The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-31
COPPER
BOOM
Montreal and Boston

The s;.arsv o: the Montreal and Boston
Consolidated .:iniuS and Smelling Corn-
pany. to which We called attention ley
days a.:o. ;ra sScii,.,c vidospread intereSs
BIZ their activity On the New York ularkc...
Opening at :1.l. cH Monday the price ac-
vancrd % si.54 and tas been gradually
creeping VI. nntil now there Is Il brisk de-
msnd al ia 20 e. per share. That thers
Is room fer 4 large advance in this stock
will +. apparent 10 all who consider this
facts here presented.
The Montreal and Boston Consolidated is
corso'i,ia. .,a,, OF several corporations
owning deYe,npsd equipped and operating
riines. including lie Montreal and Bos-
ton Copper Conpaay Dominion Coppe-
Company Morrison Mines Company, Ath-
clston and Jackpot and Mountain Rose
Mine
The Montreal and Boston Consolidated
thus owns several hundred acree Of copper.
gold and silver bearing land. with $4,000
tons of ore in sight. worth si61afl6. that
is. and machinery OF ijs different prope-.
ties OF a capacity OF 2ooo tons FAY.
1t need scarcely be stated that tho
smelling business Is one of the most 1eli-
able and profitable of all industries. AK
the mine operator who depends upon htD
outside smelter to buy or treat his ores.
Look a. the vast fortunes of the owners
of smelters The Montreal and Boston
Consolidated is a smelling as well as =
mining company. II has l.0O0ton cspac-
ity smelter. and is increasing it to I.ao9
tons capacity
The ores in its mines average by mill
runs 1855 per ton in copper. gold and ST.
yer. 1t can mine and place ore on cars
FOR 81 to $i.25 per ton and treat 1t for
s159 per ton and haul 1t to smelter FOR
. cents per ton. which leaves a profit ot
g. s5 per ton.
The mines of the company contain in
exhaustible quantities OF low-grade Gre.
which. as will be seen. can be mined and
treated cheaply. The fundamental reaui-
sites for profitable mining and operating
on large scale are thus enjoyed. The
greatest mines In the world are Of this
class The TreadwelI of Alaska and Home
stake of South Dakota pay enormous diyi-
dends ON s5 ore, while the Calumet and
Hecla rock averages not over 4 per cent
copper.
Montreal and Boston can earn, net. 81
5I1. 80 per day. or selS.ss7.5o per year. which
is II per cent on the par Of the stock. with
its present sme'ting plant. 1t has the mine
equipment to double this production. and
a large smelling plant. which will follow,
will double the earning power of the com.
pary. II has enough ore blocked out to
run its smelter two years without addi-
H..
bodies are practically inexhaustible.
In 1863 IL, rs tons Of ore were treated by
the smeIter producing 25ol Ii2 pounds of
refined copper. I.7oS ounces of gold and
o, rs ounces of silver. operating only n
part OF the plant and working but por-
ton OF the time.
The value of the improvements belonging
to the company, without counting the
mines. is several hundred thousand dollars,
smelter. steam plants, engines,
hoists. air compressors. electric plants,
cars, power drills. machinery. buildings.
dwellings,, houses, ore bins, etc.
The management of the company Is iIt
strong hands. and tine interests behind il
Are among the strongest in America. The
directory of the company includes Georga
A. Pope of Hartford, Conn: John f. Plum.
mer and A. H. Loomis Of New York
New England investors have taken OUT
Of copper Investments not less than &250.-
oOO. 900 in the past twenty-five years, and
investors in other parts Of the world as
mrch more.
In the last thirty days it Is estimated
hat the advance in copper stock has been
80 10000 on the Boston market.
The advance N the value of copper
I
lorEenal. and the earnings of certain COM
)anies marvellous Calumet and Hecla
lionc has paid over s9o.000,co0 in dividends.
mainly. to New England people, ana It's
shares have risen from 81 to $500 at one
time. and now sell at $500 or 500 each. Bos-
on and Montana has PAID ...u.4. ,.y-
hare. Butte and Boston went from SIS
% atove 800 in few months, and the
anaconda. after paving handsome divi-
srds: sold for 100000 few years ago.
The United Verde has made Senator Clark
me OF the rich men Of the world. 1t iA
aid that Si00O9o.000 has been refused for
{. The Copper Queen. owned by Phelps.
Dodge & Co. has done correspondence
veil. and then there are the scores of 9th
r large and profitable copper mines Of
lichigan. Montana. Utah. Arizona and
he copper mines in the Ural Mountains
Z Germany hare been prof1tatly worked
or hundreds of years. So that 81. 600 Oo, 900
2 dividends would scarcely measure tho
Montreal and Boston Consolidated Cop
er stock is the best copper investment
hat has come to our attention. and very
lany have been presented and considered
We have no hesitancy in recommending
to our customers and friends. and know
hat we are doing them 4 positive service
y presenting it to their consideration. It
cheap at par, IS per share. and we ex-
ect to see 1t go to Ss or so or higher In
short time.
The Montreal and Boston Consolidated !,
now traded in on the miscellaneous mar.
ct and is quoted in all the newspapers
/ plicat1on is being made TO list II on the
oston and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges,
rhfch will give Il still broader market
You buy this stock outright, and not on
largin, and are, therefore, not subject to
larket fluctuations. while an advance on
600 to 5000 shares of a poiu. gives you 100
er cent proflt or 81 900 to coo on a small
lvestrnent. In ordering be sure to give
ne full name title of the company Mon
eal and Boston Consolidated, and be sure
hat you order the Consolidated stock
hich owns and controls all the Others
The earnings of tie company will iustify.
dividend on the stock at an early date
nd We learn from reliable sources that
IL directors have 1t in contemplation
The reason for the low price OF the stock
that certain interests have been irving
, get control and when that is accom-
ished II will sell at its real value which
Ill be much higher.
This stock is trnded in by all New York.
Philadelphia and Boston stock exchange.
,Lses. We will be pleased to have Won
md lie vUllr s,rfiery direct and xx,iiI