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time they can tell the quantity, grade and cost of the stock on hand.
In 1894 they erected a mill that does all kinds of mill work and has a capa-
Many patrons of the poultry dealer city of fifty barrels of flour per day. do not appreciate the loss to which he It is fully equipped with the latest is exposed through a little negligence improved machinery and its wheels on their part. The most frequent are propelled by an engine of thirty- and serious losses usually occur in con- five horse power. Their first and
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second grades of flour are called PROCESS BUTTER. "Fancy Patent" and "Snow Flake," In 1901 they obtained the machin- and their respective merits have long ery for renovating, or making anew, since awakened a demand for their old butter. By means of it they are sale in other and even distant local- able to take the worst butter, found ities. In 1900 they established a feed in the back-rooms of stores, and make mill at Pocahontas and, through it, it pure, clean and sweet. The new and it is claimed to be cleaner and
have maintained a general exchange product is called, "Process Butter," business in flour at that place.
In 1897 they purchased of T. J. purer than either dairy or creamery Beats & Co., the Laurens co-oper- butter, because every element of for- ative creamery and moved it near the eign substance and even odor has been mill. Under the management of T. J. removed from it.
Beats it commanded a large patron- Whilst the finishing process is a age and was one of the important in- secret and gives to the product its dustries at Laurens. Important im- name, "Process Butter," the princi- provements were made at the time pal operations are as follows:
of its purchase in 1897, and in 1902 its
A barrel of old butter is dumped in- work was completely re-arranged by to a vat, brought to a boiling heat furnishing each of their patrons with with hot water and steam, and then a hand separator that they might do it is constantly stirred. The foul the separating at home. This plan stuff, that gathers on the surface, and lessens the cost of gathering the the sediment at the bottom are re- cream, enables the creamery to pay a peatedly removed until nothing re- better price for the butter and leaves mains but the pure butter fat. This the farmer his own skim milk fresh fat or oil is then placed in a large con- for feeding purposes. This creamery ical shaped rectifying vat, where it is has the machinery and the proprietors again brought to a boiling heat with have both the desire and the means hot water in an outer vat. During to make it the strongest and best one the next five hours pure air, forced into in the county.
and sprayed over the bottom of the
In May 1902, wishing to extend inner vat, comes bubbling up through the boiling oil and takes from it every element of odor.
their business into some new territory they purchased the creamery at Poca- hontas and supplying its patrons with hand separators changed and greatly
This chemically pure, odorless butter fat is then colored and allowed improved the method of its operation. to cool and harden. It is then churn- They have creameries operated in the ed with fresh milk to give it a butter same manner at Havelock and Mara- taste, worked, salted and packed, the thon.
same as creamery butter, but it is
They are thus the successful man- marked, "Process Butter." On ac- agers of creameries at Laurens, Have- count of its purity, it is rated equal lock, Pocahontas and Marathon, and to creamery butter and brings a high- have the principal office at Laurens. er price in the city market than the The patrons of their creameries and dairy product.
mill have become their best adver- The Iowa Dairy report for 1902 tisers and it has been their good for- states that there are now twelve such tune to witness a steady growth and factories in this state and nine of enlargement of the butter and milling them during that year renovated industries under their careful man- 4,530,388 pounds. of bad butter, of agement, which, 991,333 pounds were sold in
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Iowa, principally in Des Moines, and creasing his annual product of butter the rest was shipped to New York and bringing him higher prices for it. City.
During the early 80's, thirty-six hours were needed to develop the cream, the farmer's wife spent a good share of
In 1902 there was an average of 25 cows to the square mile in Iowa, and 40 in Bremer, the banner county. her time skimming milk and washing The creamery product was 77,885,696 cans, and the farmer might have been pounds and its average price was seen in the woodshed laboriously 24 1-6 cents, the highest in ten years. working a dasher up and down in an In 1900 the value of the entire dairy old churn. The times have changed. product in this state was $27,516,870, Now the farmer spends a few minutes and in the entire country $475,000,000, running the new milk through a hand which is six times the value of the cream separator, feeds it to his calves entire gold product in this coun- and sells his cream to the proprietor of try during the same year. the creamery. The introduction of new
In no branch of industry has the machinery and new methods has use of improved facilities made great- greatly increased the product of the er changes than in the manufacture dairy, raised the standard of its of butter. The first creameries were quality and thereby increased the established in this section, in 1880 farmers annual income. at Fort Dodge and in 1882 at Fonda, The farmers, especially the dairy- on the plan of keeping the milk men of the Mississippi Valley, have cold under water in Cooley cans.
