what Is being done and what

larity.

There are sixteen public parks in Los This growth is evidenced in its change

especially in the western sec- securities regard the property as good will be done, did not become enthusiastic

Angeles, with a total area of 3720 acres. of quarters from the old Froellch hospi- vestors,

One, Griffith park, 3000 acres, is the tal building to the present commodious tion of the country, to the value of first- as gold

bonds, all feeling that the invest- over the certainties of/ the future. He

establishment at Fifth and Olive streets, ments are the best to be had in any part could well afford to let the mere possi-

largest municipal park in the world. It formerly the Deaconess' class Investments, observation and ex- of the country.

hospital, but

Is Intentionally left almost in a state of which, under Dr. Barton's -direction, has perience

having taught the people that bilities go.

Institu- whatever may transpire in the financial In canvassing the future of Lob An-

nature. Another. Elysian park, in the been converted into a modern JOHN BRINK geles, not only next year and the next

tion, having an equipment which for the result of wild speculation

northwestern part of the city. Is a charm- perfection of detail and utility Is not world as of The Saddlerock decade but the coming scores of years

Ing combination of natural and acquired surpassed In Wall street circles, capital placed in must be considered. The city willmain-

in the southwest and will ac-

beauty. The remainder is more on tift commodate fifty patients with comfort. well known home industries operated by tain indefinitely the splendid standards

For twenty-three years past John 3rlnk and records of the past few years on the

conventional order. Each floor is equipped with a diet men of known responsibility and busi- progress There will

kitchen, from which the food, sent up has upheld the standard of excellence piane of unceasing

Central park, four and one-half acres, ness integrity Is absolutely safe, withfull jwhlch he advantage: the people, recog-

from the sanitary kitchen In the base-

is in the Heart of the city, and a breath- ment, is served steaming hot. assurance of the prompt payment of established on the opening of be an added

nizing the manifest destiny of their chosen

'the Saddlerock restaurant, 336 South home, are providing against the future;

Ing spot that is constantly thronged dur- The model operating rooms In dupli- guaranteed dividends.

One of the significant features of the Spring street. as witness the Owens river project.

ing the daylight hours. Eastlake park, cate, one on the second and one on the The growth is no longer, haphazard. It

with the most present situation is the marked confi- During this decade Mr. Brink has ex-

fifty acres, in the eastern part of the third floor, are equipped Angeles se- emplified his ability to hold the Is not the city of a hundred thousand, nor

modern and up to date appliances for dence in the value of Los friend- a quarter million, but of a million that

city, as handsomely laid out and filled the convenience of the surgeon, and curities, particularly the even price sus-

ship and has won the highest public es- be equipped as becomes a model

•with rare flowers, trees and shrubbery. every precaution as to proper sanitation tained by the securities of the Home Tel- teem by his upright business dealings must community; and that quickly. And this

park of thirty-five acres is in and sterilization is taken. ephone and Telegraph company, despltt

Westlake and his unselfish interest In public af- discounting willbe as safe and sure and

flurry In eastern stocks and bonds.

the aristocratic west side residence dis- alwaysrooms

The are furnished with a view the

fairs. While not a native son, Mr. Brink sound as drawing a check against money

to simplicity and the best comfort This Is highly gratifying, inasmuch as fully as loyal to hie adopted state in the bank.

trict. Hollenbeck park. Echo park and of the patients. about 90 per cent of all the securities are is con-

South park are beautiful and popular The Home and takes an active personal Interest In When the Owens river project Is

Believing in the careful watching of In- held by our home people. bringing water for a million

breathing places. the promotion of California and our summated,

dividual cases Dr. Barton maintains a Telephone company has kept right on and for the Irrigation and blos-

There are many beautiful drives in and with Its extensive Improvements and has city's welfare. people

larger staff of nurses tn proportion to Mr. Brink never aspired to public, of- soming of 75,-j acres; bring tens of

around Los Angeles, though they have declared Its regular quarterly dividend,

not been brought as yet to that state of

the patient capacity of his house than

any other hospital In the city. There are the last being paid on the 10th of No-

fice, but he has won the high esteem of thousands of horsepower of electrical

perfection which affords 'perfect satis- many and distinguished friends, which energy.

faction. The agitation for good loads

Is helping out this phase of the matter,

thirty trained watchers at the beck and

call of the Invalids at the Barton and

vember. Tn every conceivable way the

already excellent service Is being im- suits his Inclinations better. Besides be-

ing the leading restaurateur Mr. Brink

When Greater -os Angeles extends from

the mountains to the sea; OUR 18 H.P. 2-CYLINDER ,

extreme care Is taken of their training. proved by the liberal use of every new When San Pedro us a part of that

and this, together with the growing use is a prominent and popular operator In

of the automobile, will give Los Angeles

many fine boulevards and drives within

Compulsory and regular lectures for the

nurses are a dally feature of their the-

and up to date device.

