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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
TO DEVELOP OIL
FIELDS OF MEXICO
Arrangements Perfected for Or.
ganlzation of a Fifty Million
Dollar American Syndicate.
TO ENTER WORLDS MARKETS.
Owns Over Million Acres I'm States of
Tamaulipas, Vera Cruz and
san Luis Potosi.

New York, Aug. 26--Arrangements
have been completed for the organiza-
ton of a s5o,ooo,OOO American syndicate
according TO an announcement pub
lished today which plans to develop
several million acres of oil lands in
Mexico, The purpose is to ship the pro-
duct to Central and South America, also
Europe and Africa. The syndicate will
take over the Mexican Petroleum com
pany which was organized in Cali
fornia In 1902. and owns approximately
q million acres of land in the states OF
Tamaullpas, Vera Cruz and San Luis
Potosi. More than a hundred gusher
wells are reported on the property, with
the oil the same grade as that OF the
southeast Texas fields.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
PULLMAN OFFICIALS HERE.

Distinguished Pullman officials arc In
the city today, including General Super
intendont l.. s. Hungerrord and wife, II.
r. Clements, assistant general ticket
agent and wife. and o. II. Powell assist
ant general manager and wife, all of
Chicago. They arrived this morning from
Portland, in the private car Colonial"
accompanied by District Superintendent
Twining, who went up from this city 10
Minidokn to meet them. They have been
through the Yellowstone, and are now oh
their way east They were taken about
town in the automobile OF General Pas
senger Agent Burey Of the Short Line,
and after a trip to the lake will listen
naCle at . O'clock
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
STEER RoPlNG CONTEST.


Cheyenne. Wyo,, Aug, 26.Peter Dick
nson, the champion steer roper of Ari-
zona, who challenged Champion Angus
McPhee OF Cheyenne 10 rope match
OF hve steers, announces that MoPhee
has accepted. aud the match VIII be
pulled of az Frontier Park In about
slN weeks. G. ~. Irwin, last years
frontier champion. and who claims TO
hold the worlds record having tied at
Chillicothe IA 70 seconds. viii ohal-
lenge thI winner. sam Scovllle and
other noted ropers may also participate.
Ina which event regular roplng festi-
val will be held. Dickinson, MoPhee.
Irwin. scoville and other crack ropers
and riders viii participate IN the Wild
west carnival al Hastings, Neb., next
month.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
VIA STRAITS OF MAGELLAN.
Stronu Effort Was Made to Have
1t Sent by Way of the Suez
Canal But it Failed.
Not Unlikely That Admiral Evans VIII
Command--Says May Remain on
Coast for Several Years.

New York, Aug. Pain an official
statement President Roosevelt an
nounces that the Atlantic battleship
feet of 16 vessels will sail for the Pa
cific in December by way of the Straits
of Magellan. The time and route of
return have not yet been decided upon.
This statement confirms in detail the
announcement on June 10 that the bat
tleships were to be shifted TO the Pa
cifc. but which was repeatedly denied
by administration officials when it
brought about war talk in Japan.
The presidents statement followed a
long conference at the oyster Bay sum
mer capital to which Admiral Evans
was summoned. aud which was partici-
pated in by Acting Secy. of the Navy
Newberry and Rear Admiral Brownson,
chief of the bureau Of navigation.
Here ia the presidents official state
ment;
The conference between the presi
dent ana the three offibirs of the navy
was called to decide details in connec-
ton with the Atlantic fleet going to the
Pacific.
The fleet will consist of 16 battle-
ships. 1t win start some time in De-
cember The course of the fleet will be
through the Straits of Magellan and UP
the Pacific coast to San Francisco. The
fleet also will, in all probability, visit
Puget Sound
The question of the route by which
1t will return to the Atlantic has not
as vet been decided.
THE destroyed flotilla will leave for
the Pacific about the same time as the
battleship fleet. but the destroyers and
torpedo boats VIII not accompany the
fleets"
The decision to send the fleet around
Cape Horn instead of By way of the
Suea canal was reached in the face of
q strenuous campaign by powerful poll
ticians who, for some reason not yet
made clear. did not desire the fleet to
round South America. The difficulties
Of coaling on the cape route, the cost,
and the poor quality of coal served at
Southt American ports. and many other
objections have repeatedly been pressed
on the government.
Are you going TO command the
heet2' Admiral Evans was asked after
the conference.
THAT matter rests With the presi-
dent" he replied.
The president has already indicated
that he prefers Admiral Evans for this
command, and there Is little doubt of
his selection.
How long viii the fleet remain in the
Pacific2" Admiral Evans was asked.
who can tell?" was all he would say,
but he intimated that it might be years
before the battleships returned to the
Atlantic,
LIST OF WARSHIPS.
The battleship fleet which will sail for
the Pacific consists of the following YES
sells:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
COLORADO COAL
FOR NEVADA TOWNS.

