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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-11-04
No Cause for Alarm.

About every so often the rumor Is
heralded to tile world that the Min
nesota iron fields are playing out.
The latest story comes from New
York and is as follows:
"Steel manufacturers have become
alarmed owing to the fact that within
the last year no new ore deposits have
Teen discovered in the Great Lakes
district. They have decided to con-
fine prospecting to Utah and Mexico.
sit has been stated said promi-
nent manufacturer, that the Utah
ores are inferior to the Mesaba ores
and that in consequence the finer
grades of steel cannot be produced
from them. am Of different opin-
ion, While Utah ores are not up to
the Mesaba ores in quality, it will
not be many years befor they will be
employed in the manufacture of steel
as fine as that now produced by the
United States Steel corporation.
"The plan to erect steel plant in
the vicinity of the ore regions of
Utah has not been abandoned by any
means. The expected increase in
iron and steel production will bring
about the rapid exhaustion of the
Mesaba ores, and it will be necessary
to look elsewhere for supplies.
ST repeat that Mexico and Utah
will eventually rank among the great
iron ore centers in North America"
Among those who are conversant
with the situation in the iron and
steel market and on the ranges, any
such expressions appear in the light
OF the ridiculous. The fact of the
matter Is, there have been no new
ore bodies discovered because there
has been practically no prospecting.
The decreased demand for ore In the
iron and steel market in the last year
or year and half has caused no de-
mand for properties and this has dis
couraged prospecting. Noinducement
is offered to the mining prospectors
to go to the expense of putting down
drills until the market conditions
warrant stronger demand for prop
critics. When such conditions exist
ore properties will be valuable for
discovery and new ore bodies will
probably be located.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-11-04
MARRIED..

Geo. w. Horne and Miss Anna
Toman were united in matrimony at
Winton Tuesday evening, only few
invited guests being present.
Both of the young people are well
known in this city and Winton and
hosts of friends wish them success
full journey on the sea of matrimony.
Stephen Keller and Selma A. john
son were united in wedlock by the
Rev. r. A. Saunderson on Oct. %.
Mr.. Keller is one of the popular en-
ployes of the Duluth & Iron Range in
the capacity of engineer and both
himself and bride have many friends
who wish them much happiness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-11-04

using coal or wood be deferred to the
Purchasing committee. Carried.
The report of John Cosgrove, EX-
Officio Clerk of the Municipal Court
showing fines and fees collected dur
ing the month of October amounting
to sl4.0O, presented.
Moved by Aldermad Kandelin that
the same be accepted and filed. Car
ried.
The following report of the finance
committee presented:
Ely, Mimi, Nov. 1, 1904.
Hon. Mayor and Common Council:
City of Ely, MINI.
Gentlemen
We, your finance committee, to
whom is referred the matter of audit
ing all accounts against the city, do
report that we have examined the
following bills, found them correct
and recommend thei" payment:
Payroll of city officers, month OF
October, $872.33; Payroll of Street
labor as per Street Commissioners re-
port, month of October, S231.70; Ed.
Edwards, labor on lines, $1,000; John
Somrak, Labor at L. & w. plant,
81. 90; Richard Wallace, labor on lines,
$3.50; E. 1. Dupont Co., powder and
fuse. 1921. As; Lelno & Porthan, black
smith labor. $3.50; Jacob Pete, powder
and fuse, $7.09; Ely Finnish Stock Co.,
brooms, Sl.0O; Duluth & l. r. r. Co.,
freight, $1S1.38; Duluth & 1. r. r.
Co., telephone service and long dis
lance call, $l1.10; VIM. LaBeau,
meals furnished prisoners, $3.50; AL.
Kolstad, Timing and pipe fittings,
1851; Ed. Skantze & Co., wood, Sc. 40;
L. j. White, Clerk, postage and
stationery. $4,25; Harry Chinn, Sec'y,
Firemen's services at PRACTISE, $1,000;
Western Electrician, Advertising,
SI4.25; Marshall Wells Hdwe. Co., 10
inch pipe and sleeves, $6o.57; Marshall
Wells Hardware Co., water pipe lead
and packing, s475.10; Electric APP
pliance Co., wire and electrical sup
plies, S13S.77; The Ohio Coal Co.,
hard coal, $l55.67; The Ohio Coal Co.,
soft coal, s254.67; Coke Bros. & Co.,
soft coal, s331.39; DR.. G. t. Ayres,
material and expense of Board of
Health, 1854; Andrew Watilo, per-
centage Of cash poll tax collections,
81 80; A. j. Fenske, hardware, $1,000;
John A. Dinsmore, livery and draying,
s1S.25; M. E. Gleason, hardware,
50. Is; John Somrak, service as special
police, $500; HI. Van Blarcom, agent,
sand, $3.50; w. A, McCurdy, En-
cheering, $500.
Respectfully submitted,
Nick Trebilcock,
Herman Kandelin,
Martin Skala,
Finance Committee.
Moved by Alderman Pete that the
report of the finance committee be
accepted, the bills allowed as recon-
mended aud the clerk instructed to
issue orders ON the treasurer in pay
ment of same. Carried.
The following resolution presented
by Alderman Cove:
Be it resolved that the city put in
a fire hydrant at the end of water
main in the alley between Camp and
Streets on the west side of
Fourth Avenue.
Resolution lost for want of support.
On motion of Alderman Coad
the council adjourned.
L. j. WHITE, City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-11-04

