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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07

The present year has with essed Il
greater number of reorganizations
among what may be termed the
"popular" mining companies than
have occurred for many years In the
mining industry. says the New York
Commercial. By "popular" mining
com panies H. meant those organiza-
tions which since 1898 have been
more or less in public favor, and
whose fiotation WAS Insured largely
by the action of the investing public
In co. operating with the promoters
In organizing the companies. IL Is II
noticeable fact that among n given
number OF mining fiotations II GER
tain percentage IL always more popu.
lar than the others. This popu-
larity IL sometimes due tn the
unusual opportunity which the
invpstme seems to offer; some
times IL IL due to the wide publicity
which those In control have given the
venture. Sometimes both reasons
concur to attract.
Among these HI called popular
mining companies, whose Leriod OF
promotion covers from three to five
years, about eighty per cent have
been obliged to yield tn the knife of
the reornanizer. This process differs
In detail In almost all instances, but
the object accomplished IL the same.
The majority of the re"rang cations
thus far completed have been the
means of adding bond issues tn the
original liabilities assumed Others
have made sweeping reductions IN
the amount uf outstanding capital
stock. with "a view of increasing a
treasury reserve which, under u
former management, may not have
heen husbnndcd with soilcitous care.
The natural result of these various
phases of pruning has been To de-
preciate the market value and price
Of the stock on the open market.
II the various events which have
led up tn these difficult times,
among the mining companies pre-
viously referred tn, are anslyzed,
one will fnd that incapable man
nnement lies at the root of u large
majority. To make mining
venture successful u great deal more
IL necessary tha" the acquisition of
"a mine, which on it's face seems able
To demonstrate it's earning capacity.
The best of mines have been ruined
by improvident management. aud by
taking for granted contingencies
that may or may not follow the pre-
dictions made. Frequently the
popular companies start out with
what may he termed good prospects,
which, IL results follow as expected,
develop into mines, hut the
hazard in mining, as In other
ventures, often disappoints aud ex'
pected conditions sometimes do not
msterialize. Mills and expensive
milling machinery are often erected
long before the ore IN sight will
Justify the expenditure. Again.
there IL the company formed to
operate the mine that has u past
! record of millions In production.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07
OFFICIAL RECORDS.

The following instruments we're
flled at the court house in Baker Clty
for record Yesterday:
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
DREDs.
August 80. .--Jno. Livi ngston and
wife to ". n. Strayer, 1OOxl0O feet
on Spring Garden avenue. Baker
City; 800.
March 81, 'O2-.Lee Cassidy and
wife to NJ. J. Hindman, 24O acres In
Sec. l2 T. o r. 80 E.; $4,000.
August 2--Mary j. Jenkins to
Surbeck Brothers, lot 8 block %
Parker's addition to Baker City;
$500.
August 26-H. G. Bowers and wife
to d. L. Wyatt, lots 10 and II
block 3 Heilner's addition to Baker
City; 81.
August 26--W. n. Bayliss to NJ.
j. Hindman and wife. lots 3 and II
Warren Heights addition to Sumpter:
1927.
April l4-J. n. Holcomb and
wife To Leonard Goss; S5 acres In
Sec. 1T. o K. 45 F.; $4,000.
Dec. l4-E. B. Mcdaniel to w.
j. Patterson 44O acres In Sec. u,
33 aud "a r. . X. 80 f.; 81.
Sept. l--Jno. n. Geisler and wife
to r. n. Graves, lot IL block
Sumpter Heights; 1900.
May l2-Isaac r. Bowman and
wife to V. Robertson. ct al, l2o acres
in Secs. | and r. 7 X. Al E.;
1000.
August 3l-Alpha Sale to 5. a.
Pilkey, lot Z block 3 Sunnyside,
Sumpter: $500.
MINING NATTER.
August l6---Jas. A. Wright aud
wife to II. p. Mills, NJ. and r..
quartz claim; $500.
Angus, 26--A. r.. Garrison to d.
W. Bolland, ct al, Accidental No. ]
and = quartz claims: si0O.
Jan. 29.--Guy f.. Pierson to +. a.
Nelson, Yankee Girl 3 quartz claims;
$3.50.
May II Pierce Gold Mining com
pany to Eklhorn Consolidated Gold
Mines company, Klondike and other
claims; s33, 900.
August &c. q. Green aud wife
to J.. l.. Carter, interest In White
Cloud and mining claims; 81, 200.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07

