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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24
CURTIS AND BURTON, VS..
BAKER AND BAILEY.

And now the political gossips
have it that Burton and Curtis have
formed a combination to beat Baker
for the senate with Burton and then
have Curtis succeed Senator Harris
in 1903.
This all sounds very nice and
plausible and practical on its face
but there are several factors and
forces to reckon with before such
an arrangement can be made a
success. Our opinion is that no
such an arrangement has been
made,
In the first place it would con-
centrate on the head of Mr.. Burton
a fire from strong element that is
now passive at least, Mr.. Burton
cannot afford in this early stage of
the game to antsgonize openly so
many elements as he would have to
do to farm out the senatorship for
1903. And he is too shrewd a poll
tician to be entangled in such an
alliance.
Mr.. Curtis has about all he can
manage at present to get himself
reelected to congress in the First.
1t would seem to be better poll
tics for Mr.. Bailey to run again
from the state at large and let Mr..
Curtis alone in the First. 1t would
keep down an unseemly fight be-
tween Curtis and Bailey and avoid
complications in the senatorial
fight.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24

"A friend in need is friend in
deed. That is exactly what Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is. 1t is the
mothers help when she is suddenly
awakened IN the night by the omi-
nous husky cough and labored breath
ing of her babe. 1t is the safe resort
of the youth or adult when he has
"caught cold" and there is coughing
and irritation of the mucous mem
brane of the throat. 1t allays the ir-
ritation and cures the cold. For sale
by all druggists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24
HOBART DEAD.

Vice-President Hobart is dead.
After long spell of sickness and
when his friends had begun to have
hopes of ultimate recovery, the
Vlce-President passed away last
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Hobart was prosperous,
successful business man and uni
versally respected by the people.
Mr.. Hobart is the sixth vice-presi
dent to die in office.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24
TIN PLATE AGAIN

We copy this week an article
from the Kansas City Star of last
Saturday on "Tin Plate and the
Tariff"
The article is somewhat mislead-
ing and incorrect as to the main
facts.
Its condemnation of the policy of
the tin trust is proper and right.
We sincerely bel e that stringent
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24
TIN PLATE AND THE TARIFF
Kansas City Star,

Kansas City Star,
A tin plate manufacturer, William
II. Griffith, of Washington, Pa, ap'
peared before the industrial commits
sion at Washington, Thursday, and
testified that his company made q
per cent net profit on its capital last
year and 100 per cent the year after
the Mckinley tariff went into effect.
Mr.. Griffith is opposed TO the existing
consolidation of manufactures COM
posing the Tin Plate trust. His COM
pany entered the trust against his
wishes and he is building new fac
tory now to compete with the trust.
Since Mr.. Griffith proposes to re
main 10 business there is no reason tC
suppose that his testimony is not true
The information he gives explains
why the tin plate industry has made
such an astonishing growth, under
the stimulus given to it by a protect
i've tariff, and the advocates of pro-
lection find great satisfaction In
pointing to this industry as an exam
pie of the benefits of protection. But
the most radical protectionist will
find it difficult to justify such extreme
governmental aid as was given to the
tin plate manufacturers.
The Mckinley tariff added from 30
to 100 per cent to the prices which
consumers had to pay for tin, for the
purpose of enabling manufacturers to
make 100 per cent profit out of the in
dustryl 1t was fine thing no doubt
for the tin plate producers, but it was
a great hardship on the masses of the
people, who were thus taxed to enrich
the men engaged in this favored line
of business.
The import duty on tin was assess
ed for the ostensible purpose of enab-
ling this country to manufacture its
own tin. The industry has grown to
such proportions now that the man
ufacturers are arranging to export
the surplus of their product above
what is needed for home needs. Why
then, should not the tariff on tin be
removed? Why should the manufac-
turers, with the aid of the govern
ment, be permitted to continue max
ing exorbitant profits?
To those who believe that the well
fare of the community at large is OF
greater Importance than the prosper
ity of a single industry there is nc
Justification at all for a protective
tariff. But even the most extreme
protectionist ought to be able to see
the injustice of high tariff on tin
after the industry has became thor.
oughly established and has been
placed under the control of single
corporation with an immense over
capitalization.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION

Should President Mckinley now
die, or resign, the presidential sue
cession would decend to the cabinet
officers in the following order:
Secretary of state, secretary of
the treasury secretary of war,
attorney general, postmaster gener-
al, secretary of the navy and secre-
tary of the interior.
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roustabout to So per day for some
of the skilled workmen. Nor will
they deny that this industry has
sprung up entirely since the enact
ment of the Mckinley law placing
high tariff on the importation OF
tin plate.
The facts being admitted that the
tariff built up and made the tin in
dustry of the United States, before
we condemn the whole tariff system
on account of the tin trust would it
not be well to investigate little
and see if this gigantic evil is not
mixed with little good. 1t has
given 40, 900 people employment at
big wages, it is giving us better
product than we use to import for
the ordinary everyday uses of tin.
The tin trust of this country has
advanced the wages of its employees
in the last IS months about rs per
cent while the wages of the tin oper-
atiyes in Wales have been recently
reduced 10 per cent.
The statement in the Star article
that the Mckinley tariff raised the
price of tin to the consumer from
90 to 100 per cent is bad perver-
sion of the facts. The writer of
this article CHANGED TO be in the
hardware business when the McKin-
lev law came in force and was buy
ing good common roofing tin at
that time, imported, for SI2.5o to
S1s per box. When the American
tin first came onto the market,
similar grade of American tin was
sold for about the same money, but
in a short time, as factories in
creased and competition became
stronger, the price dropped till the
same grade of tin sold at So per
box, which price continued till the
trust was formed and prices went
back to about where they were be-
fore the Mckinley law was enacted
and remained about at that point
and today tin can be bought at
practically the figures of 1890. The
tariff lowered the price as it almost
universally does on manufactured
articles, but the trust came in and
put it back to the old price.
The trust is deserving of censure
for this excessive advance, and not
the tariff.
Regulate your trusts and let the
tariff alone; it built up this man.
moth industry of tin plate manufac-
turing in this country as we'll as
hundreds of other large manufac-
turing interests and has furnished
employment for hundreds of thous-
ands of idle men and women at re-
numeratlve wages, increased our
home demand for agricultural pro-
ducts and extended our foreign com
merce.
Natural laws of trade will regu-
late these trusts in course of time
but in some instances it may be
rather long to wait. Mr., Griffith,
the tin man spoken of in the Star
article, is going to build a tin plant
IN opposition to the trust. If the
profits are so enormous, other cap
italists will take hold of the matter
and other independent factories
will be started and thus competition
will spring up. So with all the
trust combines; when they become
oppressive and exorbitant in their
charges opposition combines will be
formed and prices regulated.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24

The Hillmon insurance case that
has dragged its weary way through
the courts for the last 20 years has
been decided in favor of the plain
tiff. The insurance companies
have given notice of an appeal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24

WANTED SEVERAL BRIGHT AND HON
est persons to represent us as Managers in
this and close by counties. Salary $500 year
and expenses. Straight, bona-fide. no more no
less salary. Position permanent. Our refer
ences, any bank in any town. 1t is mainly Of
fee work conducted at home. Reference. En-
close self-addressed stamped envelope. The
DOMINION COMPANY, Dept. 8. Chicago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24

And now the east is to be inflicted
with Bryan's mouthings. 1t would
seem that after a while the people
would become satiated with his
false reasoning and exploded
theories.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24

The Democratic National Con-
vention will be held early, proba-
bly, April or May. The convention
will meet Feb. 22 to fix time and
place.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24
A. H. TURNER,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1899

Aguinaldo's prayers for the sue
cess of the Democratic party avail
ed nothing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24

Andrew Carnegie has given Okla
homa City S25, 900 to establish a
public library.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24

Don't fail to subscribe for The
TIMES right now. 1t is good up-to-
date local paper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

These two promising claims are To-
Gated on the east side of Deer valley
and east of Park City. They are owned
by T. II. Watson and others, and are
being developed by a tunnel. which is
now in something over 10 feet.
THE LUCKY BILL.
which, few weeks ago, collected a 2
cent assessment, has again commenced
operations after an inactive period OF
several months, but the management
promises to explore the property from
both the 1000 and 1,100-foot levels in a
vigorous manner from now on. The
property lies south of the Ontario on
one of the highest mountains in the
district, and when the lodges are fin
mine should and undoubtedly will re-
suit.
OLD WASATCH MINE.
AS stated few weeks since, this old
time property, which lies south and
east of the Ontario, is now being
worked under a lease and bond by sew
been idle for years, it is thought to be
a very valuable property. The small
;; force now employed will be greatly
augmented in the spring.
NORTH AND SOUTH STAR.
These claims are located on Bald
mountain, south of the Ontario, and
more than 81 900 worth of work has
been done upon them The ground is
owned by ]. w. White, Tom Jordan
and T. H. Watson. Thirty-five feet of
tunnel work has just been completed.
STRIKE IN LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
On the southeast slope of Bald noun
tain is located Jordan & Thomas Look
out Mountain group of four claims. In
sinking a shaft, which had reached a
depth of thirty feet three weeks ago,
a two-foot vein of free milling chIo-
ride ore, carrying twenty-six ounces
in silver, was encountered, and the
owners are feeling good in consequence
A cabin has been erected on the ground
and the boys intend TO work all winter.
THE CREOLE.
President E. w. Berry of the Creole
company has made arrangements
payment for work in the mine. A force
of men are now at work, and the prop
erty will undoubtedly be brought back
into the shipping list by spring. Drift
ing is being prosecuted on the 100 level,
and in the near future the contact will
be explored from the 200 level as we'll.
THE ALICE.
The Alice, situated in Woodside can
yon, is still being explored on the 400
level by the Park City and Salt Lake
men who have hung on like grim
death to a Niger for the past three
years under lease and bond. Their pa
thence and pluck is deserving of rich
reward. The property has been worked
necessarily for the past year.
THE THUNDERER.
w. NJ. Curtis gold property, the
Thunderer, which adjoins the Massa-
chusetts on the east, has not been ac-
lively worked during the past year. Its
sale has been under serious consider
alton for some time, and it is more than
likely that the ground will change
ownership before the winter is over
Whether it does or not, the ground will
without doubt be Systematically worked
this year.
THE KENNEDY GROUP. 5
This splendid property, which lies in
between and is rubbed up against by
the Anchor, Daly-West and some of
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the other big ones, is all patented and
has something like $4,000 worth of
work performed upon it. 1t consti-
tutes enc of the best chances in the
district for the operation of a good
company. Some of the big companies
are said to be sparring for this ground
and have been for some time, but as
yet no satisfactory terms have been
reached. 1t is owned principally by
John Kennedy. Barney Riley, Henry
Newell and two or three other Park
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EAST ONTARIO.

