The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-22
HOTEL GOSSIP.

E. L. Whittemore of Butte who is
largely interested in copper mines in
Montana, is at the Kenyon. He has been
spending some time up north, looking
after mining propositions, which he may
purchase. Said Mr.. Whittemore: ''The
mines in this section are looking we'll SO
Z FAR as L have seem You have q beautiful
city, and would like to live here; but
tana, as you know, Is the greatest copper
district in the United States. Our prod
uct last year was about S27. 900, 0Q0-more
than one-third of the entire product of
the United States In addition. new cop
per mines are being opened up, and the
yield is increasing Butte is a growing
town, and rich mining center. We have
a population of 6O000, and l predict that
within, five years it win increase to
100, 900"
THE mines that / have examined in
TINS section all seem to be good PROPOSE
tons" said William ID. McDermott at
the Kenyon yesterday. "A number of our
people are investing in Utah mines. es-
heard only good and encouraging reports
from those districts they examined"
Mr.. Mcpermott is interested in copper
mines in Montana and has close business
asked about the senator's mining opera
tons. he added, humorously: II see that
Senator Clark is about to spend all of
his money in Europe for paintings. relics
and works of art for his New York pal
ace. If he continues at this rate he may
go broke
1.-The troubles of woolbuyer are mani
fold said a heavy woolbuyer yesterday
in the rotunda of the Cullen. Some of
the sellers seem to think that We are fair
game, and give us dead weight. They mix
dirt, gravel and even scrap iron with their
wool. between the time we purchase and
the hour for weighing. Some of them will
even put in the inferior wool which we
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a great deal: that is. a large per cent OF
the weight is trash and dirt, and in pay
ing y or 13 cents a pound. we buy the
dirt with it. But when it comes to throw
ing in gravel and scrap iron, IL takes
away eur profits, and we must be un-
usually careful in purchases. Ordinarily.
wool is purchased by the sack. each sack
weighing about 200 pounds. 1t is an easy
matter to slip in a lot of gravel or chunks
of iron and it is done too often. Some of
the sellers resort to the trick of wetting
the wool. which increases its weight
largely. 1t seems that there are tricks in
this business. as we'll as in most others"
concluded the woolbuyer. who had
learned something from experience.
]. Lee Bell, a corset-seiler of twenty
five years experience is at the Kenyon
Said Mr.. Bell Yesterday: There is a
beneficial change in the manufacture of
French model. the newer style being
straight in front. gracefully sloping, more
symmetrical, and more in harmony with
the ideas of hygiene The corsets are
also more decollete. being only about
twelve inches in length. Formerly they
were as long as sixteen inches. The
shorter waist is a better fit. and with its
sloping front is more graceful and health
full This is a recent Improvement 1t is
a mistake to suppose that corsets are
OF course, if they are laced
too tightly. it is injurious; but those of
sy mmetrical make do not require tight
lacing. No, I do not think that ladies'
waists arc becoming smaller. We make
all sizes. from eighteen to thirty-six
inches. and those who indulge in tight
lacing have their choice. Girls wear sizes