been styled, "Western Gold Bugs," About 1885 the separator was intro- because they have become not only duced in the creameries and a new self supporting, but the creditors of impulse was given to the manufac- the east, and therefore not so liable ture of butter. In 1897 C. M. Saylor to suffer from financial panics as and his son, Calvin B. Saylor, began formerly. It has been estimated that to use hand separators on their farms the dairy interests of the United in Lincoln township. These were States now represent an invested probably the first farm separators used capital of one billion, and that the in Pocahontas county. In three years value of the annual dairy product is from that time a complete change be- about one million dollars. This great came necessary in the management of development in recent years has been the creameries to maintain them. due to the general introduction of im- The number of them in operation proved machinery and the adoption of in Iowa in 1902 was considerably less new methods on the farm. than in 1900. Those that have sur- KREUL BROS , CHRISTIAN F. & HENRY A. vived have had to adopt the plan of The smith, a mighty man is he, furnishing all their patrons with a With large and sinewy hands, hand cream separator. The latest And the muscles of his brawny arms, phase or transition is in the direction Are strong as iron bands; of centralization, which means the He looks the whole world in the face,
establishment of large butter manu- factories in the larger cities and the shipment of the cream by rail from the localities thus directly connected. known of
For he owes not any man.
-Longfellow.
One of the oldest and most widely the business firms at
The creamery industry has develop- Laurens is that of the Kreul Bros , C. ed with great rapidity during the Fred and Henry A., who are general last three years, and it has added blacksmiths and manufacturers of greatly to the farmer's wealth by in- wagons, buggies and plows, but make
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a specialty of wagon and plow work. story of their building was used Their shop, 32x108 feet and two stories several years as an opera house.
in height, is the largest one in this This firm represents one of the most county. It is supplied with a large important of the pioneer industries of amount of new and improved machin- the town. The proprietors are in- ery, .consisting of forges, lathes, dustrious and skillful mechanics, planers, borers, band and circular they employ only courteous and trusty workmen and warrant all their work. REED'S INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE. saws, etc., all of which are propelled by a gasoline engine of twenty-five horse power. It is well provided for
The Independent Telephone ex- doing all sorts of iron and wood work. change at Laurens was established by It is a regular manufacturing estab- Charles G. Reed, druggist, in the fall lishment and gives employment to of 1899, with a patronage of 30 phones. four to six men. As a good mill The number of phones the next year draws patrons and traders a long dis. was increased to 60 and in 1902 to 135. tance, so has this industry of the
It connects with all the Independent Kreul Bros, tended to make Laurens lines in the vicinity and renders a great.
very efficient and satisfactory service.
In 1898 they made a traveling cart As a public convenience it is a favor- for some Swedish missionaries in ite with the people. Mr. Reed is ag- China. Its axle was adjustable so as gressive in his methods and is en- to suit roads of different . widths. It deavoring to give his fellow citizens was much heavier and stronger than the very best telephone service at the the ordinary cart and had a regular lowest possible rate. Harriett Bell- . buggy top. It was ordered through man of Cherokee was the first opera- the missionaries from Fairfield town- tor and in 1901 she was succeeded by ship, Buena Vista county, because Pearl Rickabaugh.
such vehicles, when made by the natives, are very rude and clumsy affairs.
RURAL TELEPHONES.
In January 1902, the farmers north- west of Laurens organized the North- western Telephone Company by the
In 1902 they built a large ditching machine for the G. W. Strickland election of W. D. Cottrell, president, Ditching & Grading Co., for use in Harry A. Moore, secretary, and W. F.
the Red River Valley, Minnesota.