Geo. Holmes has sold to w. Il.
James timber on lands in sections 81
and IS, GA IL.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
WHAT is TO Be WILL BE
Growth Of the Asiatic Demand for
Products of the United States,

! PRODUCTS of the United States.
1he Asiactic nations have lived uDo,
rlce-statins things in general woy-
ana the Ieutonic races have for soma
generations lived upon four. II has
become standard within the last vear or
Two that at least one of the Ssiocti'.
iI'i natlohs mas come to live upon four
lnose desperate little fighters the lam
'nese' nave taken to hard tack os di5
our our own American fighters durinc tho
NlIH " ar as part Of their Subsistence
anu the same regard as to whatever is
in'Ie from our wheat has already ev-
tenuea' IN measure, to the moro vast
ASlauc empire Of China. Tint clavor
correspondent. co.; William E. Curtis, sneak
ing OF the extent to which our 6onr i
already used by Japan, says:
Whlle the imports OF donr Within a..
rs rs gtar or so have been much oraot.r
rnti ra,in 'Sr peIore on account Of tho nreoo
so,, or'Vs +l lot war nevertheless there K rea
9,..,. 9Ot 70 eApect a continued exhaustion Of tho
haliet. hhlatket. Japanese families gerer.IIv ore
nnTnoea7 ~ use wheat flour for various
1si,i.. y Nearly every household Is now
meats which they use with their tea so,.- s.
ri1ii er1i times day in large ouantfties
S.iii 81, iSrser amount Of cheaper quality is
uscd Tor paste by the mauufncfnr ~
screens umbrellas fans and other a,.ti1"i
or that kind Since the war he.o, "a h.,e9 i.ieS
nreAu mas been introduced into the army 1s
an alternate ratun with rice. Tie Soijiors .
Leilsn E,l.si thr variety; hard-tack is easv to |
nahule anu carry the nutrtivc value Of n I
pound S OF Hour is equal to that Of a ponnd |
OF rice, ana II costs less The Jansnos.
export their best rice to France. EnSia1d
ana ~ china, where it brings big prices being
OF the very highest grade Thev imnorS3
vast quantities Of cheaper rice for the Con.
sumption OF the coolies and the laborins,
class from Korea, Burmah, China. SinIsss
pore and other parts OF the East indies
y is entirely practicable to snbsfitnte
cheap brands OF fieur for this lo,y.erade
ice s aisio ana It Will be easy to do So when
.ites for hard-tack and wheat bread.
Could there be, under any circum-
tances or conditions, expressed vaster
dea Of the enormous trade relations tbat
must heneeforth exist between America
nd the Asiatic countries! Americs
reduces bread. The Asiatics have learn
d to eat bread with the rest Of the
rorld. We are going to supply them
nth It, We have to ship it across the
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

