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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
READING ON TOP
OF THE MARKET
Coal Road Stock Responsive to
Control of an Elaborate
Organization.
BAER TO SUCCEED CASSATT
MONEY OUTLOOK REGARDED AS
DOUBTFUL.

New York, May 2S.-The speculation in
stocks today sank into apathy, There was
q squirt Of slight activity in the first hour
Of trading. The Hons share of atten-
ton was given to Reading and if the con-
gested dealings in this stock were de-
Quoted the volume of the market would
make a smaller showing even than on
last Monday, the dullest day thus far in
the present year, Reading is in the hands
Of an elaborate market organization and
is closely responsive to control 1t opened
lower than on Saturday but was quickly
turned upwards. News regarding the
movement was not forthcoming beyond
what has done duty at previous stages.
Something was made of published TUmOr
of the coming retirement Of the pTeSi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania, to be succeeded
by the present head of the Reading, and
the assumption was added of closer re-
lations between the two properties. Some
Of the extreme dizziness of the trading
was attributed to the breaking Of the
week by a holiday on Wednesday, ha-
Dltual operators dISllklng an interval OF
closed markets, which deprive them Of
opportunity to act on sudden develop
ments. The fact that subscriptions fall
due tomorrow on the 100000 of Penn
sylvania notes also had the effect of de-
terring. some traders from operating.
Money rates were firm today, but the
money market showed no sign Of dis
turbance from the tendency of this trans
action. Assurance has been given that
the funds paid for the notes viii be
left on deposit with the banks and only
drawn upon in limited amounts as re
CURED for the purposes Of the company.
This would reduce the operation largely
to one of book transfers of accounts and
would lessen the chance for disturbance
in the money market Some shifting of
loans is always necessary, however, in a
financial transaction of this magnitude
and, as 1t IS to be followed by the month
end settlement and on Friday by pay
ment Of subscriptions on new Chicago &
Northwestern stock. the professional
traders in stocks were inclined to operate
cautiously.
The London market was II a conser-
Cative mood on account of the stock set
Element this week. and Paris was dis
turbed by the Russian outlook The only
interest in our market was due to move
ments in special stocks American Sugar
and American Beet Sugar started upward
together, as they did several weeks ago.
and revived some rumOrS of intended
changes in trade relations. The rumors
were without any confirmation. The usual
Monday rise in Brooklyn Transit on the
strength Of Sunday seaside traffic was
reversed owing to yesterdays inClement
weather and poor traffic. There was
quite a sharp decline during the first
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Metal Markets.

New York. May 2S-The London tin
market continued very nervous and IN
settled. with prices breaking Go and over
to e1S2 los for both spot and futures
Locally the market was weak in svm-
pathy. closing at 29.756r40 >.
Copper was generally firm. London
closed higher at eS5 IS for spot and at
.es4 12s Cd for futures. Locally the mar
ket was unchanged. Lake is quoted at
IS. 75G19,O0; electrolytic. 1S.31zd1S %, and
casting, 1R25d18S75z
Lead was Unchanged at Els is Sd in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
KEARNs-KEITH IMPROVEMENTS
Park City Property to Be Placed in
Better Shape.

Extensive and much needed improve
meuts are to be made at the keaTns-
Keith property in the near future, pTepa-
ratiOns to that end being well under way,
saws the Park Record. Probably the most
5rnportant move viii be the inStallment Of
an individual electric lighting plant for
rhe mine and mill. the current to be gen.
Grated at the company works. DynamOs
are being installed now for this purpose
Resides this. the clearinghouse and bunk
houses are to be remOdeled and changed.
with view TO making them more con
Venient and comfortable.
This work speaks volumes for the flat
terina condition Of the mine. which has OF
late been opening UP in great shape, enor-
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Money. Silver. Etc.

New York. May 2S-Prime mercantile
paper, 424G5L per cent.
Sterling exchange slightly fIrmer at
81. So. 25d4 $3.50 for demand and at S4S2 10
G4S215 for sixty-day bills.
Posted rates, 81 S304 S6l5.
Commercial bills, $.S1%c.
Bar silver, 675sc.
Mexican dollars, SIC.
Government bonds, steady; railroad
bonds. irregular.
Money on call. firm. 3d41z per cent, rul-
ing rate per cent. closing bid ) per cent,
offered 31z per cent
Time loans, firmer; sixty days, 4Ad
AZ per cent; ninety days, ~ per cent;
six months, 434615 per cent.
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Coffee and Sugar.

