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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
GREAT ORE BODY
Of BECK TUNNEL.
One Sixty Feet Wide Has Been
Opened on the Three Hun
dred Level.
HALF OF IT IS HIGH GRADE.
Balance OF IA Character Favorable for
MIL Trcatment---Nha Recent
Shipments Melted.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Eureka. Jan. ~ Tintic has the record
OF many bonan2as in the past and It is
safe to say that It viii have a good
many more before the final chapter Of
IT. history is written
The last few months has seen the
development NJ It's latest bonanza the
Beck Tunnel mine, Through the
courtesy Of Supt Roundy, a News"
representative was shown through this
property few days ago and that
physical conditions are good is only OK
pressing IL mildly.
The late strike. which lifted the mine
from the prospective stages iuto the col
umn Of dividend payers has been
opened up IN the Little Brien claim on
the 300 level where work is being
concentrated at the present time
The ore body encountered there is "A
whale in every sense and as IN com.
mon with all Tintic properties. the ore
makes It the intersection of cross
assure 10 the main vein. This ore body
Is fully 50 feet wide while It's length
has not yet been determined It Is
going down strong and just what II will
develop into on the lower levels is one
Of the things to be demonstrated i'm the
future OF the 80 feet Of the shoot fully
30 feet Is of high grade shipping ore.
The remainder Is OF lower grade but
Of n character favorable Tor mill treat
ment. being free from waste,
The management Is not yet IN a po-
aitI,a "a, bunJfa all tho pra witch could
he broken down. hut machiners is TO be
Installed which viii make it possible to
quadrupe the output before the year Is
very much older. As II Is, an average
Of four cars per week Is going out
During the past week, according to
mine assays, four cars were shipped
that will bring IN the neighborhood Of
$4,000 per ear. net,
Supt Roundy stated to the News"
man that he could Keep the average up
to NJ least S,700 per car, net
During the post week the camp has
experienced some very severe wealth
or. The cold has been 80 intense that
the pipe conveying power to the inside
working Of the mines was frozen and
all prospecting and development work
had to he suspended until II could be
thawed out.
The ore now finding its way to the
markets Is almost wholly broken dur
ing the proRrc IS Of development From
what may be seen in the mine. even
a novice in mining can tell that the
Beck Tunnel viii continue to be a ship
per FOR an Indefinite period even If no
other ore body Is opened up, The one
stope Is sufficient to keep the manage
ment handing out velvet for many
months 10 come
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
PRODUCE.
CHICAGO.

al
Chicago, Jan. l2..-Reports q eoh,iilueI,
wet weather In Argenlna nelu tne m'i III.
market steady here today despite M re-, 'o
ernl receipts In the northwest anu nJ9 IL,
selling b. commission houses hlu Pi'
tradeis. May opened unchanseS ~ ~ -
time within the opening Isuiessl, oavo 20.
Minneapolis, puluth emu ,ninsf s3 a
ported receipts or iii cars as"'"'' '@
year ago. ar,,,oss
FIRM cables caused moueiaV ,nhany
In the corn market. May opehgu " VA Ma
ed to y higher at ioaatoh u f'7s anu NV
aI Hui. Srre steady along with other
grains May was ,os ui.S iSIh
hghel ny a-s W e-Isnt99Tfi ,onys caused an
front tahlls 10y ioo", MY nork was
easier tone ~ ploN's.ons' az ii isisidI' NJ,
unchanged 10 " Io"et Ss7il,,T ~ RMS
lard was doWil L.suo a., a. Ma 10 I.Clia
were shade to zls lo"er a' ''''7s " Nv
~ 20. 90, ~ q .oa sStLnlois. No. 8
Casn; NneatSoNo Sl1,Sail. No'3 hard,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
GETTING DOWN TO
PRACTICAL WORK.
Manufacturers Association Pre-
pairing Labels for Home.
Made Goods.
MILLION NOW BEING PRINTED.
Association Files Its Articles Setting
Forth what II Proposes
To Do.

