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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28
ERA OF "TRUST-BUSTING'
Smashing the Combines is Habit
of the Admins tration.
NOW AFTER POWDER TRUST
Big Plant to Manufacture Powder
For Army and Navy VIII BE
Erected By the Government

Erected By the Government
Washington, d. O., July "a
sTrust.busting is becoming habit
with the government. The railroad
{ rust, the m at trnst. the oil trust,
the coal trust. the pspef trust the
grain trust, the tobacco trust and
Others have their exist rec enliyened
by the Roosevelt administration; and
now it is proposed to call time on the
powder trust. Secretary Taft has
called for the construction of plant
with an initial capacity 300 COO pounds
of powder annually and it is expect
ed the mill will be in opera ion with
i n a year.
At the recent session. congress
authorized the building of the pro-
posed powder plant as a sort Of ex-
pertinent. 1t has been known for
years that the powd manufacturers
of the country were forcing the gov
ernm mt to pay more for its powder
than it fairly was worth. In fact,
the powder trust has the government
by the throat and compels 1t to paw
any prices for the produce that it
sees fit to impose.
When the proposed government
plants is in operation, the actual cost
of powder will be determined with
definiteness. The expectation is then
that the trust will be obliged in
order to retain it's government trade,
TO reduce is prices. If it should de-
satina 10 meet the governments figures.
Tne administration will recommend
to congress that the United Statt S
manufacture its own powder for tie
use of both the army and the navy.
Already the navy department has
a considerable powder plant at Indian
Head, Nd f.. ne9r the big.guu proving
grounds. The plant has cap city of
about 5000 pounds day. The ex-
pense Of manufacturing the powder at
the Indian Head mill is far less than
formerly was paid the powder trust
for its product and the trust has been
forced to reduce its price to IS cents
a pound. BY the naval experts, this
price is considered too high. although
not seriously excessive. When the
army gets it's plant in operation. it is
regarded as likely that the prIee of
powder to The government may be
reduced to even go cents a pound.
Secretary Taft estimates the proper
powder reserve Of the government
for both the army and navy at
35, 600. 900 pounds. At this time the
government has in hand only about
4. 100000 pounds. To provide what
Secretary Taft regards as safe re-
serve, therefore, would require an ex.
peHdiiure on the part of the govern
went. if trust prices were paid for
the powder. of nearly $25, coo. 900.
sOn such an amount, the trust would
reap profit of more than $40 600, 0oo
The construction of the new plant
will lie under the supervision of Major
Beverly w. Dunn. of the ordinance
Department of the army, who is at
work now in preparation of the plants,
Major Dunn has visited the big plants
of the trust in Delaware and has
gotten many ideas regarding the
methods of building. The site of the
plant has not been selected, but very
likely some place in the interior OF
the country will be chosen by the
board of officers designated for that
purpose.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28
JEROME AT DEER PARK.
New Yorlk's District A ttorney Guest
Of Col. j. T. McGraw.

District Attorney William Trayers
Jerome and Assistant District Attor.
ney Grayan. of New York, arrived at
Deer Park yesterday afternoon and
are being entertained by Col. John 7.
McGraw, who has a cottage there.
While it is reported chat the visitors
are only on recreation trip, the fact
that they are prominently identified
with state and national politics is
stirring up considerable interest
around the popular resort as to the
real purpose of the meeting.
Colole ell McGraw, who is member
of the national committee, Is recog-
nized as tie democratic leader in
West Virginia. Mr.. Jerome has just
returned from a southern trip. and
while south deliver an address that
attracted much attention throughout
the country.
1t is reported that Mr.. McGaraw
will conduct the prosecution of Harry
Thaw.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28
l,l26 DIE IN WRECKS.
APPALLING RECORD OF RAILROAD
ACCIDENTS ron MONTHS.
Interstate Commerce Commission sug
gests Block system as the True
Means TO avoid Casualties.


