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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05
THE PANAMA CANAL

TTyHE one great national blessing now
in process of fulhllment to the
Il people is the Panama canal, and
that it's final opening cannot be de-
layed, even by political trlcksters, Is
matter for congratulation by the ma
ton.
From earliest inception to date the
great railroad lobby, aided by senators
and representatives partial to railroad
interests, have sprung all possible OBJ
stacles and placed them In the way of
the rapid location and execution of this
much needed work; beginning with the
fight for the Tehuantepec route; the
"hullaba1oo" on the acquisition of the
canal zone at Panama, the roar" at
the price paid for French property; the
bedevilment Of several boards of en-
gineers selected for the work, and now
centered on opposition to an emer-
gency vote of $S,000,000 to enable Col
Goethals to push the work to compile
ton. The money must be voted by the
next congress or a wait of a full year
is to follow.
1t is not a question of extra expense
or wastefulness; only that the work OF
excavating earth and rock has been so
vigorously pursued by the army en-
gineers in charge that to keep UP the
speed the money must be forthcoming.
1t does not call for much mental power
to see that the nearer we come to an
open canal the weaker all transcon-
tinental railroad stocks become, for the
one solution Of the railroad incubus
lies in an open and free canal. The
l.manipulators of railroad stocks know
this, hence the great opposition to all
movements that can hasten that day.
When, as will be entirely feasible by
the use of the canal, a western buyer
or fruit dealer can have a whole sea-
sons stock go east or west as the
case may call for, all at one shipment
and all on time equal to ordinary
freight transit, and when fruit can be
handled by the cold storage method
and escape the wear and jolting of
road travel, and all at one-sixth of
DreValllnS COSl, lIlSSC ihCh Soi e'AAN'
doubtless will toss their hats in the air
and shower blessings on all who helped
to make this relief possible. Think of
100000 boxes of citrus fruit in one great
liner, and twenty liners in the trade,
each making the passage to Atlantic
ports from San Pedro in fifteen days
landing the fruit in first class condition
and at. cost that will permit the
grower to realize so to go per cent ad-
vance on present prices, and one gets
view Of the great possibilities of the
canal route.
1t should be the policy of every man
regardless of party leanings, to do al
in his power to aid in the rapid con
struction of the canal. if for no othel
reason than that the rapid punishment
of the railroads would soon follow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05
OUR wHlrEp sEPuLcHERs

Let. us cleanse our sepulchers
Whitened by the greed of gold;
Let us view the havoc's trail
OF the white slave in our fold.
Let us sweep from freedoms shore
All the debris of a sin
That doth Shrek to be avenged,
Meath the song Of pleasures din.
Let us heal the leper's sore,
The unclean before our eyes.
Let the cities of the mines
Come to view Gods gift-the skies.
Let us bid the baby hands
Cease their bitter ruthless toll;
Let the eager infant ears
Hear no more the mills turmoil.
Let the spinning shining wheels
Main no more the tender hand
OF the parents of race
That shall people this fair land.
Let their stunted bodies grow,
Open wide their shrunken minds,
Let their hearts, by work declogged,
Feel the Joy OF sun and winds.
Let the love Of Christ so shine,
In this land that claims his light.
That the world that runs may read.
BY our might we claim the right
To dictate unto all lands,
BY virtue of our creed,
That our lives have proved the love
That shall fill their every need.
ROSE REINHARDT ANTHON
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05
LUMBER TRUST
TINE expected has happened at sa,