Another week, IT is expected, viii see
the Manufacturers and Merchants as
ISOLATION housed in a building of It's
own, and its Babel out for use on an
homemade goods. whose standard IL
such that home consumers are justified
in using them In preference to goods
which carry Utah wages away to make
other communities richer.
The labels have been ordered. u mill
lion of the smaller style, and half a
million OF the larger ones As actions
speak louder than words IN home m
dustry movement a home concern re-
ceiyed the order for the labels. and il
~ pointed out that t the WOrk ism
as glt-edged in finish as the best
eastern work, the profits made ON i
may help to bring better machinery
here. and thus furnish employment for
more men IA the lithogranh business
AS well az putting out "A product that
cannot be eXcelled-
WILL WORK FOR UTAH
The articles of Incorporation are now
on nlc IN the office of the secretary OF
state aud they put forth In fOrceful
language the mission of the association
In Utah From the statement II il n
selfish mission, but Includes every inch
of Utah and the west i'm its seliishnesS
and tries 10 produce a growth that
will enable the west to stand on It's
own feet without a Crutch extending
over into eastern territory, which wakes
fpt while western earnings are export
ed.
The incorporation papers contain 10
articles the fourth uf which deals with
its purposes as follows. THE purposes
for which this corporation is formed are
to advance and encourage by social IN
tercOursc and friendly exchange OF
views, the manufacture and production,
distribution and consumption Of utah
products Of all kinds to promote unit
formity in the customs and usages OF
producers. manufacturers and mer-
chants, aud to advance and encourage
the interests of he intermountain re-
gion generally; to collect and dissemin-
ate valuable information concerning the
agricultural, horticural Vlticultural,
manufacturing and commercial inter-
ests Of the lntermountain region In gem
eral and Utah In particular to foster
and promote all the industries OF the
state that have for their objects the de-
velopmeut of the natural resources
thereof. and to induce the citizens Of
this commonwealth to aid in all posi-
Bile ways I'm the development and pro-
motion Of all possible industries that
may be successfully carried on, to the
end that the intermountain region may
become what nature intended II to be,
not only a great mart OF foreign COM
merce, but the seat where diversified
Industries may be carried forward TO
successful issue
DATE OF EXCURSION
The directors viii meet tomorrow
evening to definitely fix the date for the
projected excursion to Logan and at
tend to other necessary business. There
will be an effort made to have those
who wish TO go sign up In advance, so
directory may be published Of the
firms represented and their represen-
tatiyes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
STOCKS bOUYANT
AND PRICES GOOD
Profit Taking Sales and New
Buying Orders About Bal.
anCed Each Other.
ERlES AGGRESSIVELY STRONG.
Prospects OF Strong Bank Statement
Cause for Actiyiiy--Big Banks
Place Heavy C,ll Loans.

.. ~, -. ,....,...,,,
NcN 10TH Jan - mere N''' "u"S'"'
upshoots at the opening OF the stock mar
kot this morning I'm the mn Northwest
-. ,, a., 49,
''A ana southern IRON s'oNNS "Hu :" u''
general list gains of the principal active
stocks rauucd from "A large fraction TO a
-. >,,.,b,,,,
p''"' ~ numerous e"Ss, NV"N
preferred jumped I. Northern Fuclh''
Sloss- ghp(teld Steel 20. Pacific Coast 4.
sr,,t,,,,,, "A. ,,,i e,,,,,,os,o, ,,ai II A f.
''''' ''''s W.
q" ana North American Ia
Profit taking sales and new buying
o,do,. ,ha,,, ,.,i,r,,,,t "A, 4, r,n,,or nj the
O'U''" '"0u' ~ - ''',i,.t
actite STOCKS ana thcf" was h'lle move
ncut In them after tho opening BY u
O'clock the trend UPWARDS was more de-
lined. and the market was increasing
steadily I'm breadth and activity Among
the noteworthy advances were Northwest
crn preferred ., Tennessee Coal "a Nir.
ginia-C ar0lina ia, colorado Fuel, -. &
r. g.. and ST Louis Southwestern pre-
fcrred 20 "a. and Amalgamatcd Copper,
southern Puciac, Canadian Pacific and
Eilc / 10 las
Tho weight OF realizing sales carrie
prices back moderately until steadicd by
The aggressive strength Of the Fries and
fcrrod ~. the second preferred IA Read
ing ana Delaware n Hudson ~ South
cru Railway and l.. n n. point, chi
cago a Alton IN Pacific Coast second pre-.
fcrrod 80 and 81. Jc. and Grand Island
hlsl preferred Gheut Northern pre-
forrol continued rs advance 10 l2lg points,
Westinghouse Electric fell -, General
Electric ne and Republic steel ~ Ten.
noacee Coal reacted 4 and Sloss-Shcflleld
Steel 2 Prospects Of q strong bank state
mont tomorrow was assigned as the mo-
tive for the activity. Several OF the large
banks placed heavy loans on call.
Bonds were firm at noon
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
CONCENTRATES.