Atkinson, treasurer. The aim of this This machine excavates a ditch 8 feet organization is to extend the advan- wide and 3} feet deep, and four cap- tages of the Laurens Telephone Ex- stans are used in propelling it.
change into the rural districts. In
The successive steps in the. enlarge- the spring of 1902 they erected three ment of this industry are illustrative rural lines from Laurens, each 8 to 10 of the growth of the town and sur- miles in length, running, No. 1, north- rounding country. It was started in west, No. 2, due north, and No. 3, a little blacksmith shop, built by C. northeast.
F. Kreul in 1884, only two years after
In December 1902 another rural the town had been founded. Henry telephone company was organized by A., his brother, came two years later the farmers south and east of Laurens, and began to work for him. In 1838 of whom F. K. Hawley, president, they formed a partnership under the George Aschenbrenner, Jr., secretary, name, "Kreul Bros." In 1890 they H. M. Doty, treasurer, N. Moore and H. De Young were chosen a board of directors, and constructed a line from Laurens four miles southward thence east to Ware. erected the spacious two story build- ing now occupied and in 1893 began the manufacture of plows. The upper
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The rapid extension of telephone Lake, Aurelia, Sioux Rapids and Gil- lines in the rural districts of Iowa' more City and many rural lines that during the years 1900 to 1902 was mar- altogether have a patronage of 1000 velous. No other public utility of phones. The capital stock has been equal value and convenience is furn- increased from $10,000 to $100,000, and ished the public at so trifling expense it is again under the general manage- as the telephone, and hence the num- ment of George Sanborn.
ber of lines has multiplied rapidly. In 1900 there was an increase of 138
THE POCAHONTAS COUNTY SUN.
The Pocahontas County Sun, as a companies and in 1901 an increase of democratic local paper, was establish- 238 companies or a growth of 170 per ed by Louie E Lange, June 15, 1885. cent. On Jan. 1, 1902 there were 651 During the first six months the only companies having 22,409 miles that room that could be obtained for the were assessed at $1,000,000.
The printing outfit at Laurens was the growth in 1902 was even greater than barn of Geo. W. Leverich. The outfit in 1901.
consisted of a Washington hand press
While the telephone is designed to and a few cases of type. The popu- annihilate distance, its greatest use lation was less than 200, and the older is in direct ratio to its nearness, chief- papers of the county could not refrain ly because people are concerned most from poking a little fun at the new in their immediate surroundings. paper printed in a little barn; but its Whilst the long distance telephone plucky founder worked hard, lived has its limitations owing to the dif- economically, dodged creditors and ficulty of duplexing the circuit, the taught school until it became self- use of the short distance telephone is supporting.
yet in its infancy. The outlook during the first two or The Rolfe Telephone Co., (p. 505), three years was not very encouraging, which started July 1, 1900 with 85 but then an era of better times com- phones, on Oct. 1, 1902 had constructed menced, many new settlers began to a number of rural lines over Clinton, occupy the wild prairies, the town Des Moines and Powhatan townships grew, the people saw the paper was bound to live and in one summer-
and had a patronage of 383 phones.
The Northern Telephone Co., (p. 1887-400 new names were added to 393), Sept. 1, 1899 opened an exchange the subscription list. It lived to at Fonda with 57 phones and built print sad obituary notices of some that season toll lines to Newell, Sul- who predicted its early failure. When phur Springs, Nemaha, Juniata,
it was established there were no side- Storm Lake, Alta, Varina, Lilly, Al- walks north of the track and the lit- bert City and Laurens. The next year it extended its lines to Aurelia,
tle school house on the hill was the only place for meetings. Only seven Cherokee, Pocahontas, Plover, Have- of the firms doing business in 1902 lock, Rolfe, Gilmore City and Palmer; existed then, namely: Beardsley & Allen, M. Hakes, T. B. Steel, Geo. T. Johnson, C. F. Kreul, J. P. Shoemaker and Dr. J. M. Carroll. and bought a line to Knoke, Jolley and Rockwell City that was later ex- changed for one in Pocahontas county. The toll lines of this company have Mr. Lange continued in charge of it until Aug. 1, 1900, a period of more than 15 years. It had become one of the leading newspapers in the county, been since extended to Sioux Rapids, Humboldt and Fort Dodge; and it is now building a copper circuit from Fort Dodge to Cherokee. It has ex- and occupied a fine office on Main changes . at Fonda, Newell, Storm street, that was furnished with a
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splendid printing outfit including a Rickabaugh, in 1901 successor of Sidney folder that folds, cuts, pastes Joseph Murray. and trims 30 papers in a minute.