Denver Colo. Aug. 26-Coutracts
have been nude by the Colorado Fuel
supply compcny with the Rocky Noun
tam Goa company, both of Denver, for
100000 tons or bituminous coal for de-
nVeEy during the current year OF 1913.
An OF tbs coal win be shipped TO Me-
Yade mi distributed by the Colorado
fuei SurpiJ company, OF which j. M.
helhsr' pres mt ANA which was
Of 500 eco.
me c1ycorn is suid 20 have contracts
WIFE ce'lcra Ia Nevada FOR the 100, 900
IONS TO be delivered 70 them for do
nestle dist-ihutlon aud consumption.
samuel w. 3elfprd, formerly of Dem
ver' ne now of Nevada. Is vice presi-
deht ana general counsel of the COM
pany ana r ID. Williamson Is secretary.
Coal IN Noyadn last year brought
rom $22.59 70 f2s ton Under thn con-
tracts OF the Colorado Fuel Supply
company Il WIN now be much cheaper
shipped IN.
me comnnny's general offices are To-
Gated In Denver.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
HAIL KILLS BIRDS
At BRIGHAM CITY
Heavy Storm Ruins Seventy-five
Per Cent Of Peach and
Prune Crop.
Especial to the "News.oO

brigham NIty, Utahl Aug, 26.-A
heavy hailstorm occurred at this place
abou, o'clock Sunday morning. which
did considerable damage to growing
crops. and 10 other exposed property
1t is estimated that fully rs per cent
Of the peach and prune crop was de-
stroyed by the wind and hail and that
the greater portion OF the tomatoes and
melons IN the district atrick by the
storm VIII be lost. Only the central and
southern portions Of the city were Sc
Ycrely affected. Hundreds OF birds
were found dead under the trees after
the storm. having been killed by the
hatl.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
QUITE SAFE, THANK YOU.
Ministerial BETS" on Texts Receive no
Takers TO Date.

As forecasted in the News. no prizes
were awarded in the Bible contest con-
Quoted by the Seventh Day Adventists.
The reasons for this We're obvious-none
of the texts upon which the awards
were based are to be found within the
lids OF the sacred volume. The Offering
Of the prizes was like betting on a cer-
tainty," a custom that does not obtain
very frequently, especially among Eng
lishmen. l.. J. Roffee and o. II. Freed
more were chosen by Revs. Huntington
and st. John To be Judges Of the con-
test. and they decided that no answers
received came up to the requirements,
hence no awards were given.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
GOTCH DEFEATS KLANK.
Mclaughlin Wins Westling Match Ov-
or Dcnyerite.

Frank Gotch, the world famous wrest-
Ter. defeated Emil klank in Denver Fri
day night by taking the first two falls
the FIRST in - minutes and 80 seconds and
tho second in II minutes and 20 seconds
Gotch threw Klank the first time with u
hold combining the half Nelson, bar and
a combination hold of his own making.
The second fall was rorced by an Eng
lish cross-lock. The match was catch
ns-can affair with the TOE hold barred
This is a new one and one discovered by
Gotch George Mclaughlin OF this city
defeated A. V. Bagril and Immediately
afterwards challenged any lyo-pound man
in America
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
TO MINE GYPSUM,

The Utah Nevada Plaster ana Cement
company Of salt Lake city filed articles
OF Incorporation Ia tho ofdce OF the
county clerk this morning The com
pany is capitalized for sl25,OQ, IN shares
er tho par value OF 81 each, ana owns a
number of gypsum beds ln southern Ne
nre: John Sharp, president. G. S. Tin
gey vice president, james christensen
treasurer. q. Hyde Tingey 6'scretary, and
these with w. V. Rioe. q, o. Whittgnoro
and William Noclary form tho boaid of
diroctorh
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
A MINING QUARREL.
W. -. Dcros aux Shot and Seriously
wounded by s. NJ. Lawrence.