Ernest Bamberger, manager OF the
Daly-West Mining company, is enroute
home from New York.
The directors Of the Utah mine AT
Fish Springs are scheduled TO meet next
Tuesday to post dividend.
II. 5, Clark, general manager Of the
lanyon Zinc company Is in the city
looking over the local zinc situation.
The late assessment OF three cents n
share on the stock Of the silver Shield
Mining company Is delinquent tomor-
row.
The New Red Wing mine OF Bingham
Is furnishing the market with some fine
ore The best that has over come from
that property.
Allen Mcdonald one Of the purchas-
ers Of the Potosi lead and 2lnc property
at Good Springs, Nev. was In the clty
yesterday for q few hours on his way
home TO Duluth.
ore and bullion settlements report
co late yesterday By Mccormick & COM
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
DATE OF EXCURSION.
GERMANY FOR OPEN DOOR.

New York, Jan ia cable dispatch
10 the Herald from Berlin says:
Before Prince Buelow left here for
Rome last night he authorized the fol-
lowing statement: Neither his maies-
~. the Kaiser, or anybody else in Ger
many dreams of exercising the slightest
pressure upon France with the expense
OF French national dignity at the con-
ference. where there should be neither
conquerors nor conquered
Germany stands for equality Of on
portunity In the trade Of Morocco. the
open door for all nations alike, and
II this principle be accepted by others
| expect the conference will have a
successful issue, Germany seeks no ad
vantages which are not TO be shared
by all alike"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
UTAH CON. RISE.
Prediction Made that Il VIII Touch
AT SS5 a share.

A Chicago Chronicle bulletin, which
came over the Pollock wires today
says:
VERY confident statements are being
made with respect to Utah Con. by
interests close to the management.
New York interests In the property
state that the stock, on its earnings
Is entitled to sell at ss5 per share, and
that It will shortly go there.
The mine Is producing about 1880. 600
pounds Of copper per. annum at a net
cost of cents per pound
THE December earnings of North
Butte are probably sS55,O0O. and the
largest interests In the company ex-
pect TO be able to show earnings this
month of 100000. These same interests
expect TO show for the year 1906 earn
ings of at least Sl2 per share, or "a, $780,
06O
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
THE BINGHAM MARY.
New Equipment win be- Ready for OPP
Grafton March 1.