New York. May 8.-Coffee-Spot Rio
barely steady; No. invoice. rs; mild,
steady. The market for coffee futures
closed steady at a ret decline of 15d2O
points Sales were reported Of I73, 800
bags, including July at 6O0d615; Septem-
Der, 610G625; November, 6.35d6. 45: De-
cember. 6.3566.50; January. 6.55; March.
6.60G675; April, $50.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 1918:
centrifugal, SO test, 1916; moIasses sug-
ar 9 Liz Refined steady
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Utah Stocks in Boston

Following is the list of Utah and other
stocks traded in on the Boston exchange
Yesterday. showing the range Of prices
and the number Of shares sold. Accom-
panving the report. which is furnished by
and received over the private wire of
James A Pollock & Co, is the market
letter OF Paine, Weber & Co, as follows:
Boston, May 2S.-More bad news from
Atlantic brought in heavy selling this
morning but under II the stock was
very we'll taken and the close was fairly
strong. The balance Of the list was very
dull and showed practically no change.
OuOfafi0rS-
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London and at 5.75a5.95 in the local mar
ket
Spelter also was unchanged in both mar
kets closing at eT los in London and at
5SSG5. % locally.
Iron was lower in the English market
with standard foundry closing at 49s cd
and Cleveland warrants at 49s Sd. DO-
cally the market was unchanged; No. ]
foundry northern, 1S-75d19.00- No. > foun-
dry northern and No. 1 foundry south
ern, 1S.25@1S.50; No. ? foundry southern,
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euIIfros.
Manhattan.
Forenoon Sales.

Consolidated Mercur $50 at SEC
MAY Day, 800 at 15C-
New York 1000 at o1c- 800 at 201.c: 5000
at zoe; 1000 at 3pzC, seller thirty days.
Tetro, 1000 at 1Jc-
Open Board.
Ajax. 500 at Soc; 500 at SIC, buyer sixty
days.
Beck Tunnel so at S1.05.
Carisa. 800 at &c
Columbus Consolidated, 100 at S.. 70; 40
at $3.50; 100 at s..
Midway, 100 at SO.
May Day, 200 at 151zc. $500 a { 15C
New York 800 at cole, 800 at 2Oc; loo
at PIC. buyer thirty days.
Ohio Copper, 200 at 81.
Thompson, 800 at &c; 100 at size; 800 at
Sc.
Uncle sam. 80 at 40c.
Ontario, ( at $50.
Shares sold, 30.SS7- Selling value, S24,-
9I2S.7
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
LUCKY DUTcHMAN MINE.
Ore From Crescent Property Due to
Beach Here

John W. RoyeT, manager of the Lucky
DUtchman cOmpany's property in the
Crescent district, is now awaiting the mi
tial shipment Of ore from the property a
shipment that was being delivered at the
railroad when he left. and which should
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Treasury Statement.

Washington, May 2S.-TOday's statement
Of the treasury balances in the general
fund shows: Available cash balance. S15S.-
49,. 765: gold coin and bullion, so, 90, 194 /;
sold certificates 81. 10000.
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New York Mining Stocks.
San Francisco Mining Stocks.
Ore and Bullion.

Ore and bullion settlements in this city
yesterday as reported by Mccormick &
Co. amounted to So, 500, as follows: Sill
yer, lead, gold and copper ores, so, SEQ;
base bullion, SS2O 900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Omaha Neb.. Nav @-Cattle-Receint

Omaha. Neb. May 2&-Cattle-Receipt
$500; market steady to strong; native
steers, S4-25T5.50; cows and heifers, So 250
50: western steers, S350d4. 65; Gamers
8. OOGS.OO: stOckers and feeders. s.. O0a4. 90:
calves, SS.OOd6.00; bulls and stays, 81 75D
AS.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market shade low
Ell heavy. S5.221z96.30; mixed S6.221zd6- p;
light, $6.15d625; pigs, S5-00d6.0O; bulk Of
sales, So. 221zG625.
Receipts, 1000; market steady;
yearlings. Sj.75d625; wetheTs, S550d6.00;
ewes, 81. 1910 70; lambs, s6.09d6.75.
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Butter and Zoos,

New York. May 2s.-Butter-Very firm.
street price extra. creamery, 21G211zc; Of
fetal prices, creamery common to extra,
14G21c; western factory, common to
firsts, IQ13c-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Mines and Mining Stocks

nous bodies Of ffrst-class as we'll as mill
ing ore being uncovered as development
continues. Another shift viii doubtless be
put on at the mill in the near future
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago, May s.-Catt1e-Receipts, %
600: strong to 1Oc higher; beeves, $4,000
500; COWS and heifers. S1.75G5. So; stock
ers and feeders, g. 75d4. so; Texans, $4,000
46O; calves, S5.25d6.75.
HOgs-Receipts, 5000; market weak 10
sc lower; estimated tomorrow, 10 000.
mixed and butchers, S6-20d6JO: good
heavy, 81. 4065. 80; rough heavy, $6.15f16. 50;
light, s6.2066.45; pigs, S5.40q6-20; bulk Of
sales, S640d6.45-
sheep, S4.75d5. 80; lambs, s.. 4Q6-75-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Metal Markets.

