The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1895-03-28

answer to this question is that whether
anybody can depends upon who the any
body is, how he tries to sell, and what
he tries to sell. To succeed, the any
body must be good salesman, have IA
good acquaintance and deserved repu-
tation. and have good mine to sell 1t
must be mine which will stand the
test of good investigation, and the price
must be one which is attractive, meas
ured by the merits of the mine. No
body appears to be looking for good min
ing investments, but there are always
plenty of men who have money to invest
in a good thing, and the reputation of
the man who tries the sale business goes
a long way. These are times of fnan-
cial depre sion when every man with
money is timid and extra careful, and lit
requires extra facilities to convince men
that anything is a good investment. 1t
is not time when men take risks, and
the swindles of 10000 or more stock COM
panIes have taught the east to be afraid
of mining ventures.
Industry seems to be gaining substan-
italy, if not rapidly, in the east. 1hs
Chicago Journal Of Commerce say: A
large number of plants are now starting
up. The Bethlehem Iron Company has
closed an order for 1900 tons of steel
rails, and one hudred additional steel
workers resumed work on Monday after
an ldleness of two months. The new
tin plate department of the Etna Stand
ard mill started, employing three hun
dred men. The Whitaker iron and steel
mill, which has been idle since January.
resumed on Monday, employing four
hundred men. The old rail mill Of the
Brsddock plant started again on Mon
day after shutdown of several months.
The foundry plant rec emily built started
at the same time, employing large force
OF men. At the Westinghouse plant all
the new finishing shops We're started.
giving employment to 900 additional
workmen. The air-brake works at
Wilmerding started with it's entire force
for the first time 10 eighteen months,
About one fourth of the employees have
beon idle for over year. The entire
number employed exceeds 1000.
The b ,dy OF Charles II Sherick. one
Of the victims OF the accident of March
Oh, was embalmed by NJ. II. Koch Of
this place for shipment to Colorado for
inierment. w. b. Sherick, a brother of
the deceased, writes back that the body
was in gojd condition at tho time of
the funeral, which occurred on tho l7,h,
eight days after death. The family and
friends were well satisfied With the work
Of Mr. Koch, which was done under dis
advantages, the bodies all being in bad
condition when taken from the mine, 36
to 60 hours after death.
Baxter Lodge No. 0, Knights of Pyth.
las, desire in this manner TO publicly ac.
knowledge their due appreciation Of
the couriosics extended to them on tho
day OF the funerals of the victims Of the
recent mine accident by Paul Mayer, U.
Ozaune and others, who freely placed
their teams at the lodges disposal for
the occasion. 1t was an act Of disinter
ested magnonimty on tho part of the
gentlemen which it gives the Knights
genuine pleasure to acknowledge.
Presiding Elder c. G. Eddington Of
the Methodist church will be hero on
Sunday, April 7th, aud will administer
the sacrament II the lords Supper. The
regular quarterly conference vii! also be
held. g is expected that no will deliver
his lecture, The Civil Supremacy OF tho
Anglo Saxon also while here.
Rev Paz, the Spanish missionary who
has charge Of tho mission work Of the
Method 81 church among the people 10
his tongue in tho southern part Ct tho
Territory, hW b. on holding services at
night IN the Methodist church for the
past week.
Rov J d, Scoggns, at one time pre-
siding elder ot this district in the Meth.
odist church. died recently at Henrietta.
Texas. He was brother Of Rev. Scog
gins Of tho Bonto
The Odd Fellows are preparing to up.
propriately celebrate tn. 10th nnnivers.
AIRY Of Independent Odd Fellowship in
America. which comes on April 10th.
They will probably give ball
There we're three accessions to the
Methodist church Ia Sunday 10y bap
tism.
Capt Langston has been lril up for a
week with mhammatofy rheumaiism.