The news-herald., 1903-11-28

makes its appearance, to give a
black eye to any person who en-
deavors to start company for
the development of mining
ground.
The preceding words from the
Mohave Miner are all right in the
sense intended. But this whole
sale desire on the part of most of
the people of a mining country to
stand by every one who undertakes
a mining enterprise has given rise
to kind of false modesty on the
part of good, honest people which
prohibits them from telling the
truth about concerns which they
know to be operating on shaky
methods.
There are the knockers. They
tell you that the properties in
which they are interested are all
right and that any other property
is no good any way. Some reason
ably respectable mining promoters
have allowed themselves to fall into
this Objectionable habit of passing
judgment on everything that they
happen to know a little about.
Then there is the good man who
will tell nice story about any
kind of a deal whatever. Both of
these classes of people hurt a
mining country by doing the same
thing in different way. They
both help the bunco man with bis
bunco game of mining stock. The
knocker gives the buncoite the
chance to say that everything ad
verse to his scheme, which happens
to gain publicity, is the work of
the despicable knocker The goody-
goody man gives the buncoite a lit
tie boost by saying the proposition
is all right.
The complaint made by the
Mohave paper is only partly cor
rect. 1t would be a whole lot bet
ter if some of the companies were
discouraged before they gained too
much prominence. This reminds
us of an occasion that is we'll re-
membered by the mining men Of
the Territory who were here a few
yeors ago. Governor Muryhy iss
sued a proclamation calling atten-
tion to certain mining fraHds.
There was a tremendous howl. of
"mine blackllsting@-raised, against
the Governor by. politicians, as we'll
as by. fake mine promoters and in
the hurrah1 it is: more than likely
thatsoine good an& honest people
were drawn into the general CEN
suring of the Governor.
Now that. the smoke of battle has
died away and some of the fakirs
have been punished; it is seen that
the Governor was getting very
near the. truth in these matters.
The same thing would happen to
any man who dares to tell the un-
vanished truth about the various
shady mining schemes that are III
existence in the Territory. Hence
any man is called 'knocker" " no
says word against any property
any time. He may not be a
"knocker" except in the interest of
honest mining. Sometimes he is
actuated by jealous feelings and
hence is a spite worker. Or he
may be actuated by the same feel
ing that actuated the dog in the
manger. There are too many kinds
OF people in the world for any one
to classify them all according to
their attitude in various instances
unless the real reasons for these
sentiments are known. Give even
the "knocker" his dues, and while
you are doing SO give the man who
buys your stock or puts up money
to develop your prospect a civilized
chance for to be even with you, in
proportion to the amount invested,
If the venture turns out a mine,
and you will approach the Christi
mas season with spirit nearer
right for the proper celebration of
that sacred holiday.