Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-16

giving nothing of value in exchange We feel it is largely a labor lost, but at the same time realize 1t is . duty every honest, progressive newspaper owes the public
 A mans money is his individual property to spond as he sees ht He has gained 1t through his own Indus try along some legitimate channel of labor or trade, and he may feel that we are presumptious In telling him to take care in it's investment. We know that kindly advice Is often re- scented. At the same time 1t unQues- tionably does some good. as there is always with us an element that gives heed to precautionary articles. We know this because we frequently re- oeive a letter through the mails thanking us for our comments upon some particular concern or property or for articles written to cover the conditions generally.
 People Are Naturally Gamblers.
 There runs through the veins of the average American citizen a desire for taking chances, the gambling instinct being strong within us all. It is be cause of this that so many thousand splendid resorts" are maintained throughout the country. where mil. lions of dollars are fed over gambling tables It is because Of the same spirit that race tracks are patronized and 'enormOus stakes are put up for the running horses. The selling of pools is the main feature, the races are secondary. Betting is prevalent every here, nor is 1t confined to America, ss Monte Carlo proves.
 Ours is a great country. and losses are often recuperated in a wonderful. Iy short space of time. because of the great opportunities we possess. If the professional gambler loses a few thou sand. or many, no one cares. IL is his business. He takes the fortunes of the game, but when the working peo- pie of the country bet their earnings upon a certain company or mine they will be much hurt if they lose, and they will have the true sympathy of their friends, because in their case they cannot afford the loss. and they labored very hard for the money they put up.
 Beware of the Gambling Concerns.
 Many of the mining propositions now being offered for the considera- ten of the public are born in iniquity, have nothing in the way of mineral and are often absolutely without a foot of land. and money given such concerns will never be seen again. A few pay good dividends for short time to encourage the buying of shares. One of these, the American mining and smalting company, has just been unearthed and It's promoters are laaguishing in jail.
 Not Always in Metal.
 The sleek gentry do not conffne themselves to copper or gold and sill yer, but turn their hands to whatever may be popular at the time. For in- stance: A few years ago there were a few good oil wells struck in Texas. Immediately the country was filled with agents selling shares in wonder full gushers. Not few of the good people of Ishpeming were "done in oil"
 There were several thousand dol lars put into sheets of paper said to represent Q part of the capital stock of oil producers. The people were led to believe that a wonderful opportu- nity had been presented them. To prove we were not correctly informed we were shown newspapers telling or the wonders of these companies, and the newspapers were prepared by the oil stock fakirs themselves who rep resented that they were publications located at the scene of the wells. They were printed in Chicago.
 From all the thousands Of dollars sent from this city not single penny was ever returned in any way of div idend or principal. If there WAS we would ike a record of 1t. We know many families who put all their saw ings into the oil shares. money they had saved by the closest economy and at the expense of their personal comfort A majority of the concerns soliciting money here never had well, or oil enough to fill lamp.
 But We ExceiIed in Metal issues-
 We had a Gold Star that took thou sands upon thousands. Silver Star that drew a little less. Charter Oak that was a very good abstractor Of assessments. and a thousand others with glittering names and promises but no substance.
 Of all the list there were few that were pressed with more vigcr or abso- Iute disregard of truth than Lsborers- Co-operatiye, etc. of which the Nyitn was the principal ambs ssador- He came a self-styled representative of the Lord. his speciality being the so- iiciting of money belonging to church members of the Scandinavian denomi- nations. He stated that he was to give a certain portion of his profits to the poor heathen of foreign lands. That was very taking sort of talk to the good people of the church. He worked in the name of the Lord, the church and the heathen in his adver- tisements and incidentally. worked all who conffded in him. This fakir took over $40,0 from the workingmen and women of Ishpeming. promising i'm mediate rewards in the way of i'm mense profits. Not a dollar has been returned, none will be. and yet this fellow continues to solicit money from the shareholders of the company and some are foolish enough to believe him. this notwithstanding the facs that we revealed the rptfeaness Q!
 he concern some time ago. forced the resignation of the president and \ reorganization of the company. and proved our statements correct. Nyiin has sold all kinds of shares besides his particular favorise- and has never dealt in anything that was what b- represented. The heatten may be get ting some of the profits. but 1shpe- ming not a cent. It is said that NyEn has put up some very fine buildings in Chicago.
 Success Has it's initators.
 When Calumet & Arizona found it's wonderful deposits of copper ore and rrovod ;fc va1ra fharo ;xuxn odio to Ia,