loosen. even in the slightest measure.
the closest bonds to the United States.
Reasoning from past failures. Euro
pean and many American people pro-
phesied the failure of the American Re
public and its principles But it sue
ceeded and behold the liberalizing effect
upon the governments of the world De-
spite the diseouraging prophesies of
even our own people, is it not the brave
and manly part for US, at least, to try
to conduct a tropical possession on new
er and higher principles and motives
setting such a liberalizing example to
other colonizing nations that the 45O,-
OOO'OOO souls to-day peopling the tropi-
cal countries will rise up and call US
blessed?
w neither or not we retain the islands,
let us make our example in the tropical
domains as far-reachins in beneicient
effects as thatiOf the American Republic
mas been among the great nations Of
the earth Our own shores, under our
own government, have been the refuge /
Tor the oppressed oc the world; LET us [
make those other shores under our owa /
government no less blessing, no less /
refuge. BY the good it hSS done, make
nat flag loved in the Philippines as it
$ respected throughout the world"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Export of Manufactures.

Figures recently issued by the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor at Wash
lngton show that during the month Of
July last our exports of manufactures
amounted to Sf0,O00,O00, against S31.-
OOO'OOO of agricultural products During
June the exports of manufactures were
nearly S42.OOO,000, against S37,5OOOOO
ol agricultural products This is the first
Time IN the history of the country that
'he exports of manufactures have ex-
ceeded those of the farm. This does not
mean that the exports Of farm products
are falling off, but that those of manu-
Iactures have greatly increased. This is
que to protective tariff which. while it
benefits American manufactures. also in
ereases the home demand for American
farm prOducts.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Penny Wise-Pouud Foolish Dsmoc-
raCy,

In the last Democratic Congress, elect
ed in 1892, largely on the issue of econ
omy' the only items Of national expendi-
ture where there was any large money
saving was for the navy and for coast
defences.
Appropriations for the former were
cut down $9OOOOOO and for the latter
$3.00O000. Yet notwitbstonding s,,t
diminished expenditures in the means for
promoting the safety and prestige of the
nation, this same Congress was penny
wise in this way only to be pound foolish
IN many other directions. with the ner
result that for the first time in the
history of the United States the total
appropriations ran above the billion dol
lar mark. 1t is a matter of historical
record that THE LAST DEMOCRA-
~ l IT,, CONGRESS WAS THE FIRST
ACIUAL BILLION DOLLAR CON
GRESS.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
a sien of Prnsneritr.

There is no better criterion of general
prosperity than the postal business
When times are good the postal revenue
Increases. and vice versa. The report of
the Postmaster General shows that for
the year ending July l, 1898, the receipts
from posta! revenue were SIG. 900
For the year ending July /. 1902. they
were S1l9,9JS.229, an increase of 81 Der
cent durinS seven years of continuous
Republican rule During the year ending
July /. 1873. the receipts from the money
order business were $S12.O3S: for the
year ending July 1, 1902, they were ST.
SSJ,SlI, an increase of 123 per cent dur.
ing seven years of Republican prosperity
The Postmaster General in his annual
report for 1902 said: The increase in
the postal revenues attests the wonder
ful prosperity Of the people and the ac-
tivity of business interests throughout
the country 1t would not have been
proper for the Postmaster General in an
oiHcial report to attribute this wonder
iul prosperity in 1902 to the operation OF
the Dmgley tariff law and other Repub.
mean measures, but such was the fact.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
THE PHILIPPINES.
Democrats Acknowledges the Wisdom
of the RepnbIic4n Po1icr-