This group of valuable claims. which
is located at the head of Deer valley
and north of the line of the three-mile
Ontario drain tunnel. was leased and
bonded a few months ago to George A.
Weber OF this city and systematic de-
velopmept work is now in progress
Depth, it is believed. is all that is
necessary to bring 'the property into
the list of mines of the district
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THE WEST ONTARIO.

THE WEST ONTARIO.
This splendid property, consisting of
twenty-seven claims, has, for the most
part, lain idle during the year. Charles
F. Loofbourow and associates have held
lease on some of the most westerly
claims in the group and have worked
faithfully upon them during the year,
but as yet they have not encountered
what they were after. Like the Kenne-
dy group, the West Ontario is very
eligibly located property, and some day
it will either be gobbled up by some OF
the big companies or be made into a
big mine.
THE JUPITER.
Leaving the outskirts of the posses
sions Of the big corporations, the next
most active portion of the district dur
ing the year just closed has been from
the head of Thayne's canyon, down to
and including thee old Crescent The
first to note is the Jupiter company's
possessions. represented by c. z. Street,
and consisting of seventeen claims in
and about the head of the canyon.
Some $4,000 or s12 900 worth of high
grade ore has been shipped in the past,
but for four years previous to last Au-
gust the mine had been idle, at which
time Mr.. Street aserured lease and
of the seventeen claims. In September
the ground was sub-let and bonded to
o. T.. Lawrence for a period of two
years. and since that time active work
at the mine has been in progress. New
buildings have been erected at the
mouth of the lower tunnel and sup
plies put in. for an all-winted cam
paign. Drifting is now in progress from
the lower tunnel level for the ore chutes
known to exist 200 feet above. To ac-
complish the Object in view several
hundred feet will have to be driven,
but by the time the roads are open in
the spring, it is believed, Mr.. Lawrence
and those who are backing him will
have placed the mine among the big
shippers.
THE SILVER KEY.
This old patented group of claims adj
joining the Apex on the south was, a
few months ago. leased and bonded to
S. V. Shelp. James w. Kennedy and
others, and it is understood that east
ern capital has also enlisted in the en-
terprise of proving up the ground at
depth. Work at the property with a
small force of men will continue
throughout the winter.
THE APEX.
The Apex is under lease to Fred
Flindt, who has associated with him G.
D. Rooklidge. The leasers have been
working quite a force of men since
early in the fall and have shipped to
market some 500 tons of high-grade
concentrates from the small mill erect
ed by them at the mine.
THE CRESCENT HILL.
This is the name of company re-
Gently organized to operate all the prop
~ oQ1-1xv nv he NJ
and Boss companies and embraces a
large area of splendid mineral terrific
ry. No action looking to resumption
of work at the old mines is likely to be
taken before spring.
JAMES M'GREGORS PROJECT.
Lying between the Crescent Hills
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A NEW FIND.

Down on the Snake Greek canyon
side, south Of the Wasatch Marble
Quarry group. Captain c. A Springer
of Midway and the Berry brothers OF
Park City own what is known as the
Tatamount group of six claims. Last
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
rHE CONSIDERATION.

This is another big property located
in the same section as the East On
tario. upon which great deal of worla
has been done. Manager Sutton Is now
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rom the 4UU lever.
ANNIE AND MAY BELL.

engaged in prosecuting for the veins
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ON THE SNAKE CREEK SIDE.