The long distance service of the Home

realty and is meeting with deserved suc-

cess.

Greater Los Angeles becomes the great

seaport of t-he Pacific coast, a mart of COMPACT

' POWERFUL

the next few years. This present situa- oretical training, and their dally practi-

cal training is watched as carefully as

company Is also growing rapidly, and

all of the Independent exchanges through-

teeming commerce, with the chimneys of

skyward;

Details highly refined, 18 H. P. to 300 H. P. ;



C. STEWART, 'IOOS Santee St., Los Angeles.

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tion, however, is not to be construed in a thousand factories pointing ALFRED

the light that there are^no good roads. may be. A "Clara Barton" nurse has her out Southern California are prosperous. GEO. LACOUR With the shipping of the world riding at

The contrary is true in many delightful recommendation In her Alma Mater. The demand for the local and long dis- One of the old and prominent establish- ease In the great harbor of refuge and of

An extremely popular feature of the tance service, with the increase In the Los Angeles

exceptions!. ments engaged in the liquor trade here commerce; when the Greater

According to A. P. Fleming, secretary hospital withconvalescent patients is the building of homes and the growth In a network of magnificent boule-

business, Is constanly on the increase. is that of George Lacour & Son, whose becomes



WILLP. STEVENS

of the Good Roads association of Los assembly hall and sun parlor on the top vards; when the plans for the beautiflca-

Angeles county, the county will spend floor and opening out on to the roof In San Francisco and In all of the bay well stocked vaults and store are at 367 tlon of the city are fully, carried out;

15,000,000 for good roads in the next twelve promenade. cities the lines are being steadily extend- Aliso street. For many years this con- when not only the natural but the ac-

Dr. Barton is president and general ed, and all will be connected with the cern conducted a wholesale and retail quired charms shall reach the dizzy pin-

months. ItIs planned to have the county trade, but of late has given the retail nacle of completion and perfection.

gridironed by first-class highways by manager of the hospital, his associates Los Angeles Home company service when

1909. One of the plans is for a forty-flve- in the ownership being entirely Los An- completed by the long distance company. branch the preference. They are growers What may we not/expect for Los An-

mile boulevard from Los Angeles via geles physicians. The Home company plant at Oakland is of tine California wines and deal in wines, geles then? CONSULTING AND

Hollywood to the ocean and back by Negotiations are under way looking to now In active service, and the Oakland brandies and llquertf both Imported and

another route. Mr. Loder from the de-

partment of agriculture at Washington,

the erection of an additional wing which

will mote than double the capacity of

securities have taken a great boom in

the north, being very much sought after

domestic. George Lacour & Son have .a

reputation for fair dealing; their goods CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL REFRIGERATING

an expert in such matters, Is now co-

operating with the Good Roads assocla-

the hospital, an Increase demanded by

the steadily growing patronage.

by both large and small investors, who

prefer the 5 per cent bonds to deposit-

are the best and the courteous treatment

received makes every order a pleasure.

In 1597 twenty-five of the physicians

and surgeons of Los Angeles decided that

ENGINEER

to have a hospital which would conform

to their ideas they must build it them-

• result of this decision they

selves. As

invested about $350,000 in the California

hospital, at the corner of Fifteenth and

Hope streets. Instead of one immense

building they have four buildings con-

nected by glass corridors, withevery one

of the 150 rooms an outside room, giv-

ing a maximum of fresh air and sun-

shine. Surrounding the buildings there

are one F.nd one-half acres devoted to

beautiful gardens, while In and on the

MADE TO ORDER

buildings are sun parlors and roof gar- Sails, Pennants, Cushions,

The great aim is to give every

dens.

patient the full benefit of the California Tend s, Life Preservers,

air and sunshine. As soon as possible Duck Suits for Men and Wo-

patients are taken out of doors In

men, Yachting Hats and Caps.

wheeled chairs and cots, that nature's

two greatest physicians, pure air and sun-

shine, may complete the cure begun In IN STOCK

the hospital. The are

cheerful, and since all acknowledge that Boat Fittings, Marine Hard-

suggestiveness Is a great factor In health, ware, Marine Paint, Cordage.

the fact that every day In the year in

this California hospital the patient can

be wheeled out in the sunshine, where he



of almost every variety of

and beaufy

is surrounded by the perfume flower, has

The Wm. H. Koegee Co.,

[INCORPORATED] Manufacturer of

certainly r. delightful and healthful in-

fluence.

