The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
BY, w. A. OTIS.

Something of the old saying, cNothina
succeeds like success" success backed
and brought about by a thorough knoWi-
edge of the propositions under discussion
and diligent, hard understanding OF
this, as said, has entered into, the posi-
ton. occupied today by r. b. Hlgnee'
as the mining expert of st. Paul. -rapiois
becoming known as the fiscal center Of
reliable mining companies
Hundreds of letter clients calling OF
him through the mails for advice ano
assistance in the proper placing OF moneys
in mining, Investments; an onlce Ioics
increasingly at work from nft eatly the o Other
offices Of the great office puholn9
in which he occupies a suite. are deVolo
of their daily inhabitants; steady sIre stream
of callers which often taxes the capaclty
of his ante charcb6r-an these tnlngA
were as signs 10 me. F"l21lnS out iId
success that hos been achieved by tnis
hard NorthWester.?' - eiiosen "
fession-eXreTt r0:9ln,T h,C-Sf.
Mr.. Hisbee is At present promoting tns
interests of his Nevada gold mining prop
osiiion. and when tailed with nm
about it. he was not inclined to enlarga
upon his. achievements as hscal agent
even when pressed upon the SUBJECT.
az leave others to do the talking ha
said 81 am busy doing the work.
And work it surely must be, to obtain
accurate. first handed knowledge OF the
propositions handled by. TINS pusi sitaSS
young man. for he has personally visited
the fields himself. and knows OF the prop
critics in which he is advising his clients
to invest
'"rhere is no gold p sducins country
in the world today, says s EAR; aise ana
possibilities of Nevada To quote aiahr aI ted
mining engineer who has done some sn ot Mo,s
Interested in the districts wealth. The
gold producing wealth Of Nevada has nor
been dreamed of as yeti has not even
been scratched so to t sP fTom nv own in,
vestigations Of the district can lung
! indorse his statement.
Seek Help in the East.
1t is but natural that in ssel:ias-
cial backing for the deye.op dhs1 80 %
| pectors and mine owners should turn u
| the East for help, and in the past I've two
or three years st. Paul has grown %nno ,h,o
Of such propositions A very large per-
centage Of the renown attained by ST
Paul is due to the careful work OF MI,
Higbee, who combines an accurate Know.
edge OF the conditions existing In the
mining field with the confidence OF
very prominent business following.
| Mr.. Higbee's success in turning num-
i Der Of large deals has won for MIN tH ne
confidence of large financial 1nte ea b,,t a
very short time since he sold to Smltn
and McCalpin of Duluth an iron ore prop
erty in the new Guyana Iron range near
ter of fact it is but a year since t te
first signs of ore we're discovered In the
section. - ...
Just at present he is being importuned
to undertake the sale. or S2ooooo ltilo
property in Missouri. The people inter
. wished to place the matter in his hands
because of his record for the successlul
turning of large deals and without DOUBT
he will soon have negotti ia tSa .af
ton of both buyer and seller.
While talking with Mr.. Higbee hap
pened to notice cheek for 500, payable
to his order drawn by prominent cap
italist Of Hibbng, MINI; iyingd on n a md
r passed me two letters, one q carbon cop!
of letter which he had sent WITHIN a
few days to the maker OF the check IN .
forming that gentleman Of the fact tnat
he was Offering stock In new propo,
sition which he believed would produce
big results and suggesting that the Hi I
bling man make small investment. t IL,
second letter contained merely the Iol
lowing: yours of yesterday received
i; Inclosed please find check for sl00 as pei
r your suggestion" 1t is such little things
4 as this that show the esteem and con
II fidence with which Mr.. Higbee is re
- garded by his clients.
Y, Interest In Nevada Properties.
~ Interest in his latest property. 'Tht
% Fair Rock Manhattan Mining COMPANY.
~ concern whose properties lie IN tn'
- rich part Of the Nevada gold produclns
belt, is very high, according to the cat
Is offered for my inspection, and MT. Higpe.
n the profits Of investors.
h Nye county Nevada, has achieved TO
es itself q record as gold producing dis
1t trict in large quantities. The propert
se in which Mr. Higbee is at the presen
h time interesting the public lies near som
the indications found on this propert
u are almost identical with those found =. o
FL the adjoining properties on when zoe
ly per ton ore was found within the pas
de ten days. In fact, the indicalion
4 feels warranted in unhesitatingly recon-
~ mending Fair, Rock Manhattan stock I
investors.
The confidence in which the district
- held is perhaps best illustrated by state
- ment of the fact that such men as e. y
~ Schwab, john McCane. George WINNER!
rs John w Gates and Nixon have alread
IT. secured large holdings in the district
u Mr.. Higbee enjoys certain amount
se- justifable pride in the growth OF n
to business, from having used in an advel
MS Using way the statement, II advise yo
Oh to buy naming the stock he
nd pushing. He has been able to secul
=. many times when they have acted on tn
70 statement Of his that they have learnt
er- when he makes such a statement the
IS something behind it