The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-18
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Arizona Mine Owners Are Opposed TO
Any Change.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Lobbios are
thick IN the corridors Of the big, white
national statehouse these days There
is the railroad lobby, wen and persist
entity naintained But the most siren
uous and dangerous as well as the most
picturesque lobby Of all is the mine
owners from Arizona here fighting
statehood for that territory. II is pic
turesque because of the bold methods
It employs. and because it haC at least
two United States senators among rs
owners and hackers It Is dangerous
because OF the possibility that grave
scandal may result from its operations.
II Is a lobby with hundreds OF millions
of dollars back OF t. Tho agents and
manipulators of its schemes are too
smart to offer outright bribes. But they
have mining stock for sale-stoclS which
Is sure TO earn a big profit stock tha.
wiz pay big TO all who get IN on the
ground floor And just now We are let
ding a little Of Il out 10 our friends"
IL was knowledge Of 'he operations Of
this mine owners lobby chat led the
leaders of the house to call The caucus
on statehood Speaker Cannon and his
Eeutenants wanted to line membars up
on the question In order 20 defeat the
Vaccinations Of the lobby and also TO
protect members against tits insidious
Influences that might be brought to
/ bear upon them. II is not often that
a lobby Is able TO hn the minds Of party
/ leaders with alarm for tile safety of
their fock. The Arizona Operators may
take a little pride In this achievement,
even II they are not succus ssful In pre-
venting statehood. AS energetic and
courageous members OF the thrd house,
they have established a record, and men
who would engage ia such an enterprise
are naturally Of The sort who would take
pride IA even that much of a success.
II seens rather strange that the rich
mine owners Of Arizona should be here
Fighting statehood. either single or joint
but the reason for Il IS not far TO seek
They own the territory now, They run
a. They are lords Of me estate. Natu-
rally they do not want to run any risks
by a change TO statehood. These min'
ing corporations have had things theh
own way an along the line. but I'm n'
: particular to emphaueally as in the AS
scssed valuation OF their property upoI
which they are called TO pay taxes Fo
instance. the Tombstone Consolidatei
Mining company Is . corporation in Ari
{ zona that has put out $l5.oeo.oo0 wortl
OF bonds. Of which amount s6,0oo,o0o al
: ready have been sold They bear In
; terost al The rate Of per cent, am
this interest has been promptly pald
! This great prcFerty IS assessed
$40 .o00
Then there is tho United Verdo COP
g per company. mainly the property O
o senator Clark Of Montana. 10 has bee
: estimated that the copper mines owne
= by THIS company have been yieldin
2 about si0o000oO annually for som
y years. ana that there is si5oQoo.oa
d worth oC ore now in sight. This almo.
p lnoxhausfiblo mine OF wealth Is assess
"a at ssi2.9g3 and the company at S5ss
y 500 the total assessment being aoos
equivalent 70 one months income froi
the property
{. These powerful corporations do NJ
!. want statehood. Taey can operete a