Geo M. Long, of Peterson, the suc- cessor of Mr. Lange, changed it from a democratic to a republican paper and in February 1902 sold it to R. C. Garver, of Cedar Rapids, the present proprietor.
A new and very artistic heading was adopted for the first page Dec. 21, 1900, and continued the two years it was published by Mr. Long. It was a beautiful piece of pen work on the part of Roy Bouton, an employe of the office, and its presentation was a pretty compliment to the editor whose name it bore. 1t consisted of the great seal of the state, as a cen- tral sun sending rays of light in every direction, surmounted by an Ameri- can eagle with wings out-spread, and on the right and left hands the title, "Pocahontas County Sun," inter- twined with a streamer on which was inscribed the Iowa state motto, "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain."
R. C. Garver, its present editor, ser- ved some time as a special reporter for the Associated Press, and thus ac- quired a wide and valuable acquaint- ance with the public men and affairs in this state. He is a very capable man, a polished writer and is endeav- oring to make the Sun a valuable ex- ponent of the sentiment and progress of the northwest part of the county.
THE STANDARD.
The Laurens Standard, the only other paper hitherto published at J. G.). Laurens, was issued weekly from Oct. 1, 1896 to Dec. 1st following by F. M, Lenehan. It was a six column quarto and its outfit was removed from the county when it was discontinued.
LAURENS IN 1902.
AGENTS: C. & N. W. Ry ,-L. G. Smith; C. R. I. & P. Ry.,-J. H. Mc- Kinney; Switch tower, James H.
MAYOR: M. M. Noah.
POSTMASTER: Wm E. Atkinson.
ATTORNEYS: Hon. Fred C. Gil- christ; F. W. Paige, since 1892.
AUCTIONEER: J. R. Tool.
BANKS: State, C. S. Allen, presi- dent; M. T. Nilsson, cashier; First National, F. H. Helsel', president; Wm. G. McNee, cashier.
BAKER: F. C. Manatt at Gem cafe. BARBERS: A. E. Sawtell and Homer Bros., Charles and Geo. F.
BLACKSMITHS: Kreul Bros., (C. F. and H. A ); C. E. Wiosor, in 1900 suc. cessor of Winsor and (Geo. R ) Kreul. BOOKKEEPER: C. E. Narev.
BROOM MAKER: John Workman (blind), since 1899.
CARPENTERS: F. Oscar Youngren, C. F. Coleman, R. C. Hall, L. N. and Herbert Ellis, L. L. Cook.
CHOP HOUSE: John Sniggs.
CLERKS: Daniel Davis, John Miller, John Cromwell, John Jensen, Charles Swanson, Harry Ludwig, Herbert Babcock, Albert Kreu', Lettie Allen, Ralph E. Hughes.
CLOTHIERS: Thompson & Bellman, succeeded by V. A. Noble in 1902, who closed out the stock.
CHURCHES: Methodist, (built 1888), -Rev. H. C. Chambers, pastor; Chris- tian, (1893),-Rev. J. C IJanna, Pastor; Swedish Lutheran, (1893),-Rev. R. Beckstrom. pastor; German Luther- an, -Rev. J. Pless, Pastor; Catholic, (1900),-Rev. Joseph Murtagh, of Rolfe, Pastor.
CREAMERY: IIinn Bros. (W. and
DENTIST: Dr. F. N Beam.
DOCTORS: J. M. Carroll, J. H. Hovenden, P. Gallaher, J. W. Hig- gins, and M. Moore, who in 1902 re- moved to Walnut, Iowa.
DRAYMEN: Mather Bros , (J. T. and E. K.), Daniel McAfee. Joseph . Clan- ton, and E. H. Atwood,
DRESSMAKER: Marie Lundwick. DRUGGISTS: Dr. J. M. Carroll, since
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1882; C. G. Reed, in 1897 successor of Paul Jones & Sterrett; J. W. Higgins. White.