The Mining Magazine, of New
York. publishes MI important article
by Nj. Frederick Leslie Ransome, of
th. United States Geological Survey.
In which are found some statistics of
tnt.r.,t even Il those not especially
engaged In mining. Among other
things Mr.. Ransome says;
la tho year 1902 the total value
al the metailiterous product Of the
United States WAS s62i, POS, asa.
Iron Is easily first, the output being
valued ut s3T2.775. 900. Next in
Importance comes gold, with n pro
duction valued at ESQ, 900. 900,
CLOSELY followed by copper ut t76,.
563. 95a. th.s value being less than
thst Of The preceding vesr. although
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07

The Miner does job printing.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16
I}llls approved.
COUNTY crnnENr EXrENsE FUND.

Road District No. /. labor and material lu2 90
General road and bridge tund ............ 900
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16
Ferry Boat Found.
sion idea,

A few days ago, Columbia river
ferry boat belonging to Babcock and
Benson, near the Great Northern cross
ing, broke loose from it's mornings with
$50 sheep on board.
1t finally turned up at the ranch of
Mclaughlin opposite White Bluffs
with only 50 sheep.
Mclaughlin claimed half the value of
the boat and sheep as salvage.
Mr.. Rothrock, of Rothrock and Sharp
Spokane, came here Tuesday in re-
Spouse to telegram from Mr.. Benson,
and after securing little advice, started
for the Mclaughlin ranch to secure
the craft.-Pasco Express.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16
No. "a.

as republican ha, met. conquered and
adjourned 1t was "a railroad ratifica-
ton from start to finish. The slate
went through as directed by it's
managers.
THE lines have been closely drawn,
and, as far as this convention was con-
cerned, the railroads were the repub-
llcan party.
"The Ledger stands by the ticket, and
admires the genius of its manipulatOrs;
but it does not hesitate to say that it
damns their conception"
This is not the utterance of Nc
Bride paper: it is the verdict of a
journal that always was and now is an
open, avowed opponent of Governor
Mcbride and of the railroad commits
sion idea.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16
Wire Cutters in Kittitas.

Some one catered the pasture OF the
Horse and Cattle Range Association in
West Kittitas recently and literally
demolished considerable wire fence by
cutting it in numerous places and let
ting most of the stock out. The fence
was only put up this spring and covers
about four sections. The association
met in this city Saturday and resolved
to take steps at once to prosecute, also
to employ a ranger to look after the
fence continually during the grazing
season. 1t is alleged that Napoleon
Wright did the cutting, but we pre-
sumo it will be hard to fasten the crime
on any one.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16
A Nice Compliment.
on any one
w. BOnney was presented

w. Bonney was presented with a
big petition recently to allow his name
to be presented to the next county con-
venton of the republican party for the
Office of prosecuting attorney. MIR.
Bonney is amply able and in every way
qualified to fill that important position
and if nominated and elected would no
doubt enforce the law to the letter so
far as he might be able. No one can
question his honesty and integrity and
if nominated, we opine he will poll a
handsome vote. He would prove him
self IL God efficient officer, and the re-
publican party of Kittitas will do itself
honor b. i've hin the nomination for
that Office.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16
VOL. NJ.
COUNTY COURT IN SESSION
Allow Some Large Bills Transact Business
of Much Importance

The board of county commissioners
of Kittitas county, Washington, met
Monday, June i, 1904. All members
present.
In the matter of the vacation of a
portion of Tacoma addition to Ellens-
burg, as presented by II. Lee Purdin.
Board ordered that the same be va
Gated.
In the matter of the vacation OF a
portion of Grand View addition to FL
lensburg as presented by Ii. NJ. Bryant.
Board finding that all was according to
law, the same was ordered vacated
The following bills were examined
and approved and warrants ordered
issued:
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16

