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The Sarah W. Whitman club held 
their meeting this week, Wednesday, 
in the chapel of the Baptist church. 
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Goodwin 
of Orange have been among this 
week’s visitors at the Farms. They 
have been spending their time here 
with friends. 
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Larcom are 
being congratulated over the advent 
of a daughter which arrived at their 
home in East Wenham this week. 
Mrs. Larcom was Miss Clara Wil- 
liams. 
Daniel W. Preston is one of the lat- 
est la grippe victims. 
John West colony, Pilgrim Fathers, 
at their next meeting, Friday evening, 
March 17, are planning to provide 
their members with an entertainment 
which will be the event of the season. 
The local order has extended an in- 
vitation to Wm. Jeffry colony of 
Manchester to repeat at the Farms 
- the Minstrel show, which they gave 
in that town oven a week ago. ‘This 
show will no doubt make a big hit. 
The members are anticipating the 
presentation of the program with 
much pleasure. 
James B. Dow & Co. are planning 
~ to add soon to their equipment an 
auto truck for the delivery of wood 
and coal. 
Wm. F: Eddy. and family have 
leased one of the apartments in the 
new house of James Fanning, corner 
High and Haskell streets. They will 
take occupancy soon. 
Albert Hull, while in the woods at 
Fast Wenham, Tuesday, cutting wood, 
cut his foot severely. Several stitches 
were required to close the wound. 
The millinery store of Miss Nellie 
Neville, which she had conducted in 
Stoughton a number of years, was 
totally destroyed by fire last week. 
Miss Neville is a native of the Farms. 
‘Ten members of Preston WRC at- 
tended the Essex County association’s 
convention at Ipswich Monday eve- 
ning. They were the guests of Gen. 
Appleton corps. 
At Monday evening’s meeting of 
the Beverly board of aldermen, the 
_-West Beach corporation filed an appli- 
cation for a permit to build at West 
Beach a pavilion to cost $18,000. 
During the Lental season, St. 
Margaret’s Court of Foresters will 
hold their meetings Thursday eve- 
nings instead of Wednesday. The 
change is made to permit of atten- 
dance at the Wednesday evening ser- 
vices at St. Margaret’s church. 
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF LEADING AGRICULTURAL, PRO- 
DUCTS IN 1910 COMPARED WITH. 100. 
“Calendar Year Statements show- 
ing the imports and exports of the 
United States from 1900 to IQIO,” 
a publication just issued by the Bu- 
reau of Statistics of the Department 
of Commerce and Labor, shows some 
interesting facts regarding the im- 
ports and exports of the United 
States in the trade with for- 
eign countries. Among the curious 
things shown is, for example, that 
fruits and nuts imported into this 
great agricultural country have 
doubled since 1900, having grown 
from 19 -million dollars in value, 
speaking in round terms, in the year 
1900, to 39%4 million in 1910. Fruit 
imports alone increased from a lit- 
tle less than 16 million dollars to prac- 
tically 26 million. Bananas form the 
largest item in the group, being valued 
at a little less than 6 million dollars in 
1900, and over 12 million in 1910. 
Hides and skins also form a marked 
increase in the importation of the 
term, having increased from 307 mil- 
lion pounds in 1900, to 573 million in 
1go9, the figures of 1910 being con- 
siderable less, 461 million pounds. 
The value of hides and skins import- 
ed was in 1900, 51%4 million dollars, 
and in 1910, 86 million. Goatskins 
form an important factor in this, hay- 
ing been in 1900, 19 million dollars 
in value, and in 1910, 27 million. 
Sugar, of which the United States 
is a large producer but not yet suf- 
ficiently large to meet the require- 
ments of her population, shows im- 
portations in 1900 of 3% billion 
pounds, valued at 9134 million dol- 
lars, and in 1910, 414 billion pounds, 
valued at 114 million dollars, these 
figures being exclusive of the sugar 
brought from Hawaii and Porto Rico, 
which amounted in 1910 to over 1 bil- 
lion pounds from Hawaii, valued at 
39% million dollars; and 626 million 
pounds from Porto Rico, valued at 
2614 million dollars. 
Cotton, although the United States 
produces practically three-fourths of 
the world’s supply, shows importa- 
tions in 1900 of 60 million pounds 
valued at 8 million dollars; and in 
1910, 85 million pounds valued at 
17% million dollars. Live animals of 
all classes shown a value in 1900 of 
4 1-3 million dollars, the largest single 
item being the group cattle, and in 
1910, a total of 734 million dollars, 
cattle still forming the largest single 
item, nearly one-half of the total of 
the group. Breadstuffs imported in 
1900, included under this term wheat, 
corn, barley, oats, rye, rice, flour, etc., 
amounted to 4 million dollars in 
value, and in 1910, 13% million, the 
largest item in the 1910 figures being 
macaroni, nearly 5 million dollars; 
rice, and rice flour and meal 4 1-4 mil- 
lion; wheat and wheat flour nearly 
1 million. Tobacco importations, 
which in 1900 amounted to 15 mil- 
lion dollars in value, were in IgIO 
practically 25 million, these figures 
being exclusive of manufactures of 
tobacco, which amounted in 1900 to 
244 million dollars in value, and in 
1910, a little over 6 million. Meat 
and dairy products imported, which 
amounted in 1900 to 3% million dol- 
lars, were in 1910, 1134 million, the 
largest items in this group being 
cheese, 7% million; and sausage 
casings, 214 million. 
On the export side the figures show 
a decline in the outward movement of 
bread stuffs, but large increases in the 
exports of manufactures. The value 
of breadstuffs exported in 1900 was 
251 million dollars, and in 1910, but 
109 million, under this term being in-~ 
cluded wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, 
rice, flour, etc. Cattle exports in 1900 
amounted to 34 million dollars, and 
in 1910, to but 914 million, and of live 
animals of all kinds the exportation in 
1900 was 49 million dollars in value, 
and in 1910, but 15% million. In 
meats a reduction in the exports is 
also apparent, the value of meat and 
dairy products exported in 1900 hav- 
ing been 18614 million dollars, and 
in 1910, 129% million. Cotton, how- 
ever, shows a large increase, and so 
do manufactures, the value of cotton 
expected in 1900 being 314 million 
dollars, and in 1910, 531 million. 
Manufactures as a whole exported in 
in 1900 amounted to 332 million dol- 
lars in form ready for consumption; 
and 164 million, in form for further 
use in manufacturing, making a total 
of 496 million; while in 1910 the fig- 
ures were, manufactures exported 
ready for consumption 541 million 
dollars, and in form for further use in 
manufacturing, 286 million, making 
a total value of 827 million dollars. 
The building of the new pavilion at 
West Beach has developed the need 
of a new breakwater or retaining wall 
of concrete or stone. By an examina- 
tion of the present posts, it is positive- 
ly shown that the present posts have 
been badly worn away by tide and 
weather. They are now half or a 
third smaller than their original size. 
They were put down along the beach 
bank during the period hen Daniel W. 
Hardy was president of the corpora- 
tion, 