ON TIE SNAKE ChEEA SlDE-
Much other work on the copper belt
running through Blue Ledge and Snake
Creek districts has been performed dur
ing the year. short though the open
season has been. On the Bonanza. Flat
side. Of Snake creek every man owning
unpatented ground is believed to. have
performed his assessment work in an
ticipation of the good times to come.
Much of the territory in this section.
however. is patented and owned by
either some of the big companies or
their representatives, and on such
ground little or nothing has been done
Farther south and west considerable
activity has prevailed W.. D. Began
he's done considerable work on the
claims owned by him, and located west
of the SOuther Tier
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THE COLUMBUS.

This is another valuable group OF
claims, and they adjoin the Superior
on the west. Five 600-foot locations are
embraced in the group, which is owned
by the Columbus Mining company, with
John Paradise and David Fisher as
chief owners, In October new tunnel
was started on the eastern part OF the
ground, with the intention of sending
ii west $3.50 feet through the COM
pany's territory. parallel with the con-
tact. which it is the intention to cross
cut every 100 feet. In thirty-five-foot
shaft, sunk during the summer, good
silver-lead ore was uncovered, and as
great depth can be attained with the
tunnel, no fear of the ultimate out
come of the work is entertained for a
rf,0rnant .
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URBAN AND DAHLGREN GROUP.

Lying northwest of the valeo and
Joining 1t at two or three points is a
group OF twelve claims owned by
George Urban. the Dahlgren estate and
others Ten of the claims are patented
anc the other two are now in process of
patenting. Over 5000 feet of work has
been performed on this property, and
IN 4OO-foot tunnel on the Layary
claim good vein carrying IS gold. sew
eral ounces silver and per cent cop
per. has been opened uo. The vein has
been traced east clear through the adj
joining Leonard claim. and during the
present year the owners expect to de-
veiop the property into paying propo-
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THE KENNEDY GROUP.

Another valuable Iron canyon prop
erty is the Kennedy group of seven
patented claims. They adjoin the
Himilaya group on the south and reach
over the ridge into Big Cottonwood dis
trict Thousands of dollars worth OF
work has been performed through tun-
nels cuts, drifts, inclines. etc, and
though no great amount of ore has
been produced. sufficient has been
learned regarding the nature Of the
ground to determine its prospective
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

the west, is in just the same condition
that it was one year ago. The Quinn
brothers have held a lease on and
worked about twelve or fifteen men in
the upper levels.
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PARADISE AND FISHER.

Directly west of the Urban-DahIgren
possessions and east of the Keith group
are three claims owned by John Para
oise and David Fisher. who regularly
perform their annual assessment work.
rms year they have made a good show
Ing IN ledge which is unquestionably
the same as that opened up in the
. nroan property on the east. and during
lsUV lney propose to push developments
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

These two promising claims are To-
Gated on the east side of Deer valley
and east of Park City. They are owned
by T. H Watson and others, and are
being developed by a tunnel. which is
now in something over 10 feet.
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THE LUCKY BILL.
OLD WAsATCH NINE.

AS stated few weeks since, this old
time property, which lies south and
east of the Ontario, is now being
worked under a lease and bond by sew
eral Park City men, and though it has
been idle for years, it is thought to be
a very valuable property. The small
force now employed will be greatly
augmented in the spring
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THE SILVER KEY.

The Apex is under lease to Fred
Flindt, who has associated with him c..
D. Rooklidge. The leasers have been
working quite a force of men since
early in the fall and have shipped to
market some 500 tons of high-grade
concentrates from the small mill erect
ed nv them at the mine
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THE KENNEDY GROUP.

This splendid property, which lies in
between and is rubbed up against by
the Anchor, Daly-West and some of
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BALD MOUNTAIN GROUP.
THE COPPER QUEEN.

In going directly south from the
Bald Mountain group, after crossing
the patented Miriam, belonging to w.
V. Rice. and the three patented claims
owned by David Keith. the Copper
Queen group is encountered. 1t ad-
joins the Valeo's new possessions on
tne west and southwest. The Copper
Queen is the only one of the five claims
which is patented, but the owners are
taxing good care of the others and do
ing the work required by law I'D to the
handle. The group is owned by VIII
liam Dunbar. James Kearns, John Nc
Leod and John Rearns
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THE CRESCENT HILL.

This is the name of a company re-
Gently organized to operate all the prop
erty formerly owned by the Crescent
and Boss companies and embraces a
large area of splendid mineral terrific
ry. No action looking to resumption
of work at the old mines is likely to be
taken before spring.
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NORTH AND SOUTH STAR.

These claims are located on Bald
mountain, south of the Ontario, an6
more than $1,000 worth of work has
been done upon them. The ground is
owned by ]. w. White, Tom Jordan
and T. H. Watson. Thirty-five feet of
tunnel work has just been completed.