Sidney NJ. Bamberger, manager Of
the Bingham Mary Mining company.
has returned from trip to that
Bingham property, and reports that
the electrical transformers, ordered
some time ago, nave arrived on the
gtouRd, ana VIII shortly be installed.
An order has been placed with To-
cal machinery house tor Il steel gallows
frame and 1t VIII be set in place with
IN the next so days, Word has been re-
ceived from the factory that the cleo
uic hoist viii be shipped In the next
few days.
Mr. Bamberger hopes to have the
new equipment all In place and ready
for operation by not later than March /.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Catherine A W. Hawkes. to r. II.
Reeves. warranty deed to the west o.
half of lot 3, block ~. plat Gu l'N
l.. Nj. Hodgson to @. Homney l,um,
her company, warranty deed TO lot g
North End sub. .....,.,,.'.',. %
John Kelley 10 Il. Is. Wicke, war
rauty decd to lots 3, T. and l. Ar
llngton Heights .."..,,..'..,,.';'
George f. Goodwin TO q. O; Good-
win warranty deed 10 one hut IN
terest in lots l3, t. Il to % block :,
George r. smith to II. T. startln
warranty deed to part of section
50. IS, township south range =,
west ...,..,..,....,',.''',.' '',,,, "'t
Samuel Butterehld to Samuel
Butterheld, warranty deed 10 lot o.
block 10. HERMAN '.,'.,.',,.,,..'
MARY A Orgill to samuel Butter
field. warranty deed to lot !. block
Z, HERMAN. etc. .."......,',,.,'
Annie r.. Chapman to A. :. thap,
man, warranty deed to part OF
block 5, Popperton place .',,.;.;,iuY
b. Lombard. Jr, to w; e. NuttaL'
warranty deed to l0x26 rods north
east from the southwest corner ot
sarah /. clark to John Mattson,
warranty deed to block o. sandy. lS
Alice Davis to Frank r. l.9see,
warranty decd to the south hait =" oo
lot l. block ~, plat ,...,-...' ~
Charles IT, Murdoch TO Nellie NJ
Hamilton. warranty deed TO l5Zx" 90 n.
feet Of lot O. block o. plat A,,.' NV
bingham G. & Lumber company TO
r. 4. Straup, quit-claim deed 70 lot
5. block 3 plat A Wilkes subdlvis- .
ion Bingham ...... .,...t'...s '''..'- 80
G. II. Murdock to Houston Real Es-
tate Investment company. quiz
claim deed to part OF lot 3, block OIL
plat A ..,,.,,.....'...' $500 .,'',I
Estate Of Thomas h Jones to ID;
p. Howells. executors deed 20
rods hV 6Si5 feet northeast from
the southwest corner OF lot 2 block =
20, plat G .,.,......,,.,'.''.''. 10
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pany were as follows: Crude ore tnd
concentrates, $4,000: base bullion, S34,-
500 gold bars, Sl2S00.
W. NJ. Wantland departed for the
east this morning on important mining
business, II is said he has a deal pend
ing for the sale of some Alta property
in which he IL interested.
Manager Hanchett OF the Newhouse
mines spent yesterday in Bingham and
saw the Boston Con. experimental mill
I'm operation. II win take several days
yet TO get the rough edges worn of,
and down 10 steady business
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
KANSAS cry

Kansas city. Jan. Cattle Receipts.
300; market steady, Native steers, I p0d
600. native cows and heifers, 3VDn5 o.:
stockers and feeders 3,0Q4.5O; bulls, ,. 2jN
$50; calves, 3.00d70o western fed steers.
3 .50n5.jO; western fed cows, 2. 50a3.75.
s--Receipts, $780, market steady to
strong Bulk, 5.2O05,3j heavy. 53Oll6 10;
packers, 52jn6.S5, pigs and lights, 5.l0fv
80
Sheep Receipts, 2ol market steady.
Muttons, i.S1n6,l0 lambs, 5j0d1 90; range
wethers, 5j0a65O, fed ewes, i.15d6 &c.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
ON MINING EXCHANGE.


The bulk Of today's trading in mining
stocks was done on the open board.
During the regular call May Day seemed
10 be- the center Of attraction and 5000
shares sold at "a "a ~, cents. while
Beck Tunnel was supplied at ara a iS
cents and again on the open board at
ass cents. Columbus Consolidated dis
played weakless, while Carisa was in
rtln demand as % cents share and
better.
The closing quotations and sales were
ms follows
TODAY's QUOTATIONS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
CON, MERoUR CONDITION.
Gold Property is Making u Good Rec
ord of Production.

Physical conditions have not been so
good az the Consolidated Mercur mine
IN a long time as they are at present.
The earnings for the month OF Noyem-
Der were larger than any previous
month FOR more than Two years. While
those for December are not all in, Man
ager George II. Dern says the aggre-
gate output viii fully equal that Of
November.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
OMAHA.