gests Block system as the True
Means 20 avoid Casualties.
In an accident bulletin, issued yes
terday, the interstate commerce.
commission suggests that the block
system. repeatedly advocated by the
commission, lis the true means that
ought to he adopted for the prevention
of such distressing accidents" as one
recounted.
The bulletin covers the three
months period ended March 81. II
saws: 1.-THE most disastrous accident
reported. collision causing thirty
four deaths and iniuring twentyfour,
was due to the striking failure of the
train-dispatching System. A telegraph
operator at a small and lonelvs tation,
who had been on duty all day and
more than half the night. fell asleep.
aud on awakening informed the train
dispatcher as to what occurred while
he was asleep.
The total number of casualties on
railroads in January, February. and
March, including passengers AND
employees, was IS. 296. OF this num-
Der. 11,Ii0 were injured and l,l2t
were killed.
The total number of collisions and
derailments was 3490 (1,92l COLI
slons and I, $50 derailments), of whict
$50 collisions and 1877 derailment'
affected passenger trains The dam
age to cars, engines and roadway by
these accidents amounted S2.924, 1855
There is decrease of 232 in this
number of collisions and derailmenti
over those reported in the precedins
/ three months.
The number of employees killed il
coupling and uncouEling cars ant
engines was eighty-four, being ont
less than the number killed in The
! last quarter
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28
COMING AND GOING
Notes About some People Whom You
Nav Know

| Notes About Some People Whom You
/ MAY Know
Miss Bertha Keefer is visiting
friends in Washington.
Miss Sadie Marstella is on visit tc
friends near Baltimore.
Mr.. Stephen Ford, of Washington.
spent Sunday in this city.
Mr.. Eugene Hollis. of Washington.
is visiting relatives here.
| Miss Rhea VI. Fahrney is spending
several weeks In Baltimore.
Mr.. E. S. vanMetre came up from
Washington TO spend Sunday.
Prof J. d. Muldoon, of Shepherd.
town, was visitor here Monday.
Mrs. George Walters left today foI
visit with friends in Washington.
Miss Blanche Rockwell, of MERGERS
burg, Pa, is the guest of friends here.
Miss Olive Gunsoe, of Greencastle,
Pa, is visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Sarah Weller, of Mt. Morris,
H., is visiting relatives in the county.
Mr.. Frank Lambert, of Washington.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Thompson.
Mrs. Bessie X. Lsmon left today
for a trip to New York and Woods
Hole, Mass.
Miss Beulah Schulz, of Roanoke,
is visiting Miss limo Thompson, Suoth
Queen street.
Miss Ella Swartz who has been Wis.
iting friends in Washington, returned
home Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray SSartz an
child, of New York, are visiting rel
atives in this CITY.
Mr.. s. r. Fahrney and wife, o.
Baltimore spent Sunday with Mr.. ant
Mrs S. p. Fahrney.
Mrs. Edward Shelley has returned
/ q
atives in Greencastle.
Miss Annie Darby, of Aspinwall
Pa, is visiting Mrs. j. W. Rankin
North Maple avenue.
Mrs. Lulu Smith. Virginia avenue
is on an extended visit to friends anC
relatives in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Byers, o
Washington spent Sunday in thi
city, guests of relatives.
Mr.. Oscar Ramsey has greatly i'm
proved his residence on West JOIN
street by coat of paint.
Mr.. Bernard Staley. of Shippeus
burg. is visiting his parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Frank Stalev. this city.
Mr.. W. /. Stewart, who is employed
at Westminster. Nd, spent Sunday
at his home on Frederick street
Mrs. Martha Hancock. of Alexan
dria, Va. is visiting Miss Agnes
Williams, on Norh Second street.
Mrs. Noah Yoder, of Paducah, XIV,
is on an.extended visit to her sisters
the Misses Baker on Boyd avenue.
Mrs. u. 7. Brantner, of West Burke
street. is spending this week in Bruins
wick with relatives and friends.
Misses Virginia and Francis Shaul
left today for Shenandoah Springs Il
visit their sister, Mrs John Rissler
Mr.. w. NJ. Hollis and daughter
Miss Nellie, have returned to Wash
ineton after spending few days here
] Mr.. Eugene E. Herring, of Balti
more. formerly of this city. spen
Sunday mere as the guest of relatives
Mrs. W. f. Barger. of Brunswick
who has been the guest of Mrs. Il. +
Sharff. this city, has returned home
Mr.. A. B. Trenary and oldes
daughter Lillian, have returned fror
Berryville. after a visit with friends
Mrs. Boyd Lambert has gone t
Coketon, w. Va, where she vii
visit her brother, Mr.. J. ". ThomT
son.
Mr.. Charles Herring, Of. Baltimore
who recently moved from this CITY
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28