Democrats Acknowledge the Wisdom
of the Republic IN Policy,
John NJ Switzer, formerly of Califor-
MIA, but now in business at Cebu Philin-
pine Islands, says, in a letter:
The two factions Of the Democratic
party have adopted the Republican policv
on the money question, after hanging for
eight years like a pair of Kilkenny cats
over a cross Of gold That is the only
sound policy they have to offer the ppo-
pie, but even that was an aftcrthou-ht
and they are as pleased with stealing if
as the Old hen which, after setting eirht
years on her own non-prodnring er.,s
adopted a full-grown chickea and fbo,rbt
she was young mother. While If does
not happen often chat the Democrats
see question except through glasses
uar6ly. yet there is one other instance
IN recent history where they acknowledoe
me wisdom of the Republicans. When
the government OF the Philippines was
turned over to Governor WRIGHT h,
promised and hoped that he would he
aple TO carry out the policy of Governor
Iatt and the administration. and he b.s
uohe So y few months later the Demo-
eratle party of the Philippines. in its
convention a Manila. adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
" Resolved, That we beortil,. ,.,.,.,
the ane. wise, patriotic ana non -n1l.tis.,. ,, /
administration Of the Hon Luke II V.riei,t /
lands. "'ippihe Is
''Thus the Democrats of the PbiFn-
pines, who know what we are doing
there. acknowledge the wisdom ana
soundness Of the Republican admins.
tratlon in the islands, even if their party
an America is still setting on dooi-knob
nest eggs.
ihe Democratic delegates from the
Rhihppine Islands to the St Iouis con
venton knew too much to suit tha Defnn.
cratic party in America, and were con
sequently denied not only vote bur a
voice in the convention"
IN concluding his letter. 1Ir. S,vitzor
says; 80 long as we are doin,. avo,v-
thing that is possible and necessorv H.. [
The future success of those neonIo !
whether we retain them or not ana as t
40 one can fortell when they will be G
'eady for independence, or whether tber
Will wish it even when they are ready
would it not seem wiser to leave tbe
premature question Of independence to be !
eclded by the better educated Filipino :
nd more experienced American of the a
uture! American sovereignty has exist
d over the soil on which we stand only
bout nifty years longer than over the A
,mhppines. Would not every son of d
ahfornia give his life for the bene6 I
anee OF our common flag? Let US be- z
iow such blessings upon those islands ii
lat a grateful people will not wish to "
Q.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
TRIBUlATIONS OF A GREAT
GRANDFATHER.
lOyer TedGv,s Letterl