Commenting on that legislature, in
which Palmer was IL leading light, the
Tacoma Ledger, Il republican paper
winch has always opposed the railroad
commission plan, SAID:
There have been bad legislatures,
doubtless. In the matter of corruption
there has never been one approaching
IN shamelessness and open defiance Of
decency this 90 days rot of iniquity.
This session was marked by betrayals
of laith, by exhibitions of bargain and
sale; it was series of broken pledges,
orgies of spite, spouting of vitupera-
tiUn :"
Again, in the same editorial, the
Ledger said:
1.-The body that reached it's climax
last night, atfordlng many of its MEM
bers their last experience in public life,
was notable chiefly for incompetency
and corruption. There were honest
and able men in it. They were over
whelmed and made helpless by the
hired forces of evil"
Concluding that editorial the Ledger
said:
mo ground exists upon which the
legislature can be forgiven. Iucomps-
tency may be a heritage, but corruption
is the manifestation of an acquired
habit. The members will be borne in
mind. They will be asking once more
to be trusted. They will not be trust
ed. The earth is fresh on their political
graves, and the populace is engaged in
stamping it SO hard rs TO preclude the
chance of resurrection"
This editorial was printed in the
Ledger On March l3, 1903, the morning
after the last legislature adjOu, ned.
In view of the Ledger's scathing de-
nuncati0n of the majority which con-
trolled the legislature, its course in
the coming campaign will be watched
with interest. state Senators Lincoln
Davis and Carey l.. Stewart, both OF
Pierce county, were in the forefront OF
the crew which dominated The state
senate. Both have been renOminated.
viii she Ledger support them?
Still bearing in mind the fact that
the Ledger is a republican paper of the
stalwart type, its comments on the re-
cent Farrell railroad state convention
are interesting, and will bear frequent
repetition. Here are Il few gems from
II, this year, the morning. after the
convention adjourned
1.-The convention which masqueraC ed
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16
SOME REPUBLICAN GEMS
Dishsd Up to Their Readers by the Leading
Papers of the Republican Party.

Nobody but the railroad crowd which
captured the Tacoma convention would
have had the gall TO put one of the
''railrOad bunch of state senators at
the head OF the republican state or
ganization.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16

NJ NJ. Emerson was duly appointed
county surveyor.
In the matter OF appointing an addi-
tional justice OF the peace for Gle Elum
precinct. Gle Elum precinct was
authorized to elect an additional justice
of the peace at the next general cleo
ton, and Daniel Harmon was appointed
to serve as such officer until the next
general election.
Bills allowed.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16

feter Crosett presented a petition to
the board for a county road. Petition
lad over until next regular meeting.
remOnstrance was received from
Joseph Contratto against the establish
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16

ment of IA certain county road petitioned
for by Peter Crosett. The county
auditor was instructed to notify MIR.
tontratto to appear before the board
at its next regular session to make
known his elections to said road.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16

COUNTY CURRENT EXPENSE FUND.
The Ellensburg Dawn, printing .......S 90
c. $, Baker, asst sth grade examination. "a 90
Anna Wampler " 10 %
Verna Smith ... 81 90
Glass 4 Prudhomme stationery .......... A. 65
Northwestern Imp. Co., coal ............ ! 50
. C. E. Wheeler stationery. ................ = 90
W. NJ. Kenney. incdentalS aSsessor..... 50
Scott 4 Cameron linOleum. =. ............ 20
Scott Cameron burial paupers ........ IS 90
Clarence Palmer livery hire. 100
H. F. Blair. mileage county school supt.. 81 %
pauper.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6s5
EllenSburg Lumber CO., lumber poor farm ~
Bradshaw Bros CO. lumber court house -
John Briggs j p. state VS.. Candus. IS
Vim. GALLOWAY constable state VS.. CanduS 2 20
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16


Whereas original warrant number
7O4O dated August 81, 1903, amounting
to $500 in favor of ed Kyer, for SER
vices as witness has been lost, the board
authorizes the county auditor to draw
q duplicate warrant for Mr.. Kyer.
The bond of S. c. Boedcher, water
commissioner, was duly approved.
The board leased the county land, in
what was formerly known as Knox &
McIntire's addition, to j. NJ. Fullen,
for one year for q rental Of 800, the
county to furnish 20 inches Of water for
use ON said land.
The board instructed the road super
visor of road district No. to erect u
fence close to the county road on the
grade vt the north end of Craig's hill
to protect teams from going down the
embankment thereat, and to use the
material necessary thet was in fence
that was taken from around the court
house yard, in its construction.
"A pcClIlOu was PtcSouoou W ohO Oodiu
from certain residents and land owners
asking for consent to use the border of
the public highway for telephone and
electric line, commencing at the rail-
road crossing near the N. w. corner Of
slaughter house grounds in sec. IL,
twp. II north of range Is east and from
thence to Menastash creek, in sec. 4,
twp. II, range IS. Petition was grant
ed provided that lines and poles are not
attached to any county property and
not to be located 50 as to interfere
with travel.
In the matter of the petition of G.
w. Pease for county road. Board
found petition and bond according to
law. and ordered the county auditor
to deliver to the county surveyor said
petition and bond and Instruct him to
proceed according to law.
The board adjourned to meet Tues
day, July >, 1904, at . ii. IN.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-16

