The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-25

the Company to pay a dfVlasz
the near future. the cost OF necessary,
machinery, and expense attached TOT
same. My answer; Ore can be pre-
dueed Machinery to plaee-it>in
marketable condition would cost
$4,000, 6 months working with
double force $4,000 yiore-total
$4,000 cash expenditure and no
dividend can be declared as the pri.
mary essential to do SO, does not ex-
ist in Marion county. namely trans
portation. Any stock company
who has to pay fair return to its
stockholders sooner or later, and
will expend $4,000 on the paper
reports of railroads coming towards
Marion county acts eriminally to-
wards its stockholders. Private
corporations can do as they please
Without assurance OF railroad being
in course OF construction in Marion
county it's 500 mines are, as revenue
retnrners worth nothing,
The editor writes there are oppor.
tunities here for legitimate mining
such as hundreds of companies are
doing and work stock is actually
worth money. N
In the imagination of his preju-
diced heartl Why did the Bear Hill
mine stop operation after years 6'
labor? Lack of transportation
The Morning Star? Lack of trans
portation. Where are the 500 legit-
innate mines in operation in Marion?
Only 2 are known-Tar Kiln and
Mcintosh. Whose working stock is
worth money? Let him point out 2
and | will forgive him 6 falsehoods.
He shall read St. Matthew chap. 7,
verse 5, Thou hypocrite first cast
out thy beam out OF thine own eye
and then shalt thou see clearly to
cast out the mote out of thy broth
er's eye, and chap. 5, verse 20.
| advised my company to purchase
property " hich has first class car
Donate or lead ore, the easy reduc-
ton OF Galena to pig lead, the low
price for plant crusher, and ton
daily smelter would cut no figure,
and the value of the ore will stand
land transportation over 100 miles.
Carbonate OF high grade such as
the Boxley district has, and the
the CRANKY, is ready cash the mo-
ment it leaves the mine-no addi-
tional expense attached to it. Such
a property procured with good
working capital to back it, will place
the Gongdon Company in a position
to become dividend payer positive
within one year My proposition
was considered favorable by a mum.
Der of the directors and in place OF
investing $4,000 in worthless ma
chinery for the Marion county prop
erty, the purchase ola good lead or
carbonate property was agreed up
on. | was commissioned to select .
number of them, and report, which |
did, and gave full particulars to the
company. That was in February.
still continued the development
work in Marion IL AnrI--1~-------''s
Nt,e---gzT, 1ur. Uongdon arrived ano
together we examined the different
properties for FIVE long weeks, unit
he decided in favor of east Newton
county on Cave Greek, in the midst
of the extensive lead and carbonate
properties OF the CRANKY Co. of Mo
Now, please read article 2, Aug
oath, from the same vile source:
The Yellville Republican, Angus
oath, states in substance, that tn
Congdon Zinc Mine Co. promised t.
pay a dividend during 1900, al
though they had abandoned thei
Marion county property. The prop
erty that is made the basis of thi
scheme is 70 miles from a railroad