4-lti-o. ". h.. sept. -, l9A
Dear Souny-l'vc Just fui,dpd readn'
leddys letter and haven't had So much
4Gh SlHce | Was tOSs'd in blauket the
year that grand old rough iilcr Andy Jacs
S"h. WAS elected for second term It
| toaSes us MP so high that il seems as Il
! wee never come down.
j never did see a paper so ful OF IN
! tcrroSatlGn points as that letter. and every
| derned one Of them like Il joi; on The solar
! rleXus that Steve is So fond Of talkin'
/ about
"Nunky." said Steve. as ! hobhled into
| breakfast this mornin', the frs, time siace
| ! posed rs Methuselah picEiu tle sl0e
| STRINGS ont Of his eyes, "Nurky" says be-
| corduroy roadt"
'BecaGse its so full Of bumps" says l. /
eucssiu' his conundrun The first crack
Ihorc's nothin' ike fcw sharp ioits on
the spine to sharpen an old mdus Intel
l2ctuals
No wonder you thought it a nile long.
4 short piece of road like that goes q long
way When your wagon hasn't any springs
or straw on the bottom, an your Old hams
lack fat like mine.
! tell you, Alton. that's the matter with
us. The Democratic band wagon hasn't
got any springs nor straw for cushions. and
I'm eettiil' all fired tired furus4in' all the
axle grease.
This letter of Tcddy's doesn't run on
rubber tires. lie may mean well, but what
right has he pryin' into Our convictions!
What business is it Of his If we are Ike
the man stealth a ride on the end Of o
train who never sees anything until its
passed? If he was as Old as ! am, hed
bless his stars if he could see anything
behind or before.
This havin foresight is all q Republican
gift We DEMOCRATS haven't got IT, We're
always suckin' the hind trat
We never saw anything i'm infant nuns
tries till the Republicans adopted tAe
fouudlin' and brought it up on Protection
milk
We never saw that the Union had to Be
preserved, # there were 10 be enoash
offices to 80 round until the Republicans
saved it and filed the offices for Ega ONO
We never saw that two things could not
occupy the same place at the same l!Ms
until the Republicans adopted ne spu
and left us holding the las us
tween bimctallism and free and uniihi'eu
silver.
/ tell you, we've nc, faculty for .,ils'r igtT
slght-and. as far as I can see M-a5
little for hind-sight, either. No w91uel ae .as
donkey is our party emblem: p2 ssyii
know, I've been lCkin' in mothers l01eil
glass lately and ! swan. if my chlA Nlls
lers aiu't grown like goat ahu ny! rs S-
ire gcttin so long they droop- sieve S2s
is only an optical hallucination' signh
luced by too much brooding over Nsp'O
lean cartoons. van
But. say. Alton ON the quict-hare yo4
your glass since you lnaue .la H.
pcech to Charlie Knapp and tAe V'Hs'
'harlie horses? mon.
Donkeys have this advantage over Msb, M.s.b
hey can get their ears to the grounu Wa
.ut crawlin on their bellies -id
Waitin' to see you put Teddy on the s''u'
'o"' your VI" D'' HENRY GAssOWAE
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Democrncv,s pad I2.,

"hen the veterans Of the Civil War
were with Gen. Grant before Richmond
or with Sherman marching to tbo sao l-Y'-u y
Democratic national convention Joclaro'i +
tl tne war failure and demanded a dis
honorable peace. When the business
nIeu' the Wage-earners and honest men
III an classes were battling for sounJ
money ana the gold standard the Demo-
CIuuc party as an organization was
ylahorlns yIt,l for free silver at 1G to
W men the Republican party was contend.
ing Tor protection to American m9nnfac.
lgrers and workmen, its opponents wero
advocating 91l, a policy destructive 70 botb
W nat good thing has the Democro+i,. o+i,.
party ever done. anyhow? iO1i d 'ic
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30

Pacific Ocean over the commercial path
way which we have made and beneath
which underies our cable system. There
is nothing in the world that can stop
the Asiatic demand for the wheat prod
ucts Of the United States, and the wheat
products of the United States have made
this country. to a great extent, the tre-
mendous power it is.
They talk about Imperialism" There
IS no imperialism This continent is
producing what the rest Of the world
needs, and the inhabitants of this con
tinent. under the rule of Republican ad
ministration. associated with other intel
ligent governments on either side. pro-
pose to supply Asia with these prod
ucts that Asia needs. The fact that
the United States has completed its
pathway across the vast ocean and has
its intermediate stations. and its posses
sions close to the Asiatie coasts. is but
an incident Of events which are part
of the industrial history Of the world. |
Does anyone imagine that the present |
ma jority Of the American people are GO |
ing to neglect their ostensible duty, not /
merely TO themselves but to another por
ton of the human race? They will |
hardly do it,
This is but talking Of the products Of
The wheat fields that Asia now demands.
It has nothing to do with iron and steel
lad the thousand and one other prod
Icts Of all our fields and all our facto-
les which they viii otherwise demand.
This is but referring to the simple af-
air Of one single product but it is
nough to afford an illustration.
And yet they talk about Imperial
sm"' There is no "Imperialism." We
re but brothers who are going to as
ist in feeding the rest Of our brothers
the world; to give them the benefits of
all and to reap ourselves the benefits
1t all. To submit to anything else
'ould be silly. 1t is but a problem of
)mmOn sense.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
A RemarkabIe Fvnos