DRAINAGE ENGINEER: J. E. Peter- son.
INSURANCE: Samuel Harper, N. H.
JEWELERS: H. M. Spencer, in 1896 successor of P. J. Cilley; E. J. Nut-
ELEVATORS: DeWolf & Wells, in ting, 1902.
1902 successors of Wilson & De Wolf LIVERYMEN: Mather Bros., James (1895), Laurens Grain Co, Cowan & T. and E. Kenneth; W. H. Higgins Bardue, (1889-92), Cowan and Davis, and (Frank) Kendall; W. E. Crowder. ('87-89), D. J. Allen &. Sons, F. G.
LUMBER & COAL: C. J. Bovee, Thornton and Eri D. Anderson; suc- since 1882; L. D. Beardsley and B. L. cessors also of (H. L. Bruett) Geo. H. Allen; Jesse Smith.
MAGNETIC HEALER: C. W. Adams.
MEAT MARKETS: Milton M. Noah successor of Johnson & Brown, and till 1902; Noer E. Bigglestone, suc- Lyman Johnson ('91-92); Wheeler cessor of J. M. Turner, Gus Ehlers Grain & Coal Co., since 1900.
FURNITURE DEALER: T. D. Lan- don, in 1901 successor of Eri D. Ander- 1894. son:
MILLINERS: Mamie Johnson, Elvi-
GENERAL MERCHANTS: Hakes na Stuhr, Erickson Sisters, Beda and Bros., (M. and J. R ), in 1885 success- Anna. ors of S. S. Sturdivan (1882); O. M. MUSIC TEACHERS: Mrs. C. J. Murphey in 1895 successor of August Bovee and Mrs. E. C. Winsor.
Youngren (1890); M. T. Nilsson and Joseph Peterson, in - 1901 successors Dean.
of Geo. T. and S. D. Johnson, (1886); M. M. Noah in 1903. Variety store, -C. W. Erret.
HARDWARE: Shoemaker J. P., in Frank Martin.
NEWSPAPER: The Pocahontas
1901 successor of Shoemaker & Ander- son, established by J. P. Shoe- County Sun, est. 1885, R C. Garver, maker in 1882; Stacy & Weaver, in editor. 1900 successors of More & Stacy, OPTICIAN: Harriet F. Spencer. Moore & Johnson, John Wells, and POULTRY DEALERS: M. and J. R. Hakes. Frank G. Thornton (1884-87).
HARNESS MAKERS: Edwin H.
Southworth, Geo. W. Wright.
REAL ESTATE: B. L. Saum, H. L. Bruett, J. J. Lynch, Samuel Harper
HOTELS: Adams Hotel, M. C. and and N. H. White, Allen Land & Loan C. W. Adam, in 1903 succeeded by S. Co., P. S. Weittenhiller, Beardsley & D. Johnson. The Commercial House, Clanton.
in 1902 was replaced by the Noble Op- era Ilouse by V. A. Noble successor, Rolfe, and C. O. Brown.
PHOTOGRAPHERS: C. F. Garrison of
as proprietor of the Commercial RESTAURANT KEEPER: M. C. and House, of Solomon Cundy, Nelson C. W. Adams, succeeded by S. D. Parker, Sherman Anderson, Geo. W. Johnson in 1902. Bellinger, William D wiggans, and Robert Foust 1883-84.
SEAMSTRESSES: Mrs. Edward Gun- kel, Edith Ludwig.
IMPLEMENT DEALERS: Jacob Bill- SEWING MACHINES: Levi Dean. man, in 1900 successor of W. E. Crowd- SHOE DEALERS: V. A. Noble, Geo. er; V. A. Noble, in 1901 successor of Larson, Hakes Bros., O. M. Murphey, H. L. Bruett.
Nilsson & Peterson.
.
Bunton ('93-1901), Allen Grain Co. ('89-93); Northern Grain Co., in 1893
and John Schroeder 1886-97.
MILLERS: W. and J. G. Hinn since
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Levi
NURSE: Myra Crandall.