Los Angeles, Aug. 25.-W II. Dew
ereaux. mining man, member OF the
lrm of w 49, Deyoreaux & Son OF
New York. was shot and seriously
wounded yesterday by S. NJ. Law
renee in a quarrel over some mining
property at Nlpton. near san Bernar-
dino Cal. DovereauN received three
bullets from .3S-calihro revolver,
one in each shoulder and one in the
log The wounded man was brought
TO Los Angeles tonight for treatment
Lawrence was lodged I'm tho county
Jail nj San Bernar1inp by the sheriff.
DeVereauN's parents are now In scot
land
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
GOV. GLENN'S NEW PLAN.
Threatens To Attack Validity of North
Carolina Railway Lease.

Ashville. N. c.. Aug. 26,-Gov. Glenn
has new plan to force the Southern
railway to adopt the new rate law,
whichever way the courts decide
The North Carolina railroad was
leased l6 years ago TO the Richmond &
Danvile, which was succeeded by the
Southern. For years there have been
hints that the lease was procured by
fraud. The governor now threatens TO
attack its validity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
NEW COAL COMPANY.
Tunneling Operations Begun on Big
Property Near Helper.

pany has begun operations on its 4S0
acres of property in Spring canyon,
near Helper. General Manager Lamar
says that 10000 feet of tunnels have
been run into the various veins fur
nishins a high quality OF bituminous
coal. II will only require a five mile
spur from the Rio Grande to connect
the mines with the main line of the
railroad. The company also owns 500 to
600 acres of coal lands at Schofield,
which are being developed. Mr.. Lamar
believes he can secure enough men to
work the mines. his preference being
married men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
PLUMBERS IN 'G0LDFIEL.D
irc to Get Nine Dollars for Eight
Hours Work.

doldneld New. Aug 2b.--Approx-
,mately $50 members OF the building
rades OF Goldheld will return to work
vim their demand OF SO for an eight
hour day, but they with other build
ing crafts, agree Ia give 80 days mo-
lice in case OF threatened strike or
OF a demand TOR an increase In wages.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
DECISION SUSTAINED.
Supreme Court UphoIds Award of Ar
btfnrion Board In Church Case.

A unanimous decision was rendered
on Saturday by the supreme court In
the case of Joseph s. Richards VS.. JOS.
+. Smith. trustee-ln-trust for the
Church OF Jesus Christ Of Latter-day
Saints, IN which the verdict Of a board
court. Mi, Richards presented To the
trustee-in-trust claim for S5b, 500. and
the cas-, was submitted To arbitration,
Messrs l.. s. Hills and James Sharp
appearing for the claimant. and
Messrs W, w Ritter and John n.
Barnes representing the other side.
Mr., Richards had no Just claim. and
from this decision the case went to
the supreme court with the result
stated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
STEAMBOAT SERVICE
TO BE PUT ON GREEN RIVER
Especial 70 The News. .

Green River. Wye, Aug, 26.-smith
Bros. and Field OF the Lucern valley
WIN place steamboat In service on
Green river between their ranches and
this place. II the venture pays the bus
mess VIII be extended. II has been
known for years that Green river was
nnyIgahle for small boats, OF large
boats OF small draft.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
KATRINA WRIGHT MARRIED.
Is Daughter Of Ambassador to Japan
Wright.

New York. Aug 26,-Katrina. the
daughter OF retiring American AM
bassador Wright. was married today
Mt the American embassy. Toxic. to
Charles Palmer. vice president of tho
International bank Manila. The
couple sail from San Francisco tomor-
row with the brides parents.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
CAN PROVIDE MINERS.
New Yorker says Plenty of Men VIII
Come 10 Utah.

state Auditor Edwards Is In receipt OF a
street, New YORK city, Ia which the writ
err states that he knows of any number
Of coal minors who would gladly come
10 Utah 20 work n the mines OF this
Mr.. Berthe states that ha read In the
Now York Herald Of he scarcity OF coal
IN the west, owing 10 the inability Of mine
owners 20 secure men 10 dig the fuel from
the earth ana amy one desiring 10 onsn
correspondence with him relative 10 the
matter Of getting mon for the line OF
work Indicated may do 50 at tho above
address.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
yARTANlAM's MURDER.
ihree Armenians Wanted for Il Are
Reported Located IN RuIgarin.