| TH expected has happened at Sac
ramento, and the tariff trail was
Il unmasked in a striking manner
at the opening session OF the irrigation
congress yesterday, together with
plenty of decided opposition to the
makeup and control OF the congress.
In the course OF his address Clifford
Plnchot, United States forester, said
that within thirty years the timber
supply of the country would be ex-
hausted without steps being taken for
protection through care of the forests.
John Fairweather of Fresno asked Mr..
Pinchot If he (Pinchot), in view of the
fact that our lumber supply was good
only for thirty years, was in favor
| of admitting lumber free into this
country.
| Pinchot replied that he had always
deemed 1t wise to decline to take a
public position on the matter, because
lif the forest service had declared in
favor 1t would have the united opposi-
the lumber interest that controls four
| fifths of the timber of the country and
upon whose care of it's own resources
depends the mitigation of the timber
famine. While Pinchot declined to take
any but a neutral public stand he
stated that if he (Fairweather) would
meet him behind the barn" he would
tell him what he thinks on the subject.
There we have the niger in the
forestry woodpile. Four-ffths of all
the standing timber in the country is
In the grasp of the lumber monopoly,
and the good will of that monopoly is
necessary to the success of the United
States forestry service, and Pinchot,
the duly appointed conservator of our
lumber interests, dare not speak his
mind on the lumber tariff question for
fear of alternating the lumber trust. He
is free to speak sub rosa, but not other
wise.
Naturally, Mr.. Pinchot is in favor Of
free lumber, because he knows it would
not only cheaper its cost to consumers
but would be great conserver of our
visible supply, and be a national bless
ing both ways, but he dare not say so
for reason he would thus invite the
anger of the lumber barons.
This is a lesson on tariff reform so
plain that children may understand it,,
and it is commended to thesyeung man
who casts his first vote next year. The
rapacity of a set of capitalists has
cornered four-ffths of all the lumber
in the land, and through a lobby in
Washington keep a 50 per thousand
rate on all lumber from other sources,
so they may control the market till the
supply is exhausted and then the peo-
pie may go to the devil, or words to
that effect. 1t is in keeping with sew
eral other trust-controlled commodi-
ties, and the people are ready to throw
over the whole lot of them and go back
again to the constitution and tariff
for revenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

Clifford Pinchot's refusal to make a
positive statement regarding tariff and
the lumber trust when smoked out"
at Sacramento was but a reflection of
the administrations wPkkneed policy
when 1t comes to tariff issues. 1.-THE
lumber interests" is the pleasant way
the forester avoided use of the word
trust. There is fear in the heart of
the campaigners that offense may be
given to one of the good producers who
will refuse to loosen when fat-frying
days arrive.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05
Edison Said Only a Few Years Since

ting into corporations that had pro-
cured a valuable patent
Think of what it now means to those
who got the following stocks when
those companies were starting: The
Bell Telephone, Home Telephone West
inghouse Ali, Brake, Cotton Gin, Limo
type Machine and MANY others too
numerous to mention. One hundred
dollars invested only a few years ago
in any OF these means a fortune today
and large income.
We have thoroughly demonstrated
the success of our Wave Motor. 1t is
we'll known fact that we have a sue
cess. An investment In our stock is
certain to yield large profits.
Now is the time to come in and get
the ground floor price.
Los Angeles Wave Power and Electric
Company,
224 H. W. HeIlman Building. Fourth
and Spring Streets
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

The fortitude with which local
paper announces it has been boycotted
by the theaters is one of the most
beautiful and heroic stands for "the
right" ever taken by Los Angeles
publication.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

Are there no playwrights in Los An
geles? The Grand management is just
waiting for a new thriller entitled
WAS She Real Lady, or the Har-
rowing Heroine OF the Hooper Car
Holdup."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