The marvel Of the present political
campaign is the revelation Of \ man
1t was thought that the Democrats had
nominated a solid old judge as can
didate. Now it is known thar. tbronrb
all the recent years, he has been bnt
the foxy political manager of the fovv
Illll. lie has been forced by circum-
stances to come cut of the underbrush
what he is. ioi
Inc man has gone to New York Citv
to take charge of his own campaign
This was to be expected. He couIdn't
help it. But think of what has been ro-
yealed! A man nominated for Presi.
dent who has been but the adroit bencb.
man and manipulation for a politician
who has never been a statesman
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Not &c only Imnortnnt onostio..

Admitting that the gold Standard is dr.
revOcably fixed" as Judge Parker saws
though he did not help fix it, that is only
one OF many important financial ques-
lions that may come up in relation to
hnanciai matters. The question of the
preservation and extension Of our sys-
tenn OF banking and currency; the refund
ing OF our national debt as it may. from
time TO time. become due. and many 9th
er questions Of like Importance may
arise. To place the settlement of these
questions in unfriendly hands might re-
suit in such disturbance of business as
Mou.d shook tie whnln cn1ntrr
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
JOHN MlTCHELL'S S TESTIMONY
Strong Argument in Behalf of the
Protective Policy.

n recent letter from Mr. John Mitch
ell President Of the United Mine
Workers, who is now travelling in
Europe, fully sustains the Republican
contention that American workingmen
| are better paid than in any other couu-
| Try. Ills last letter was written from
Belgium. where he found the hours Of
labor longer and the wages only about
one-haf of those paid in this country.
Upon careful inquiry he found that the
great majority Of the laboring popula-
ton IN Belgium work from ten to eleven
and half hours and that only about
one III ten works less than ten hours.
As TO wages Mr., Mitchell writes:
OF all the working people of the coun-
uy uhtlGdins women and children engag-
'd IN private industries about quarter
earn from 80 to 60 cents and another quar-
yer earn from 60 to 50 cents. Less than
one In six earn over 50 cents a d9v and
less than one I'm a hundred of the whole
WoihlhS population earn over S1.3O a day
oHly aucut one man in ten earns over 90
cents y Gay: aid only one in twenty earns
over Sl-l The wages of women are natur-
ally much less. Almost a quarter Of all the
people engaged in industrial enterprises are
women and Of these women about two-tifths
earn less than % cents a day"
To this the Democratic free trader
VIII AtIlt tidl luc cost Oh INl0g IN Bel |
gium is SO much less than in this coun-
try rs to equalize things. Mr.. Mitchell !
does not find it SO. He gives the prices
Of some Of the necessaries of life, show |
ing that they are very nearly as high !
as they are here. He visited the coal
mines, and says: The Belgian miners
earn only $3.50 year, which is less
than one-half Of what the American
miner receives" Recurring to the point
hat the cost of living is SO much less
n the Old country, he says: The Bel
;ians say that they earn less. but that
I costs them less to live. The truth is
hey live for less because they live on
ess.' That tells the story. American
yorkmen are not only the best paid. but
he best fed. best housed and best cloth
d Of any in the world.
Mr.. Mitchell is not a politician. He is
imply telling the truth about conditions i
5 he finds them. and in so doing he /
FINISHES strong argument for the Re !
ublican policy of protection. q
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
Party Records.

In every national campaign for Ley
years past the Republican party Has
stood upon its record of things done u
laws enacted. Of policies established u-
der which the country has prosfeesss-
and prospered The record Of the ps@ i.-l.
ocratic party made in two adminlss,-
tions was so full of disaster of CONNIE; cois;,
cial shipwreck. of industrial paralys;. l,s;.
and business failures that its cher Du., .
ness in recent years has been to ge'
far away from its record as possible