10 New York, Aug. 26---Throe Armen-
SanH Wantod TOR numbering Father Ka-
bulgaria whence they lied Via Mon-
Ueal and Marsailles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
COAL CLIMBS
HIGHER DAILY
Fuel Goes Up One Dollar a Ton
Bright and Early This
Morning.

The manner in which the purchas-
ing public are expected to pay for what
it is necessary to buy this winter, was
indicated Saturday in the case of but
ter. which is being boosted 10 mid
winter prices in midsummer to make a
proper foundation for an unpreced-
ented midwinter boost. and now on
Monday. two days later. comes another
demonstration i'm the form of q raise in
the coal prices. Coal now runs into
money at the rate of $3.50 per ton, on
Wyoming coal and Sc per ton for Utah
coal.
While the investigating committee OF
the state senate is trying TO unearth an
old contract under which the
Rio Grande Is said to have
made a mint of money by de-
livering Castle Gate Coal TO the
Sothern Pacific at Ogden, at total
cost delivered, including mining, trans
portation. and charges, of SO per ton,
and while the same committee Is col
Letting evidence to show that the pres
ent cost of mining ton of coal is not
over 81 per ton, or very little over that
figure. raise is made on the eXplana-
ton that the cost of mining has in
creased "a new scale of wages" fore
NE a new SNItulb prices.
UP GO PRICES.
At Bamberger's coal Office this morn
ing it was learned that Utah lump is
now S., boost from So. so which in
turn was a boost from $5.25 a season
ago. A coal purchaser today COM
planned that an order which has been
held for the Central Coal & Coke COM
pany for a month. was delivered this
morning with a whole dollar per ton
added, as per today's boost In price.
That the raise was anticipated some
time ago Is suggested by signs placed
In the various coal company offices.
reading, An orders for coal subject
to price on the day of delivery" This
sign has been on display for over a
month.
UTAH FUELS SCHEDULE.
The new Utah Fuel company prices
are SO 50 for lump and nut, raise
from So; $1.75 for run of mine, and
81 so for slack. q raise respectively
from $I.50 and sl25. Officials give
ii out that it costs $4,000 month
more 10 operate its mines than il did
in 1904, this being due to increased
wages. increased freight rates, and a
raise of from 25 TO 80 per cent In all
materials.
KEAIMERER FIGURES.
The Kemmerer coal raises to 81. 1913
and Sc per ton, half ton, and quarter
ton respectively. This is higher than
the raise on Utah coal. Formerly the
freight rate clear from Wyoming was
exactly the freight rate from sunny
side and these Goals have always
teamed as to price to the public. The
matter was investigated by the last
Legislature, but tho investigation was
in charge OF Harry j. Robinson, a.
house committee man, who failed TO
develope definite results. and the sem
ate consequently appointed a commit
tee of holdoVers to watch the situation
this winter, gather all available cyl.
dences as to juggling with prices, and
report to the next legislature with re-
Communications az 10 desirable changes
In the laws governing coal production
and transportation to market.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26

New York, Aug. 26.-The trans
forming of the auxiliary cruiser, Pan
Their, into y repair ship 10 accompany
the Atl8ut,c neet 10 the Pacific, has
begun The Panther win have conf
plcte forge room, foundry, machine
shop. etc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
Council to Act on Long Deferred
Proposition at This Eve
ning's Session.
BLACK STILL WANTS BONUS.
Welsbach Company Bid to Light City
With Gas VIII Also Receive
Consideration.

Tho most important matters to come
before the city council tonight are the
franchises asked for by the Utah Light
& Railway company. and the favor
able report of the committee on the
proposition of the Welshach Street
Lighting company to install incan-
descent gas lights in the residence dis
tricts.
The street railway franchises have
been held up for about three months
awaiting the convenience of the city
council TO take the matter up. Ths
railway people have made deter
mined fight for concessions that would
warrant the making of the proposed
expenditure OF S30O0,O00 in repairing
and extending their lines. and so far
have found their greatest opposition in
the House divided against itself" in
the matter Of compensation. Council
man Black is pushing his amendment,
requiring the company to pay the city
1852, 900 IN convenient instruments, AMI
this marks the battle ground for the
fight tonight,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
WHY MORE HOUSES
ARE NOT BUILT
Salt Lake Architect Explains
That Price of Material and
Labor is Prohibitive.
SCALE OF WAGES FIGURES.
Contractors Must Employ Speedy Men
To Rush the Work Through Re-
gardless OF Quality.