is spending several DAYS here with
friends
Mr. Prince Dunn. who has been
with the Stanton base ball club for
several weeks, has returned to his
home here.
Miss WillingLam, who has teen
spending the past several weeks in
this CITY. has returned to her homa
at Berryville.
Miss limo Thompson left today for
Thomas, w. Va. where she will
visit the family of her uncle, Mr..
William Thompson.
Mr.. Ashby Cunningham, of Mem
phis, Tenn. is visiting his sisters,
Misses Mamie and Rose Cunning
ham. West John street
1 Miss Beulah Schulz, of Roanoke,
who has been visiting at the home OF
I Col. James f, Thompson. has gone to
Berryville to visit friends.
Mrs. Charles o Spillman and child.
of Pittsburg, have returned home
after a weeks visit to Mrs Fred
Spillman, West King street.
Mr., Nelson Pike is nome from Blue
Ridge Summit, Pa, where he is
now located, and is the guest of his
mother on West John street.
Miss Myrtle Shaft has returned to
her home in jefferson, Nd. after a
visit in this city with Miss Lena
Seibert. who accompanied her home.
Mrs. Lille @ Donovan, formerly a
resident of this city, but now located
at Lexington, N. g.. is visiting
friends here for couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. NJ. Ramsey and
children. of West Burke street, have
returned home from two weeks
visit with relatives near Stanton. Va
Mrs. q Il. Darby, and children,
of Baltimore, Md. are spending some
time in this city as the guests of
Mrs Darby's brothers, Mr.. Albert d.
Darby, West Race street.
Mr.. William DeGfanRe and family
of Washington are spending several
days in this CITY as the guests of Mr..
DeGrange's mother Mrs. Sarah
DeGrange. South Maple avenue.
Mrs. J. o. Butterb iugh and sons,
Bryon. Paul and John. of Cavetown
who were visiting Mrs. Buttelbaugh's
sister, Mrs G. L. Miller, Martins
burg. returned home Monday evening.
Mr.. Il. G. Shepherd spent Sunday
with his parents in Shepherdstown.
His father, Mr.. Abram Shepherd.
who suffered a strcke Of paralysis
several weeks ago. is greatly improved.
DR.. s. ID. Boak, dental surgeon in
the regular army. and stationed at
Columbus barracks, is mere to spend
months vacation with his parents
DIR. ana Mrs. j. s. Boak, West King
street.
Mrs. H. .. Hesen las returned from
Saratoga. N Y where she attended
the meeting OF the ladies' auxiliary
to the A. O. ii Her neice, Miss
Susie Hesen, OF Washington accom-
panied her.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28
Invitation.

J. II. Hobbs, ir., requests your
presence at his dry goods store TO
secure some things at his reduced
prices during this special summer sale
for two weeks 7.6-tf
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28

Read The World,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28

Notice to Builders and Contractors.
Having opened quarry near the
csnnery, north of harrisburg, / am
prepared to furnish all sizes OF build.
ing stone on short notice and al
reasonable prices.
1.lS-lmo q. w. Becker.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28
Natal Statistics

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
voorhees,. of South Water street-a
daughter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bar
", OF Washington-a son. Mrs. Bar
nv is at the HON, of her aunt, Mrs.
Garvey, on South High street.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28

Lee Ransom is erecting new porch
and placing a brick sidewalk in front
of his home on West John street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-18
DoINGs IN HYDROCARBONS.
Pittsburg-saIt Lake Company Prepar
ina for q Great CAMPAIGN.