wsscr sSssg rs gr
congress to the Northern Pac
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-07
REPORT
OF THE GINNING
s, 848,747 Commercial Bales Compared Wit
9,3ll, 1886 up to and Including Dec. Il
Georgia Nearly 100000 Bales Short
The Day in the Cotton Market

followed by aggressive buyil
for the account of the New C
leans und local bull interests al
while shorts started covering {
citedly, prices we're advanced
to "a points in a single jul
These advances naturally cauX
some realizing and Their
occasional set backs, but gen
ally speaking, the market she
ed distinctly upward tender
and before the close March 81
at 13 70. May 1895 and July
1896, this being within about
points of the best price of~s.
son.
The market closed a little
from the highest but firm, at
net gain of 6S@8O points.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-07
Frank Allen Peake.

Mr.. Peake, who was passing
through our city on a his South.
ern tour, has been spending a
few days in the city.
Mr.. Peake has for years been
aclose friend of Earl Ward Pearce
and was entertained at his home.
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. Peake
entertained a large and repre-
sentative audience at the opera
house, giving a reading from
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps master
piece, "a Singular Life" On
Monday eveninghegave ahumor-
Gus entertainment at the opera
house under the auspices of the
B. A. C. Owing to the extreme
chillines of the atmosphere the
audience was small but it was a
delighted audience, nevertheless.
Probably more artistic enter
tain ment has never been given in
our city. We hope Mr.. Peake
may return and entertain us
again.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-07
Installation 81,

Grand High
Lam bdin, of Barnesyi
Fitzgerald. Chapter u
Arch Masons a visit M
ing and installed th
and gave a most inte.
ure on Capitular Ma.
which an oyster lsL
served. The officer
chapter are:
H. P.-J. B. Clements
King-C. M. Wise
Scrioe-E. J. Young
Sew, H. Halsey
Treas.-S. M. Whitchard.
c. of H.-Chas. Launer (.
aP. S.-Dr. c. A. Bucher
R. A. C.-H. M. Warren
M. of 3rd Vail-E. Nichois
NJ. of End Vail. I. Camp
M. of 1st Vail. B. Seanc
Sentinel-J. H. Hicks.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-07

deavor to practice whatwe preach
in our coat of arms-"Wisdom,
Justice and moderation We
iare, above all, justice loving
fpeople, and we believe too in Wis
dom and moderation governing
in politics and religion, and in
the handling of the public affairs
and issues.
BANKS.
We have in Georgia fortv-six
national banks and two hun dred
asd twenty state and private
banks. According to the state
treasurer's record the assets of
the state banks are something
over fifty million dollars. These
have an aggregate capital and
surplus of about twelve million,
and deposits aggregating thirty
eight million. Our national banks
have an aggregate capital of a bout
five millions and deposits about
eighteen millions. There have
only been two or three bank fail
ures in the past ten years. Not
withstanding we haye many
prosperous banking institutions,
the circulation per capita is much
smaller than we would like and
there is ample aoom for the safe
investment of capital. Money is
in active demand. know of no
section of the Uunited States
which offers a more inviting and
profitable field for the safe in-
vestment of funds than does
Georgia.
The opportunities afforded by
our state for people with or with
out means are manifold. We
have boundless resources vet I'M
touchd or insufficiently developed
affording a most inviting chance
for the handling of immense cap
ital proftably. We have work of
some kind for everybody; and if
people without means come to
our state and fail to find employ
ment in the cities or town, there
is ample room on the farms for
all industrious men to make their
livelihood If they desire. Iwould
in all sincerity say, Young men,
go to Georgia. It is the state of
my adoption. I was born in Ten
nessee, and love the people of
my native state, but Georgia
gives hearty welcome to every
body and extends the right band
of fellowship to any and all good
people who may choose to locate
within her boundaries. She has
such a diversity Of resource and
opportunity that there is ample
room for US all. If man has
means and comes to Georgia he
can icrease his wealt and get ex-
perienc as well; if he has expert
ence, he can come to Georgia and
increase his experience and get
wealth also.
thank you, ladies aud gentle
men, for your kind attention.
(Applause.)
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-07
Resolutions.