dent Roosevelt says; Like the Wnlte
Queen in Through the Looking Glass,
these writers can easily believe three
impossible things before breakfast; ana
they do not mind in the least II tne
impossibilities are mutually CONTRADICT
ory. Thus, one story relates how woli
with one bite reaches the heart OF
bull carbon, or a moose, or horse
"a feat which, of course, has been me-
chanically impossible of performance
by any land .carnivore since the death
Of the last saber- toothed tiger. But
the next story will cheerfully descrine
a doubtful contest between the woiI
and a lynx or a bulldog. in when
the latter survives twenty slashing
bites. Now. of course, a wolf that
could bit into the heart of a horse
would swallow a bulldog or a lynx
like a pill.H
As to Human Sensations
And of the human sensations planted
within the breasts Of beasts by mature
fal1ers' the article notes:
'In one story wolf is portrayed as
guiding home some lost children, In
spirit of thoughtful hindness; let the
overtrustful individual who has girded
up his loins to believe this think of the
way he would receive the statement OF
some small farmers boy that when lost
sum, or woodchuck."
Samples of mythical intelligence are
also recited:
"In one story woodchuck is described
as making a kind of mud splint for its
broken leg; Il seems a pity not to have
added that It. also made itself crutch
to use while the splint was on. A Balti-
more oriole is described as making
contrivance of twigs and strings where
by to attach it's nest, under clrcum-
stances which weud imply the mental
ability and physical address of sailor
making hammock and the story is
backed up by affidavits, as are others of
these stories."
Researches in the barnyard are pre-
scribed for such naturalists, with the re-
mark that 'if the writer's who make
such startling discoveries in the wilder
ness would really study even the deni-
zens of a barnyard, they would be saved
from at least some of their more salient
mistakes.
Referred to Barnyard
"Their stories dwell much or the teach
ing of the young animals by their elders
and betters. In one story, for instance,
wild duck Is described as teaching her
young how to swim and get their food.
If this writer had strolled into the near
est barnyard containing hen which had
hatched out duck.ings glance at the
actions of those ducklings when the hen
happened to lead then near a puddle
would have enlightened him as to how
much teaching they needed"
Most of the material given by President
Roosevelt as instances Of nature taking
is taken from DR.. Longs books. Worthy
of special mention is the tale of the sal
mon, which might well find place in
book on "How to Tell the Fish from the
Birds" The salmon is described says the
president, as going UP fall ''by Topping
from ledge to ledge OF cliff, under cir
which make the feat about as
probable as that the fish would use
stenl a ddpr -
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

There are lots of things about the
tariff the Republican politicians dare
only whisper out back of the old barn
They are likeely to hear something
louder than a whisper anent this sub
ject when the people decide. to speak.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

Los Angeles postal receipts increased
$165,ooO over the figures for the preced-
ing year ended August 81, 1906. Pic
ture postal cards helped some.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

Glass has thissto be thankful for at
any rate. The newspaper photograph
ers will soon yield to their official fell
low craftsmen at San Quentin.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

So far as the Moors are concerned
the ''holy war; yesterday seemed very
like holy what Generals l-sherman-said-
it-was.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

Councilman Blanchard is home again
and the machinery Of municipal gov
ernment is running smoothly once
more.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

Mayor Harper dined with the chain
gang yesterday, perhaps wisely but
certainly not too well.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05

How old is Ann?" seems to have
given way locally to the query How
old is Daphne?"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-30
YANKEE CON. IN
BIG new DEAL
Plans Maturing to Absorb the
Mountain View, Contact and
Lake View Claims.
MEANS MUCH FOR YANKEE
LOCATION OF CLAIMS AND THEIR
VALUE SHOWN IN MAP.
MEANS MUCH FOR YANKEE

A move that has been long in contem-
plation and one that is of vital import
ance is about to be made by the Yankee
Consolidated Mining company. 1t is
nothing less than proposition to acquire
the Mountain View company's two claims.
the Mountain View and Contact, and the
Lake View, owned by John Z. Dubois.
Within a few days a letter will be issued
to Yankee shareholders advising them
that the proposition is to be considered
and setting a time for the meeting, which
will probably be held early in December.
II is impossible. of course. at this time TO
say on what basis the deal will be con-
summated, though il is presumed that 1t
will be a stock transaction that will in
Volve the increasing of the Yankees pres
emit capitalization of 10000 shares.
A glance at the accompanying sketch
shows how deeply these three claims cut
into the possessions of the Yankee Con-
solidated and gives an excellent idea of
the importance of these claims In the
rounding out of the Yankee possessions,
which have always appeared greater in
the published maps of the district than
they really were.
At the point designated in the lower
middle portion Of the Beck Tunnels ter
ritory is where the Beck Tunnel is min
ing the fissure that is headed northerly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-30
GREENE-CAhANEA
SHUT DOWN TIGHT
News Comes in a Private Dis
patch to Interested Parties
at Ely, Nevada.
Especial to The Herald.)