KeT-6tssc per ounce.
copper Casting -1Sisc per pound.
Lead-$5-I5 per 100 pounds.
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Eggs-Irregular; western firsts, 1870
lie; lower grades, 14Q16c; southerns, 40
15Izc-
Chicago, May 2S-On the produce ex-
change today the butter market was
steady; creameries. 14d201ac; diaries, 1874
01Sc.
Eggs-Steady at mark, cases included.
141kc; firsts. 141zc; prime firsts 151zc: ex-
tras. 1Sc.
Cheese-Steady 1O61fc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Many Teams Hauling Ore.

During the past three weeks the roads
have improved materially, and there are
over seventy freight outfits hauling ore
from Bristol for MOdena and Caliente. the
nearest railroad stations. Every effort is
being made to secure more freight teams,
as the bins are kept full and ore Is being
stacked at different places on the sur
face awaiting wagon transportation There
is now force of forty men employed,
which VIII be increased as fast as men can
be used to advantage and teams procured
to haul the ore.
The development work in the lower lev
els has been very gratifying, large bodies
Of ore running from Is to > per cent cop
per having been opened up, proving the
continuation of hlgh-grade copper shoots
encountered in the upper workings. j. E-
Gelder, manager Of the Bristol copper
mining company, Is looking after the COM
pany's interests, and is much pleased with
the showing made on the properties
Although very little has been heard Of
the activity in Bristol district, the ship
mentS have attracted the attention OF
some large mining interests both east ana
west, ana as result a number OF eX-
perJs have recently been out to examine
properties adjoining the Br1StOI copper
company property and several bonds have
been taken on adjoining properties
NeVada-Utah Operations.
The Nevada-Utah mines and smeIters
company is pushing work on its proper
ties The work of Tetimbering and sink
ing of shafts TO open up the famous old
time Meadow valley and RaymOnd-Ely
properties is being pushed by three shifts
every tWCnty-fOuT hours, and progress IS
being made rapidly. The company Is also
boring for water in the valley below town
10 furnish a large concentrating plant
with water It IS also the intention to
put in q large electric plant to operate all
machinery by electricity A large cOncen-
trating plant will be built to treat the
rich sulphide ores which viii be available
as soon as the present shafts have been
completed down to the lower workings Of
former operations
Work at the Day mine at Jackrabbit,
one of the properties of the Nevada-Utah
company, continues to progress rapidly
The old shaft has been cleaned out down
to the 12O0-fOOt level, and preparations
are being made TO start h new shaft
1t is stated that there is over 100000 tons
Of ore in this mine which, because of its
desirability as flUx, viii be treated with
out cost by the shelters at Salt Lake. This
ore runs well in silver and lead, and will
prove very profitable as soon as the rail-
road is completed to Phoebe.
The recent rich strike at Bailey s
Springs. six miles west Of the Bristol
mines continues to show rich silver ore
running from 30 to 800 ounces silver per
ton A force Of men is now developing the
claims The property is owned by A w
Scott.
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be at the sampler within a day OF two.
The working shaft on the COmpany's
property has now attained a depth of
seventy-five feet, and a contract has been
awarded to send it down 100 feet farther
A hoist viii be installed in the near future
and an order for il will likely be placed
before Manager Roger returns to camp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Afternoon Sales.

AFTERNOON SAFES
Jim Butler. 90 at Sl.45.
Montana Tonopah, 100 at sos.
Tramp Consolidated, 500 at SIS
DAILY, 500 at $40
Daly-Judge 200 at S12
May Day. 100 at 151zc; 1000 at 16c,
buyer thirty DAYS.
Beck Tunnel 200 at S105.
New York, 1900 at 2o1zc; 800 at &c,
h11rer sixty daNs
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J. oBERNDoRFER,

STOCK BrokeF.
Tel. Bell 7s2. ISL S. Main G..
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Open Board.