At the regulay meeting 81
Brotherhood Athletic Club |
Jan. S, 1904, the following res,
tons were unanimously adopl
Whereas, our friend and
worker, Earl Ward Pearce.
his wife have been called k0
through a great sorrow
death of their little son; ti
be it
Resolved, theat we, IA
bers of the B. A. c.,
them our sincere syn
this time of their Be
and NAV their grief
with JOY by t6iss
little one as safe vi
ly Father.
Resolved, that VIII
pressing our deep syI
Bro Pearce, we als
express our SINGER
for his unselish w0
in our behalf and
enjoy the realizatio
sacrifices.
Resolved, tia
tons be sF-7
of the Club a.
be transmitted
and wife, also to "a
papers.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-07
AN ADDRESS UPON THE
= RESOURCES OF GEORGIA
Delivered by Col. Robert j. Lowry, at the An
nual Convention of the American Bankers
=. Association, Held in San Francisco.
October 2Oth--23rd, 1908

staple Right Where The Raw
Material Is Produced; and where
in 1880 the sound of the shuttle
and the hum of the spinning
wheel was heard, we now have
large cotton factories, with the
latest improved machinery.
Georgia used something over
Three Hundred And Fifty
Thousand (35O,OOO) bales of the
last crop IN the manufacture of
cotton fabrics in her own textile
factories in our State largely
exceeds Thirty-Five Million Dol
lars ($35,OOO,OOO.) In 1880 there
were only two cotton oil mills in
the South; there are now about
One Hundred And Twenty-Five
In Georgia alone, with an annual
output worth from Twelve To
Fifteen Million Dollars.
COAST.
We have several hundred miles
of coast. Along the coast we
raise all kinds of tropical fruits.
The tourist is greeted with the
sweet magno1ias and cape jessa-
mine as he travels through the
southeastern section of our State.
Orange blossoms, too, may seem
to be an impossibility in Georgia,
but believe me when I say, we
feel the kindship with Southern
California in respect to this in
dustry of growing tropical fruits.
Southeast Georgia is likewise
quite productive, and holds up
| its share of the burden of pro-
duction, which rests upon our
State. We cannot speak too
highly of the present and future
of our coast region.
MINERALS.
The Piedmont region of our
State abounds in minerals of all
kinds, including gold, copper,
lead, iron, coal, pyrites, magan-
ese, ochre, asbestos, marble,
granite etc. Stone Mountain is
a Solid Block Of Granite, 1856
feet above the surface. This is
a freak of nature, and most in
teresting sight, as we'll as very
material and substantial asset.
The granite from the Stone
Mountain region is solid all over
the country. We have large
marble and slate quarries also in
North Georgia, and these in
terests are very prosperous.
With our navigable rivers and
eight thousand miles of railroad,
we have ample facilities for
handling the product of our
mines and manufactures.
NAVAL STORES, LUMBER, ETC.
The manufacturing of naval
stores, such as tar, turpentine,
rosin, ETC., is an industry in
South Georgia which is yielding
a large revenue each year.
Nearly half of our State is
covered with forests, the timber
lands are rapidly being cut out,
and merchanta BILE stock shipped
all over the country, as well as to
foreign ports. The product of
superior hardwoods and long
leaf yellow pine is increasing
every year.
MANUFACTURES.
Georgia is now among the
foremost of the Southern States
in her manufacturing interests.
We have factories for the manu-
facture of cotton and wooden
goods, sawmills, foundry and
machine shops, tar and turpen.
tine stills, carriage and wagon
factories, brick, tile, and terra
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-07
Notice to Berry Grove,

The Fruit Growers a.
ton will meet at the city M
firemen's room on Saturda
10, at 2 p. M, for the purH
buying crates and meetiH
buyer of berries, and
portant business. r
terest of all strawber
to be present at this
CHAs. w