Omaha. Jan. l2-Cattle- Receipts, 400,
market steady to stronger. Native steers,
3.j0ft5 50 cows and hciters .50Gi4 20; cam
ners, i5d2. ": stockcrs and feeders 2 500
40; calves, 2.j0u6,09 bulls and stays 30
$50.
Hogs Receipts 150; market firm.
Heavy. 2.i5G5.37ia mixed. 5.Tt20j.0,
lights, 5.25uj.27E pigs, i.50u5.0O; bulk,
5.27isN5.30
6i0ii5i5; ewes, i.IjA5.i0; lambs, 7 00u
$50
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.

Chicago Jan. l2.--Cattle-R Re- eipts. 1000;
market strong Beeves. 3.15a6.35 cows
and heifers t5004.i5, stockers and feed
ers, 2Spi 10; Texans, 3.50NI.2j
Hogs Receipts 5000; market strong
tomorrow, 5000 Mixed and butchers, 8 30
as i9g rough heavy 52OGl5.S0 lights.
5.20H5.31ia pigs, i.S01f5 Is; bulk, 5,30a5. ~.
sheep Receipts 1909. market steady.
Sheep iOOqj 80; lambs 4.7Og1.S5.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
BOOK BINDING

BOOK BINDING
Old books. Music and Magazines. Put
them in strong new covers for preser-
walton. Many records of value can be
saved by having them bound. The
News" bndery can do the work in any
form at any price.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
WOOL.
ST. LOUIS.

St Louis, Jan. l2.--Wooi steady. Ter
ritory and western mediums, 2GaSO, fne
mediums, 22026 fine, l9N2l.
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REGULAR CALL SALES,

REGULAR CALL SALES,
DAILY West, 10 at 1910
May Day. 500 at IA, seller CO., 1000
at "A, 1000 ut l4A; $500 at lih, seller
CO.
Sacramento. 900 NJ ia
Beck Tunnel, 100 al 4iia; 300 at is,
New York, lj0o at Is.
Richmond Anaconda, 800 at 3
OPEN BOARD SALES
Butler Liberal. 1000 at &.
Rock Tunnel, 500 AZ iS, 500 al lsis
Columbus con. 20 at 43O 100 at
4S5
Carisa. 500 23G 1000 a 2J% buyer
60: ! 900 a 2324, buyer 90; 500 a 23la
Emerald, 500 N 10.
Eagle Il Blue Bell. 100 at l.Sj.
DAILY Judge, 100 AT 7,4j
Ingot, 1000 at ~; 1000 at 2%, buyer
30,
lover Mammoth, 1900 at 42Is; 800 at
a.. 200 ut ~.
May Day, 800 at n, seller co. 5000
al a. 900 al 1874, seller 60; 1000 Mt l4is.
New York. 1000 at IA; 1000 at l7&.
Star Con 800 at "A,
silver Shield, 900 ut rs; 1000 at IN.
RECAP1TULATION.
Shares. Amount.
Regular call ......,,.l0,4l0 N,6Ol 10
omen board ......,...2S,9l0 $500
Forenoon totals .,.,,S9'SSO fs,S6S1o
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-12
NEVADA STOCKS.

james A. Pollock e. Co, brokers, re-
ported the following quotations from
san Francisco today
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A. s. CAMPBELL,

A. s. CAMPBELL,
Stock Broker, 2l6 d. +. Walker Block.
j. O5ERNDoRFER.
Stock Broker,
Tel. Bell 7g2 1si S. Main ST
Commercial stocks bought and sold
by Cannon n Cannon. Is +, SO. Temple.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
ACCUSED OF CHEATING,
GIRL SWALLOWS POISON
Shaned by Charge of Unfairness 13-
YearO!d Child Attempts to End
Her Life.