Open Board.
Ajax, SO at soc
Columbus Consolidated, 100 at s.: 100 at
S705. 100 at $40.
Carisa. 500 at 271zc; 5000 at &c.
DAILY. 100 at 81 40.
Great Bend. 800 at SOC.
Lower Mammoth 16S at Soc
Mohawk, 293 at s1.321z
May Day, 500 at 16j2C, buyer thirty
days; go at 16Izc.
Nevada Hills. 900 at g.
Ohio Copper, 100 at S1.021Z; 100 at SiO5.
Thompson. 1400 at CSC: 500 at 39c; 400 at
S9iac. 400 at 40C.
Wabash go at SlO7i2
Shares sold 26,22S Selling value SIS
$50 90
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-03
FAIRCATALOGUE OUT
Most Complete Volume Issued From
the Herald Press and Ready for
Distribution.

The catalogue for the fall Fair has
been issued from the Herald press and
is ready for distribution. The cata-
logue is one of the most complete ever
issued by the local association, prem
iums in all departments being liberal
and covering every subject, in the
show ring, the floral hall or the poul-
try classes. Parties desiring a cata-
Ilogue can secure one by applying to
General Manager James T. Moore at
his office in the Brown Block
The Association is receiving general
encouragement in their efforts to
make the coming fair the best in the
history of the county. The fact that
Kopp's splendid band has been secured
has caused general satisfaction. The
Wild Bill feature of Indian and cowboy
exhibitions is also arousing interest,
but a feature which will also afford
interest will be the half-mile chariot
races and the hurdle races, which will
be put on daily.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-03
WHOLESALE GROCERIES.

Sugar:-Granulated, $500 parren
and bags; cubes and powdered, 172c'
cut loaf, TIC; New Orleans, CHARMED
prime, 4%c; choice, SC: New Orleans
seconds, 4%c.
Green Coffee:-Peaberry, l4cVzVc'
Golden Rio, 12c@13c; choice Rio, lSo.
@13c; prime Rio, 11hc@12c; goou
Rio, 1O%c@11Ac; fair Rio, lO9sg'
10 3-4c; Java, 21hc@26Ac; LaguaylS
12c@15c per pound.
Roasted Coffee:-On equality pan,
One pound packages in lOO'poulu
boxes, $14.50, N. Y. base; bulk III ~
and 1OO-pound bins or bags, lS1scV
26kc per pound; barrels, 1Sc lesS'
Nipper, bulk roasted. bags, l07s0'
barrels, 13c.
Lard:-Leaf 10c;pastry, lie; cO~
pound, &c.
Cheese:-New York, full cre"iD'
l6c ID; No. Q Cheese, 13c 10; "is'OD
sin (20rb) Daisy Ice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-03
BUSY DAYS
AT C. M. A.
ENROLMENT FOR THE NEXT
YEAR WILL DOUBLE THAT OF
LAST YEAR, AND BOYS
MUST BE CARED
FOR.

The opening of the Columbia Mill
tary Academy the later part of Aug
ust will be a source of pride and con-
graduation to all Columbians and
Maury Countians, for the prophesy,
made when the school first opened
last year that the second year would
see an enrolment of from $50 to 300,
seems destined of fulfllment.
Boys are coming from all over Ten
nessee and the neighboring Southern
States and so far about $50 boarding
pupils have engaged quarters. Be-
fore school opens this number will
probably be increased. Last session
there we're about seventy-five board
ing pupils and nearly one hundred day
pupils, so it can be easily seen the
school will open this year with at
least $50 enrolled.
These are busy days on the campus,
as preparations must be made to care
for the large attendance. The machin-
ery building, which has heretofore
been used as a gymnasium, is being
converted into a dormitory, while
the gymnasium has been moved to
the magazine building. The two large
brick buildings near the Mt. Pleasant
pike were used to some extent last
year, but will be arranged this year
so as to accommodate a still larger
number.
Columbia's big school is destined to
be one of the largest and most useful
preparatory schools in the South, and
its growth up to this time has been
Iphenominal. 1t means great things
for Columbia and especially for the
boys who have educational advantages
they have never possessed before. Il
means higher and nobler manhood
greater respect for intellectual and
moral development.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-03
AGAINST CLASS
LEGISLATION.
Citizens Association Will Fight Both
Labor Trusts and Organized Cap
itaI.