Just a few days ago A. V. Taylor. the
LEGAL legal representative of the Pitts
burg & Salt Lake Oil company, a power
full eastern syndicate that owns great
deal of oil land in Wyoming ana OIL ana
hydrO-carbOn lands in Utah, turned into
the company some big blocks Of ground
in the Uintah reservation country and the
region to the south. Following that he
left for the east to be gone several weeks.
After his departure 1t was stated by par
ties in touch with what Is doing that the
big company, which has been quietly
rounding out it's holdings, boring wells
and prospecting its hydrO-carbon lands IN
this state, is just about ready to get down
to real business.
From what IT is possible to learn, the
present season will witnss the building OF
oil refineries and kindred plants for the
treatment of the multItudlnOuS producIS
Of which the company possessions are
capable and that its efforts will be along
the lines of establishing an entirely new
and extensive industry in this state. 1hC
company owns great deposits OF eidCeilI0
and kindred minerals of commercial Na4ue,
including oil shaleS and natural springs
of heavy lubricating oils and all OF THESE
it is understood are to be extensively ue-
veiOped and works built in which the
rsU nrOducts can be refined and material
" enhanced in value. A thousand ana
one different commercial commodities VIII
result from this plan or operation dIu
many hundreds of men skilled in the
business of manufacture of the Var1OuS
products as well an army OF miners;
Ia hOrerS and Oil-Well manipulatOrS, VIII
find steady and remuneratlVe employ
ment -,
Within the last two weeks no less thah
fIftv-tWo quarter sections Of aSphaIJuih
and oil lands have been located along the
west and sOuthrn bOundar1s OF the ASH
lev valley by different combinations Oh
men, and it is pretty safe to say thaC
most if not all of it has been taken up
in the interest of Pittsburg-Saf Lake
company. These locations are outlined
by the Vernal Express as follows:
1.-The first two groups or claims Were
located by John Glenn as agent for the
actual IocatOrs The first group OF
claims is situated on the west side OF the
Ashley valley and consists OF nine lou
acre claims. The locators are A. II. Smith,
s r. Roland, S. B. Cush, s. s: stewart
H c. Schranz, J. G. Holton, L e NC
KalleD and William Green.
1.-The next group of sixteen quarter
sections situated south and southeast OF
Vernai were located by Henry c. Hail.
= I. Sherwin, R r. Rabbit, r. Z. Thay-
er. w. r. CaTzart, 0. E. Collins ana .
THE third group consists of twelve
claims of 100 acres each, situated south
OF the Ashley valley. 49,
1.-THE fourth group consists OF IlIteou
quarter sections known as the Powder
Springs group situated in township
south and range % east. The names OF
the -IOcatOrs of the last two groups, TWEEN
tv-seven claims in all, are j. w. BaSc0m'
Rachel Rascom. George H. Mulvy, ES-
Their Mulvey, J. H. Richards, A. V. ray
Tor and B. Y. Taylor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-18
MINING Notes.

Silver dropped little again yesterday,
| the New York quotation on the metal
being 651sc per ounce.
Checks with which to discharge the
Uncle Sam COmpany's dividend due on
! Saturday, were being made out yester-
day.
Two carloads Of ore from Alta, two
| from Nevada and one from Bingham were
| reported at the Pioneer sampler yester-
| day morning.
F. w. CorreH, manager of the Nevada
Superior company's properties is expect
| ed out from Rockford, Ill, during the
present week.
Ten cars of ore from Tintic, three from
Nevada and two from Bingham were re-
leased from the Taylor & BruntOn sam
| pier yesterday morning.
! After looking after business matters on
! this end of the line for a day, Manager
/ George H. Dern of the Consolidated Mer-
| cur leaves for camp again this morning
David w. BruntOn Of the Taylor &
BruntOn Sampling companies came in
from Denver yesterday to inspect the 10
cal plant and size up business conditions
previous to leaving for Montana.
Manager Ernest Bamberger Of the
Daly-West reached home from his trip
to New York Tuesday night. He de-
clared yesterday that he had neither done
nor heard of anything during his alb
sence that he could talk about for pub
LEGATION.
The New Bullion Mining company of
Salt Lake, which has bond and option
on the Bullion, North Bullion, West Bull
lion and East Bullion claims. in Tooels
and Juab counties, incorporated for $780,
! 600, divided into 81 shares yesterday.
Eugene Santschi is president; Frank
Pierce, vice president, and Charles F.
Adams, secretary and treasurer.
c. A. Short left for a flying trip to
| Colorado Springs on important mining
business last night. He came up from
Fay yesterday morning, and had hardly
time to get his breath until he received
a hurry up message from the Colorado
mining center mentioned. He declined to
state the nature of the business that is
taking him over there other than to ad-
nit that it had to do with propositions
in the gold camp of FaY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-18
MINES OF BULLION.
News From Nevada Camp That Is
Coming Rapidly to Front.

P ID. Delmas, promoter of the Gold
Quartz Mining company, which is now
controlled by syndicate of Butte bank
Frs and mining operators came in from
the properties in the Bullion district
thirty miles south of Beowawee. on the
Southern Pacific, Tuesday night Not
withstandlng the fact that the weather
has been extremely cold and that the
ground is covered with two feet of snow
new strikes are constantly being made
and Mr.. Delmas looks for stampede in
TO the country as soon as spring opens
The frelghtlnS outfit that has been do
ing the ore hauling for the Gold Quartz
company has temporarily taken it's
teams off. and it viii likely be two or
three weeks before shipments from this
and other properties are resumed.
At the Gold Quartz about three car
loads of fine ore is now sacked and the
mine is looking better all the time
though Mr.. Delmas states that the man
agement is slow in getting the prop
erty equipped as it ought to be to do
good mining. It is believed that the
Butte crowd is holding back until such
time as it can get the stock interests
in the company controlled to its liking
In addition to the large amount of high
grade shipping ore which the property
has exposed, sinking discloses the fact
that the main ledge carries about sew
enteen feet of the finest kind of milling
ore ore that will run between 81 and
S25 per ton. The proposition, Mr. DeImas
says, is bound to assert its great worth
during the present year.
Patsy Heating and associates have
Just opened a ledge on their Dutch Oven
property that carries two feet of ore
that will average anywhere from $500 to
$500 per ton in gold, while assays of
the rock have given values all the way
up to $500 per ton.
During his stay at camp Mr.. Delmas
was lucky enough to locate two full
claims and a fraction which adjoin the
property, and a portion of his ground
runs within 200 feet of where the strike
was made in the Dutch Oven.
Charles Montgomery has fine show
ing in his property, west of the Gold
Quartz, and the five feet of ore ex-
posed will run all the way from 500 to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-18
PAYMAsTER is SOLD.
Control Passes to Messrs. Newhouse,
Jenkins and Schirmer.