Since the Real Estate association has
raised the query as to why more houses
are not built TO accommodate growing
Salt Lake, the local architects have
come forward with an answed that the
lumber market is so unreasonably high
that builders fear they are paying 80
per cent to dividends thar will leave
their houses without the cost value In
few years when more investigation
puts a stop to present combinations on
the Pacific coast.
one prominent architect said today
that he had recently made plans to
alter dining room in a well known
salt Lake home. The alterations ought
not TO have cost over 81. 500 but the own
er offered $4,000 on learning that this
was the minimum figure obtainabe
under present abnormal conditions. As
the architect knew the man wanted a
particularly good piece of work done,
he was forced to refuse IL. because he
says, contractors are now forced to
pay such high wages that they can no
longer employ the slower and more
careful workmen. but must find men
who viii rush through work at high
speed In order to get enough done to
justify employing them at the present
scales. The slower man cannot be en-
plpAtu at lower rates DtCduse Oh the
union scale. and the fact that the
speedier men would not work with
them IL they failed to join the union.
AT every office in Salt Lake the report
is that the outlook is not encouraging,
and that 30 per cent of the buildings
projected last winter Were called Off
the market when the bids We're opened
this spring.
BUILDING CAMPAIGN.
Ashton and Jenkins report that they
have built nearly 100 houses this year
and have sold all of them before they
were finished The various building
societies report that they could use
more money than they have to fill APP
plications to build, and that these APP
plications now run from six to seven
months ahead of the ability of the So
cieties TO fiji them, The greatest demand
seems TO be in the southeast, for new
homes. while all rental agencies report
that they have many opportunities to
rent houses that they cannot I'LL. That
a rapid building campaign is necessary
is the opinion of the rental agencies,
while the lumber and labor conditions
| make this campaign impracticable is
the opinion OF the architects who are
| closely In touch with the people who
would most readily put their money I'M
to new buildings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
NATIONAL. BANKS.

comptroller of Currency Calls for
Statement of Condition Aug, -.
Mashingt N, d. c.. Aug. &C. Comp
upller or the currency has called for
q statement or tho condition OF ma
Vonal banks Al tho close Of buflneas
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
ANOTHER AMENDMENT.

Another amendment that viii come
up for discussion is by Mr.. Crabtree.
which win require the couAlany TO bear
the expense of sprinkling between the
tracks and rails.
The franchise as it will be pre-
sented tonight will ask for the privilege
of making few changes in the rout-
ing of the tracks, and of making sew
eral extensions. The original requests
for permission TO carry freight and
other privileges have been eliminated,
and no difficulty is expected only in
the matter OF the cost of the fran
chise
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
LIGHTING PROPOSITION.

The report made by the Welsbach
street lighting committee will come be-
fore the council tonight, recommend
ing the acceptance of the company
offer to install 500 incandescent street
lights for Il period, OF three years at
$50 per lamp per year. the lights to
be located wherever the council may
direct. If these lights prove salts
factory, the council is 10 be bound to
install 400 more lights after a period
of 80 days. These 800 lights will re-
place $50 arc lights now furnished by
the Utah Light & Railway company.
Very naturally the Utah Light &
Railway people are fighting this
scheme and promise some very inter-
esting developments If the council at
tempts TO pass the resolution IN favor
of the Walsbach company. 1t is
claimed that the electric firm has a
contract with the city to furnish arc
lights until March, 1909, but the city
attorney is of the opinion that no such
contract exists, and has passed favor
ably upon the project of the new light
ing company. When the opinion OF
Attorney Hiles IS brought before the
council tonight, there will probably be
little delay in deciding the question.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26

Men with two hands and ono head can
find work through want adj,
whether they are skilled work.
mon" or not.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26

The mills OF civilization turn out an
alwnys-incrcasing crowd of homc-
seckcrs--and they are NIL ad-rcad-
crs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-26
TRANSFORMING THE PANTHER.

Total, e2iQcQ IONS and 800 guns