The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-09-02
OLIVER IRON MINING COMPANY.
WoIvin Building.

OF all of the forms Of modern enter
prises, there. is none the successful
carrying on of which adds more materi-
ally and permantly to the wealth of the
country than does that of mining in
its vast phases, whether gold, silver or
the so-called baser metals. The work
of the farmers is necessary and their
products are needed to sustain life.
But the products of the farm are per-
ishable in the extreme and by the very
nature of things are soon consumed and
pass away, having served their pur-
pose. But the product of the mines are
permanent additions to the wealth Of
the world, and the gold, the silver, the
copper, the brass, the iron and the met
al brought from the bowels Of the earth
are Of SO much added to the perman-
ent wealth of the country.
It has been truthfully said that every
man who makes two blades Of grass
grow where one grew before is a bless
ing@to: his fellow men,: The saying Is
even more true of the man who brings
from the earth permanent wealth to be
added to the wealth. of the country.
Especially is this true when the men
SO engaged are I'M favor Of treating all
whom the have; business dealings, in
Guiding their employees, with the utmost
fairness and courtesy.
This is the case with the Oliver Min
ing company, whose headquarters are
in the Wolvin Building, in the city.
Thes company, which is one Of the
largest in the country, is we'll known to
be extremely liberal and more than
just in all its dealings and the officers
are ever willing to do what they can
to assist in any movement for the ad-
vancement Of the commercial, indus
trial or financial interests of our city
and the Northwest.
It is to the liberality and progressive
ness Of such companies as the Oliver
Iron Mining company that Duluth owes
her high standing in the opinion Of the
country, and it is such companies
cial standing. It is a principle as we'll
as a policy with all right thinking
workingmen, as we'll as all students of
political economy, to give their best ef-
forts in support Of better understand
ing between the large employers of
labor and the worl<ingmen, knowing
that the real interests of both parties
are so closely interwined that what is
for the benefit of one Is necessarily for
the benefit Of the other, and in pursur-
ance Of this principle it is a pleasure
for The Labor World to speak in the
highest terms of the Oliver Iron Mining
company and it's progressive and liber-
al officers, knowing that this company
has always pursued live and let live
policy, and has always favored condi-
tioons which would allow the working
men in their employ a fair return for
their labor.
The officers of this company are
among the men who have brought Sue
cess and prosperity and a. high COM
mercial standing to this section Of the
and who stand at the front
the substantial men Of the
country. These men are:
T. F. Cole, president; w. J. Olcott,
vice president and general MANAGER;
l.. w. Powell, assistant general mana
ger; c. D. Fraser, secretary; c. e.
Scheide, treasurer; George D. Swift,
assistant secretary and. assistant
w, M. Jeffery, auditor; J.
l.. Mullin, assistant auditor; Frank B.
Kellogg, general manager; Joseph B.
Cotton, general solicitor.
These names are too we'll known in
the company to need any comment up
on by this paper, and we are pleased to
see so important an industry in such
capable and liberal hands. This city
would not be the great and rapidly
growing city it is, nor would it enjoy
the prominent position it occupies in
the minds Of the financial leaders of the
country were it not for the efforts and
the industry and courage and conf
dence in its: future which has charac-
terized the. acts of the men who COM
prise this great company ~, :.