The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-12-03
HAVE LOST THEIR CRAFT.
Hurd, Hearther G. Company No
Longer Connected With The
Giroux Consolidated Co.
Something About Their Dealings
With The Mckinley Company.

Something About Their Dealings
With The Mckinley Company
What should be hailed as tho most
welcome news that has come into Ely
for some time was dispatch from Jos.
l.. Giroux, General Manager of the
Giroux Consolidated Mines Co., oper-
ating the Pilot Knob mines here and
other properties In Mexico, stating
that the Company had made a settle
ment with Hurd, Hearther g. Co, the
Philadelphia sharpers, and that they
were no longer connected with the af
fairs OF the Company.
This action was brought about by
Hurd q Co., attempting to work the
same graft with the Giroux people
that they employed as fiscal agents of
the Mckinley Co, in which latter com
pany they were given so many thou
sand. shares OF stock to sell on commits
sion, they agreeing to foot the running
expenses of the property here. Things
run along smoothly for rome time, and
with aid OF an honored named, McKin-
ley stock sold readily all over the land
for from 81.50 to $500 per share, and
Hurd, Hearther & Co. scooped in the
dough, amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars, and have appropri-
ated 1t for their own use. But some
$50, 900 have been expended on the
economically In their development, and
no one can say but what good work
has been done on the mines for the
money expended. 1t is worse than
pulling teeth for Manager McGill to
get money enough out of them to meet
the monthly payroll OF from 81, 500 to
81, 900, when they are known to have
some $500, 900 belonging to the McKin-
ley Co. Having realized this princely
sum from the sale OF stock, they are
not looking for mine themselves and
are trying In every way possible to pre-
vent what few honest and conscientious
men found in the company from find
ing one. Our advice to prospective
investors in Mckinney stock is: Touch
not share so long as Hurd, Hearther
81 Co. have anything to do with it.
Having been successful with such
rotten methods in the past, they work
ed their way In the organization of the
Giroux Consolidated Co. by making all
sorts OF empty promises. Scarcely had
they become connected with the Co,
when they began the same boom meth
DDS, tablished paper here to print
any and all sorts OF lies about the prop
erty, and to otherwise work hand in
hand with them in the perpetuation of
the stock graft. Giroux stock did not
sell as readily as the Mckinley. Money
was coming in slowly, but the expense
OF operating the mines continued and
had to be met. Seeing that they would
be unable to keep the mines running
and pocket few thousand each month
they simply overlook the past two pay
days at the mine, and we presume kept
that amount OF money for personal re-
quirements.
When Manager Giroux learned of
this, and OF the reputation of the men
with whom he was connected, he set
out for Philadelphia with blood in his
eye TO immedi lately and for all time to
come, sever relations with them, That
he succeeded is evidenced by his dis
patch.
Mr.. Giroux also stated that the Co.
was now we'll financed and prepared to
go ahead with winter developments.