To check the political ambitions OF
the Labor Union leaders, the National
Citizens Industrial Association is sub
hitting to political candidates
throughout the country two questions:
Have you pledged your support to
the Labor Trust or to any other trust,
organization or corporation seeking
special legislation?"
'Will you or will you not represent
the citizens as a whole and seek to
protect them from class legislation,
whether by organized capital or or
ganized labor when such legislation is
in the interests of a few to give pow
er over the many?"
The plan provides that the names OF
candidates who stand for labor or cap
ital trusts shall be supplied to the diff
ferent citizens associations now organ
lied in over 500 towns and cities in
order that citizens of all parts, who
are opposed to class legislation and
organized trust methods of seeking to
control legislation can vote for anti
trust candidates at the coming cleo
lions.
The Citizens propose to support pub
lie men of either party who stand free
from pledges to any organization. They
refer to the efforts of the union lead
ers to secure the passage of an anti
Injunction bill, as a direct step toward
anarchy and an effort to take away
the power of the courts and transfer
it to the labor trust or capital trust
whichever might choose to revenge
itself on workingmen. To strip the
courts of the power to restrain organ
izations from attacking men or prop
erty, would place citizens and commu
mites in jeopardy, from any organiza
tion either of labor or capital which
might choose to use violence. Labor
in it's proposed attacks upon Other
workmen and property; Capital if II
should see fit to hire men to attack
union workmen.
This movement of citizens is based
upon the theory of government thai
the community must protect its mem
bers from control of the people by an.
organization, class or trust
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-03
SPRING HILL BANK.

At meeting of the Spring Hill
Bank held last Saturday, Mr.. E. H.
Ayers was elected president to fill the
position vacated by the resignation OF
DR.. w. E. Martin, the latter having
moved from that city to Columbia
Mr.. Ayers organized the bank in 1901,
was made cashier at that time and
has held the position ever since. The
institution has fourished under his
excellent management, and is now do
ing a business of some 100000. E
H. Ayers, Jr., the Assistant Cashier
was elected cashier, most impor
tant position for so young man, Mr.
Ayers having just reached his major
ity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-03

greater portion of the issue. The
price of the bonds already has advanc'
ed to 104.4O, which means profit OF
s27, 024 for the clerk.
In conversation with Secretary Shaw
over the long distance telephone, Dyer
ley asked if he was to receive his al
lotment of the bonds. He was told
that he would if ne deposited the S.
500 900 by August l. The clerk said
he could
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-03
MEMPHIS
SENSATION
DIVE KEEPERS RESENT THE EN-.
FoRcEMENT OF LAWS.
Threaten to "Put Out the Lights" OF
/ City Officials Who Ordered Raids
on DisorderIy Resorts.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 29.-This
city, ever prolific of sensations, is
gasping over the latest one-the reve-
lation that the life of Police Commits
sioner H. T. Bruce had been threat
ened and that Vice Mayor Walsh had
been told that unless he called OFF the
police who were raiding certain dens
of vice. he would be indicted for par
ticipating in election frauds.
These threats, so Mr.. Walsh and Mr..
Bruce say, were made last March, the
day following a raid on the Anchor, a
dive kept by what is known as the
vice syndicate, of which Dan and Mike
Hagerty are the alleged hackers. Mr..
Walsh declares that Dan and Mike
Hagerty came to his place of business
the day after the raid and in the pres
ence of witnesses Dan Hagerty said:
Il will notify the Council at the next
meeting the kind of man you are, and
II will have you indicted before the
grand jury, for we have 800 ballots
that were marked and have never
been used, if you ever raid our house
again"
Commissioner Bruce asserts that
NJ. ", alias Harry Hartley, said to
him on the same day:
"You and John Walsh are trying to
put us out of business. l want you
to understand that when you fellows
take our bread and meat away from
US we are going to put your lights out.
Mike Hagerty, George, alias Bud
IDegg and NJ. ", alias Harry Hartley
have been under indictment for two
years for the killing of Deputy Sher
ifs Tom ]. McDermont and Houston
Mitchell. They have never been tried
The sensational revelation made by
Vice Mayor John T. Walsh and Com
missioner H. T. Bruce was the theme
of general discussion today. Law
abiding citizens were shocked at the
brutality of the threats which had
been made against the lives of two
members of the city government. Past
ties were forgotten, factional strife
and feeling was buried, and one fact
was agreed upon-the Haggerty-Hart
ley dive syndicate must be dissolved
and the promoters must seek new
fields.
Mr.. Walsh has said so, Mr.. Bruce
has said so and the members of the
Council will support them in their eff
forts to enforce the law against sucE
criminal resorts as those which owe
their existence to the criminal effron
terry of this combination of crooks.