Ely, New, Oct. pa private dispatch
has been received here today from an
official source in Cananea, Mexico, which
states that the Greene Cananea Copper
company has determined upon complete
shutdown of it's mines, concentration and
smelter at Cananea. This action will
mean the closing down of all but one
or two others OF the fourteen operating
properties in that district. Over 1900 men
will be thrown out of employment. This
is in addition to more than Loco men let
out from the Greene-Cananea mines in
September and this month.
The management entered upon a policy
of curtailment, beginning Sept. l. At that
time the mines were producing $500 tons
r pany would pay quarterly dividends y
to the concentrators. No complete shut
down was then contemplated, but the
management has reached the conclusion
that the condition of the copper market
made this step necessary.
The Greene-Cananea smelter is now
equal to the production of between 1000, =
600 and 100000 pounds of copper per
month. The production cost of bullion
is II cents per pound and with the mar
ket at 121l cents the margin is too mar
row for it to continue production.
The effect of the shutdown on the city
of Cananea will be most serious. The
population of the city is 10000, of which
number 5000 are Americans. The entire
district is dependent upon the Greene
Cananea company for its support. Greene
Cananea stock closed Saturday at S.. 70.
In January 1t was quoted at $40. The
loss on outstanding shares is estimated at
$40 0O0 O00
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-30
GOLDFlELD CON. POSTS
SECOND BIG DIVIDEND
CSueciaI to The Herald

y Especial to The Herald.) =
\ Goldfield. New, Oct. 29.-The Gold \
\ field Consolidated directors today de- \
= clared the second monthly dividend y
= of 10 cents per share, amounting to y
T. $3.50, 600, payable Nov. % to stockhold- y
+ ers Of record Nov. 10. The announce \
y ment had been made that the COM y
\ pany would pay quarterly dividends of y
\ % cents, but the public did not take y
y kindly TO the change and the i'm y
y preston was created that the COM y
pany could not meet a regular y
y monthly distribution of SO large a y
y sum. y
= I'VE have a large surplus" said y
y Senator Nixon, president of the COM =
y pany, land will continue regular y
= monthly distributions. We are ar y
y ranging for increased mill capacity y
y by leasing other plants, and will y
y convert as much as possible of our y
= product into gold bullion" y
y The announcement that a monthly y
y dividend would be paid had an in y
y Simultaneous effect on the market, y
y the price advancing 45 cents. y
4 ~ % = ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-30
WESTERN NEVADA COPPER
NOW USES POWER DRILLS

Maurice NJ johnson, of the Newhouse
staff, and manager OF the Western Ne
vada Copper company's mines at Herins
ton, returned from the property yester
day. He confirms the report that the
tunnel has reached the second ledge, but
says the values at the point of contact
are rot sufficiently high to have caused
the excitement that overcame the mine
force when the news was sent in from
camp a few days ago,
The expectation was that power drills
would be placed in commission yesterday.
After one and another little but vexatious
delay, the power company had everything
ready for turning on the electric cur
rent when Mr. Johnson left, so he looks
for rapid and telling work at the prop
erty from now on In the better de-
veloped portion of the mine he states
that sinking in ore from the upper TO
the lower tunnel still continues, while
a drift on the lower tunnel level looks
good.
close-down at the Western Nevada, Man
company. he declared, had ample means
at its disposal to go right ahead with
the development of the ground and he
hoped TO make a big mine of il before
he ran out of money. He said there was
no trouble with labor and he did not an
ticipate any. Should a demand for high
er wages be made, however, as was re-
Gently done at the Nevada Douglas ne
would close down in a second but he was
not looking for or expecting trouble with
the miners, who appeared to be happy
and contented with conditions as they eX-
list.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-30

1t is not yet positively known whether
this fissure will run far enough to the
west to cut through the Mountain View
and the triangular Yankee No. 3 claim.
but if it goes through anywhere near the
dividing line between the Mountain View
and Contact claims of the Mountain View
company the present holdings of the
Yankee Consolidated could be expected
to get nothing better than small slice
of it before it would enter John E. Du-
bois' Lake View claim. And II the fis-
sure swerves to the east it would likely
run for 700 or 500 feet through the Con-
tact claim before reaching Yankee
ground again. In other words, it would
seem that the only thing for the Yankee
to do would be to secure the three claims
mentioned as matter of self-protection.
That the Yankee company had in mind
the making of such a deal when the new
working shaft was started on the Yankee
No. claim is evident. as that is about
the center of the area in which the min
ing of the future is to be done.
The map shows, also, territory occu-
pied by the Colorado, the Uncle Sam and
the May Day companies, and the manner
in which Yankee holdings flank the east
side of the Beck Tunnel and Colorado
ground. There are great possibilities of
either the Colorado or the Crown Point
assures making into some of the Yankee 5
ground, but that is something for the fu-
ture to determine. The Yankees new
shaft is now down about 600 feet and it
will be pushed to the 700, at least, before
any exploration work is done from it. If
the company gets the claims mentioned
in the deal that is being ribbed up, the
company will be ready to get out and
learn what the new acquisitions contain
at moderate expense and in quick order.
There have been whisperings that this
deal would be undertaken for months, but
this is the first time the public and the
unposted shareholder in any of the COM
panies concerned have had line on just
what is contemplated and 1t is the first
time a map was ever printed showing
just what the Yankee does and does not
own.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-30
LID GOES DOWN
At NEVADA CON.
Company'S Mines at Ely Lay
Off Entire Force and Cut
at the Shelters.
M'D0NALD-ELY CUTS VEIN
DIAMOND DRILL TO EXPLORE
GROUND DEEPER.
M'D0NALD-ELY CUTS VEIN

Colonel f. A. Wall, David Keith, Thorn
as Kearns and J. F. Dunn returned from
Ely yesterday morning. They went over,
a number of the party, TO inspect the Nc
Donald-Ely and others, including Mr..
Kearns. to size up conditions at the Sue
cess companys mines in the Duck Creek
district, east of Ely.
Concerning matters at the Mcdonald
Ely. Colonel Wall stated during the day
that a twenty-two-foot ledge had been
cut in the property at a depth OF so feet.
The ore carried "a heavy percentage OF
iron and good copper values and gave
promise of opening up well. To test the
ground at stil greater depth diamond
drill was being employed. At 100 feet
bad ground haG been encountered and a
new hole was started at a different angle,
in the hope of avoiding the soft sandy
material that had caused the trouble in
the first hole. Outside of this, Colonel
Wall said that little was being done at
the present time.
OF camp conditions generally Colonel
Wall said that the prospects for dull
winter were visible on every side. The
Nevada Consolidated has shut the lid
down tight at its mines and the forces
at the big mill and smelling works were,
on Saturday, reduced to a minimum. The
GirouX Consolidated has trimmed it's
force TO less than fifty men, but the
Cumberland-Ely, which boasts a treasury
surplus of more than 100000. will con-
tinue the sinking of its big operating
shaft and other development uninterrupt-
edly.
That the Nevada Consolidated has
drawn in its horns is not to be wondered
at II is pretty well known that in its
mines there is from seven to eight years
of ore blocked out and there is no par
ticular reason why large force of men
should be employed during the present
stringency in the money market. AT Nc
Gill the big milling plant is well along
toward completion and IL Is understood
that the contractors on that plant will
be allowed to go ahead and finish up.
Since work was commenced there a year
ago something like 100000 has been ex-
pended. Twenty miles of railroad lace
the more than two square miles of ground
which is covered with the works of the
smelling company and everything is so
far advanced that a few months addt-
tional work Will place things in shape to
begin the treatment of ore.
Mr.. Keith stated that developments
were progressing steadily at the Success
company's property in the Duck Creek
district. The ledge is being explored on
the 3O0-foot level, while the shaft is being
continued on down. Mr.. Keith is conf
dent that the Success is going to make
a fine mine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-30
COPPER STOCKS In
BOSTON AND NEW YORK

Following is the daily market comment
of Paine, Weber & Co., Boston. together
with the range of prices of copper stocks
and other Boston listings in which the
west is interested. as well as similar
report on New York curb transactions, a
feature that has been added recently by
James A. Pollock & Co. to its private
wire service. and from which il is Sc
cured for use in this department of The
Herald:
Boston, Oct 29-The demand for cop
pers was good all day and the local mar
ket was very strong in comparison with
New York. Bank loans were liquidated
and pools unloaded. which accounts for
the weakness in New York. This selling
Is very necessary to clear the situat ion
and everything will be better for il. Cop
per Range and North Butte were notice
ably active and their closing prices were
near the top. The short interest in both
stocks is still large and is becoming
heavy. Shannon was very strong and is
being picked up by investors in hundreds
of odd lots. 1t will rally easily to Is