PAINTERS: Fred Post, M. H. Mur- ray, Jesse Clifton, Fred Sawtell and
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STOCK DEALERS: Robinson
& business at Laurens. They represent Jones, and Noah & Wiss. one of the oldest firms in the town. TEACHERS: W. H Reever, princi- During these years they have witness- pal, Kate Fowler, Tessa M. Douglass, ed many changes not only in the Alice McDougal, .Viola Bleakly, development of the town and country Flora Noble, Margaret McCarty and but also in the management of the Bertha Warren.
business interests of the town. The
TELEPHONE: Laurens Independ- long and prosperous career of this ent, established 1899 by Charles G. firm is very creditable both to them Reed, proprietor, Pearl Rickabaugh, and the community they have been operator.
endeavoring to serve.
They have
VETERINARY SURGEONS: C. A. been equitable and progressive in Clinton, M. D. C. and P. E. Fagan, D. their methods and the name of the V. S. firm has become widely and favorably VOCAL INSTRUCTOR: J. P. Scott. WELL DRILLERS: Lofquist Mattelin, Thomas Burke. known. Mr. Allen was accorded the & honor of serving two years, 1890-91, as the first mayor of Laurens.
SCHOOL BOARD: M. M. Noah, presi- His family consisted of four chil- dent, Christ F. Kreul, Hon. M. E. dren. The two oldest died in 1879 and De Wolf, O. M. Murphey, R C. Hall; the youngest in 1891. Maud I., a E. G. Coll, secretary, B. L. Allen, teacher, graduated from the high treasurer.
school in 1899.
LEADING CITIZENS.
Allen, Daniel Johnson (b. 1832, d. Allen, Benjamin E (b. 1842), lum- 1897), banker, Laurens, was a native ber dealer, Laurens, is a native of of Columbiana county, Ohio. In 1853, Clinton county, N. Y. In his youth
locating near Marietta. he became one he came to Kane county, Ill., where in of the early settlers of Marshall coun- 1861 he enlisted as a member of Co HI, ty, Iowa. In 1855 he married Eliza- 36th Ill. Inf. and rendered four years beth Holmes who, two years before of military service during the civil had also come from Columbiana coun- war. July 22, 1864 he was captured at ty, O., and, locating on a farm three Atlanta, Ga., and with other com- miles west of Marshalltown, contin- rades was confined two months in ued to occupy it, raising and feeding Andersonville prison. He was then stock, until 1886. Previous to that successively transferred to the prisons date the farm, known as the Strath- at Florence and Charleston, S. C., more stock farm, had been increased Wilmington and Goldsborough, N. C. to 1,000 acres and he had improved it. He was paroled at Goldsborough, with large and beautiful farm build- March 3, 1865.
ings. It was then sold to Ex Gov: Packard of Lousiana.
In 1872 at Huntley Grove, McHenry county, Ill., he married Fannie E. In 1890 he located at Laurens, where Knappen (b. N. Y. 1850) and engaged his two sons, Charles S. and Benjamin in farming. In 1875 he located on a L., had preceded him four years and, farm in Sac county, Iowa. In the through his co-operation, had estat- spring of 1883 he came to the new lished the Exchange Bank of Laurens town of Laurens and, forming a part- (p. 761.) and the Land & Loan Agency nership with L. D. Beardsley, has of D. J. Allen & Sons.
since been engaged in the sale of lumber and coal.
During the brief period of his resi- dence at Laurens he exerted a potent
Twenty years have passed since the and beneficent influence in the devel -. firm of Beardsley & Allen began to do opment of its business interests, and
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also in its moral and religious life, rens, and established the real estate During his later years he spent the agency of D. J. Allen & Sons. Charles winter seasons at San Diego, Cal. In S. has been president of the bank the fall of 1897, while enroute to that ever since and in 1892 effected its in- place, he became sick and died Oct. corporation as the State Bank of Lau- 13th, before he reached his destina- rens. The same year through the co- tion, at the age of 65 years. His wife operation of his father and brother, died at Laurens at 59 in 1891, and Benjamin, he effected the re. both are buried in Riverside cemetery at Marshalltown.
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