Another great advantage in this Cali-

fornia hotel for the sick is that every

138-140-142 South Main St. Refrigerating and Ice

WHAT THE PRODUCTION OF OIL its hundreds of customers In Southern

California the very best grades of kero-

without any possible danger in its urp. our city,and making our oil more valu- day in the year the Los Angeles mar-

The simplest thing possible. This will able today. kets supply a good variety of fresh ripe

Making Machinery

HAB DONE FOR CALIFORNIA sene, gasoline, benzine, naphtha, all soon become a necessity, as the city ordi- Tht demand for gasoline and similar

fruit, vegetables, meats and fish fresh SANTA ROSA/HOUBE

It thought that the California oils

grades of lubricating oil, and, in fact, it nance prevents your using anything that refinery products has grown so rapidly from the ocean. As the condition of the

makes smoke. This is the Nelson liquid during the past few years, and calls for patient permits, the best of meats, with

Among the hotels and rooming houses

than

616 NORTH MAIN STREET

is shipped to all parts of the United of this city few are better known

Tvas

vrere only good for making asphaltum States. fuel burner, which uses a distillate made such an enormous volume of those prod- pure cream, milk, fresh butter and eggs

the Santa Rosa

house, , which, with its LOS ANGELES, CAL.

The Union Consolidated Refining com- especially for it from the crude oils by uctH, that the combined capacity of all direct from the farm, are employed to- annex, is located at the corner of Fourth

and for fuel oil for manufacturing. It pany has the largest and most complete the Union Consolidated Refining com- the refiners is insufficient to fully han- do their part under the direction of an

and San I'edro Btreets. Phones: Sunset M 0084; Home A4537

lias been demonstrated that they willpro- pany. This Is generatod'tnto a gas witn dle It. That this fuel Is true locally will accomplished dk-ticlnn.

There are \u0084- > well furnished rooms

refinery in Southern California. This In and

duce as fine Illuminating oil and as fine this burner; the combustion is so corn- be testified to by any of the producers. The surgical department has four oper-

the prices range from $128 to J2.60

not all. Through the efforts of the man- per

gasoline and lubricating oils—and, in fact, ager tit thU refinery and a large outlay plate that there is not a particle of odor 'The fact that thousands of dcres of ating rooms, equipped with the nost WJW

of money for the experiment there has from this flre. You can broil meat over waste desert lands have been made to modern of appliances, and In charge of is a

better lubricating oils than the eastern J E. Wyckoff, the proprietor,

been produced a means of producing heat it as you can over a charcoal flre. produce a vast amount of income to the able specialists. The medical department genial gentler.-in and understands the

oils produce. One of the reflnerleb that from this oil for your cook stoves, your By using this burner you can eliminate southern part of California is due to the Is in charge of well known, skillful business thoroughly.

has done probably more than any other furnaces, fire places, or steam boiler. In that Is so very offensive that production of gasoline and uistlllatea, physicians.

hotel

the smoke

to prove thine facts is the Union Con- fact, in any place you may want to use Is now pouring from the smokestacks of making it possible for the pumping of, The maternity department Is Ideal in "Japan may now bt> considered an enlight-

solidated Refining company of Los An- it. It does away with the necessity of the hotels and business bouses, and at water to irrigate these lands; large man- Us equipment. ened nation.'

geles, under the management of Major wood or coal, and furnishes you heat at the same time make a saving and comply ufactories for the building of engines for Contagious diseases and cases of laryn- "Not halt aa enlightened aa ilio would l>« If

H- M. Russell. about one-third the cost of any other with the city ordinance. this purpose having also sprung up all geal and pulmonary tuberculosis are not she wont to get the Philippines, and Iunder-

This refinery is producing and selling to fuel, and that without smoke or soot, and These are the things that are benefiting over California. admitted. stand »h» wants them."— Houston Post.