Minneapolis. Nov. 3O.-Shamed by an
accusation that she had cheated in her
school examinations, Hazel Scott. Is
years of age. attempted suicide yester-
day by taking strychnine. Physicians
worked over the child all days, but
fear they cannot save her life. The
child is the daughter of J. B. Scott.
She was sent home yesterday from
the Robinsdale public school. of which
Theodore Christian is principal When
she left school she told girl friend of
her intention to kill herself rather than
face her parents. Going 10 a drug
store. she purchased five grains of
strychnine. Arriving home. the girl
hurried to her room. Swallowing the
poison. she lay down on the bed to
die. There he parents later found her
writhing in agony. but still conscious.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30

San Francisco. Nov. 30.-Mayor
Schmitz's trump card is the loyalty of
the labor unions. He declares that the
whole grand jury investigation has for
its sole object the crushing of labor
unions in order that San Francisco
may be rebuilt by nonunion labor
The mayor did not reach the city
until nearly midnight, but crowd of
several thousand of his followers had
waited patiently at the Drear-land pa
vilion in order to welcome him. He
was cheered for four minutes. when at
1925 a. M, he entered the hall.
Appeals to Labor Unions.
In brief address of thanks he said
Il can hardly express in words how
grateful | feel in receiving such re-
ception after being SO maligned by the
worst set of newspapers that ever
cursed a city. 1t has been said that |
fled from my city, but here l am TO
face my traducers. This attack. which
was made a few days after | left New
York, did not surprise me. | heard OF
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
EXPLOSION CARRIES
DEATH LONG DISTANCE
Roburit Blast in Germany Kills and
Mains for Miles Around-Twen-
ty-four Known Dead.

Dortmund. Germany. Nov. 3O-At the
time OF the explosion Tuesday night
GOO boxes. each containing so pounds
of roburit were stored in the factory.
The great force of the explosion was
felt as far as Dortmund, 10 miles from
the scene of the disaster. where a large
number of windows were broken. On
the main Toad 10 Anfien- an tfre houses
were razed to the ground. the bodies
of the killed being terribly mutilated.
Among the killed were the burgomas-
ter and police inspector of the town of
Witten. in the vicinity of the roburit
factory. The manager of the factory
was wounded. Experts declare that,
considering the great precautions with
which the explosives were stored. the
could only have resulted from
some outrage. Emperor William has
directed General Won Scholl to visit
Amen and Witten, and has subscribed
$6,255 for the relief of the sufferers.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
SCHMITZ SAYS HIS ENEMIES ARE
REALLY AIMING AT UNION LABOR

the combination last Friday-the com.
bination between the Bulletin and tho
EXaminer-and that Mr.. Burns had
taken vacation in Washington TO
come here and get something against
the union labor administration Of this
city
Not a Coward.
81 am no physical coward, nor am
a moral coward. | am here 20 face my
traducers and to face any charges they
can bring against me. | want no quar-
ter and | shall give no quarter. This
attack is against union labor, that they
may disrupt and crush the labor organ
ization and administration of this city.
l want TO say that the harm these pa
pers are doing and have done will take
years to set right. Talking of vigil
lance committees, we will perhaps have
yet to organize one"
Sacramento. Cal. Nov. 30.-At the
request of Attorney Keney. Governor
Pardee has pardoned Steffens and Wy
man. the ballot box suffers. in order
that they may testify against Abraham
Ruef and Mayor Schmitz, of San Fran
cisco.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
UNIFORM RATES
FOR BOX RENTAL
Postal Department at Work on Re-
vision Affecting All Of
fees.

Washington, Nov. 3O.-An order has
been issued by First Assistant Post
master General Hitchcock effective
Jan. l, looking toward the adoption of
uniform rates of rent for boxes in post
offices. The revised rates viii affect
every postohice in the United States.
The new schedule adopts as a mini
mum rate for small call boxes in small
fourth class pOstOhices the amount 90
cents per quarter) now generally
charged. From this figure rates ad-
vance according. 10 a carefully graded
scale until they reach s4.00 per quar-
ter in New York city
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
BOOMERS FOR DEEP LAKES TO GULF
MAKE THEMSELVES HEARD IN CAPITAL

Washington. Nov. 30.-Boomers rep
resenting the National Rivers and Har-
bors association and the Lakes to the
Gulf Deep Waterways association al
ready are in Washington comforting
with senators and representatives of
congress. The first named body will
meet here next week to adopt resolu-
tions urging congress to make extraor-
binary appropriations for internal i'm
prOvement projects.
The governing board of the Lakes to
the Gulf association will assemble here
at the same time. That organization
wants the government to build deep
waterway from Chicago to the gulf, to
afford an outlet at southern parts for