Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-15

gold from Nevada. from Southern Cali
fornia and from the territories of Arizona
and New Mexiec s we have touay to onpu our
future prosperity; and | scarcely KNOW know
which to name first They are the owens
river wster good roads, IA ana b,,ainess tae % reIs-
tions between Los Angeles and tne mlIims mn
camps. To you gentlemen of the ainf cnam
eer o5 Of nees be in
effort having this last as its object.
Will A. Harris. a director Of the cham- chtI
ventures in the past had not been re-
markably successful but expressed nope
for the future. He said:
years, and / have practiced law and
worked very hard most of the time for the
privilege OF mining. My mining has al
My experience reminds me Of that of an
old prospector who came rushing up TO a
friend one day with. the statement that
how was that?' asked the friend. Wei.
It was this way he replied. ! located a
tin mine. but when, l came to have IL
Il sometimes think business men do
not appreciate the Importance OF the
mining industry Here we are plumlng
undertaking, yet in Australia they ca car
ried water 300 miles at cost or $I5,-
900, 900 to get 1t where? To mining
camp. That shows the Importance OF
Three great railroads now are max
ing extensions into mining territory.
Those lines are being built by tne
ab1est financiers of the country. They
have faith in the Importance of min
ing. The very fact of all this railroad
construction should persuade us OF tne
Los Angeles. We are entitled to that
business. 1t belongs to us. