Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-22
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Marshall Field, of Chicago, recently
deceased, universally recognized as the.
worlds greatest merchant, made mil
lions upon millions on his mining in
vestmerlts, while John D. Rockefeller,
the richest man the world has ever
known, credits his mining investments
for the largest part of his wealth.
In 1901, only. six years ago, the Tom
apah was only hole in the ground IT
4 has since produced about $20,00O,000,
and today has blocked out on four sides
something over 100000, 900 in ore. Even
Rockefeller himself hasn't got money
enough to buy stock in this property
The original purchase price of the
Utica of California was $4,000. 1t has
since produced $25,OOO,ooO, and the
owners do not think they have as much
as touched the real values in the prop
erty The North Star, also of Califor-
MIA, was twice abandoned as worked
out, but astonishing as it may seem, it
has since produced close to $25000,00O,
and its owners figure that they have at
least-just ponder over that at least
twice as much more in sight!
The Homestake, down here in South
: Dakota, which is neighborly, to say the
least, has paid over $40 100000 in divi-.
dends, and its stock has advanced
about 5000 per cent Doesn't it seem
good to you to have something in Da-
kota either north or south, advance like
/ that? The Treadwell, out there in
Alaska, where the weather compares
with the brand furnished Bismarck, has
: advanced 5000 per cent in price, and
unless all the signs fail, Gold Coin Min
ing Company stock will beat that by a
full city block.
The Rothchilds recently paid $40 000,-
| 600 for the Anaconda, but not until
after it had paid nearly $35,O00,00O in
| dividends. There are few other mines
: that have paid big dividends. The On
5 tario has record of about SIT 900, 600;
t Boston and Montana about $50 ,000, 900 !;
Quincy close to $20,000,0O0; United
!, Verde about the same, and A1nalga-
' mated close to $40,000,000.
+ These are excessive profits, as viewed
y from the standpoint of the average in
e weston, but they are exceedingly conser-
It vative as viewed from the standpoint oil
f the man who knows mining as bust
ness He simply takes the position that
t in mining no profit is excessive and that
+ the man who does not invest anything
e more than a lick at the gum on the
r back of two-cent postage stamp, is
D properly entitled to interest compounded
4 several thousand times on the aforesaid
$ lick. ~. @.%; .@s
q The last United States census pre-
t sents complete information concerning
the number of men and the amount OF
capital engaged in the principal indus
l tries of the country, together with the
' value of the output. The figures from
the census show the average annual re-
turns per man employed in the several
t enterprises to have been as follows:
$297 in agriculture.
$495 in numbering.
$764 in manufacturing.
: $3.50 in metal mining.
These results were secured in spite
of the t1nproductive labor thrown away
;, in prospecting and i'll advised mining
;. ventures, while the workers in other
fields had all the advantages of labor
saving machinery. and of the highly de-
!. veloped manufacturing economics which
keep every workers production up to
! the highest point.
+ How about it? Don't you think it
time to secure that block of stock you
. have had in mind Better do it before
: the next advance in price, which is
E scheduled for June l.. Better do it to-
day, because there are several deals on
that may alike every share of the stock
/ off the market.
, The price is 40 cents per share now,
f but you do not have to have all cash
: in buying what you want. We will
make terms to suit your convenience.