When Samuel L. Adams, jr., manager
Of the Paymaster group of copper, gOld
and silver bearing mines in Tutsagub
mining district, twelve miles west OF St
George. hit the trail for camp last nlSht,
II was after the control Of that property
lad been transferred to Samuel New
house and Joseph T Jenkins OF TINS CITY
with Frank A Schirmer. the Boston d.
rector of the Boston Con Mr.. Adams
IS still tn owner OF a third interest IN
the mines that will continue under mis-
management.
The class Of ore of which the Paymas-
ter adioined by the properties of the
ating the Dixie group, is productive, mas
made Of it one of the most fascinating
possibilities in the state. The ores of the
P:vrnaRter are among the richest Of which
the state is productive, a demOnstrauVe
run for eighteen hours, in a baby-fur-
mace improvisd bv the management OF
the company, Welding approximately 5000
sold to the American Smelling & Refining
company on controls showing as much
as S76 per cent copper, Is ounces silver
and 81 gold per ton.
While the developments upon the Pay
master do not exceed 1S0 feet three levels
arc advancing in ore of excellent quality,
sinking in the shaft 70 continue as these
management of the Dixie has followed
its ore bodies to a station within short
distance of the Paymaster's end line and
il is to connect with this remarkable
channel of high-grade ore that Mr.. New
house has directed the management to
drOD down at once to the 4a0-fOot level
Just what sum is involved in the trans
but it is characterized as a good-sized
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-18
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that bids will
be received for the sale Of first mortgage
bends of the Blackbird COpper-GoId Min
ing company. limited, at its office 6O9
Mccormick building Salt Lake City,
Utah, up to and including Jan. 20, 1906, as
follows;
q bonds, par value 800 each....$ 10000
118 bonds, par value $3.50 EACH. q, 5000
235 bonds, per value $500 EACH. III. $1,000
bonds, par value $1,000 each. 100000
Total amount offered for sale .S156 700. 60
These bonds are secured by mortgage
on the cOmpany's property situated ut
New house. Utah, bear per cent interest,
payable, principal and interest in gold
and are due Oct. %, 1909. The amount
named above completes the authorized is
sue Of $500, OO0 bonds TO the amount OF
S343, 300 having been previously issued and
are now outstanding. Bids will also be
received at the. same time and place for
81 167 shares Of the capital stock Of the
company or any part thereof. either sep
arately or in connection with a bid for
bends The company reserves the right
t. reject any or all bids. For further
information address L. A. Amsden, treas
urer 600 Mccormick building, Salt Lake
CITY. Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-18
M etaI Market,

New York Jan. 17.-There was another
sharp break in the London tin market,
with spot closing at G163 15s and futures
at &l4 5s, under a continuation of the in
fluence noted yesterday. The local mar
ket was easy in tone, but unchanged,
with spot quoted at 3600G36.50.
Copper had quite a sharp break abroad
Also with spot closing at e78 5s and flu
lures at &76 los. Locally the market was
quiet but acted unsettled with WmOrs
that lake and electrOlytic could be Sc
cured for forward shipment at lower than
18.6712. Lake and electrOIytic are gen
orally quoted at 1S.50Q18.75 and casting at
18.25G1850.
Lead was Is Cd lower at G16 los in
London. The local market was dull at
50d5.S5.
Spelter also was lower at London, clos
ing at Ell l5s, but quiet and unchanged at
65066.60 in the local market.
Iron was higher abroad, closing at SIS
10d for standard foundry and 54s for
Cleveland warrants. The local market
was firm and unchanged,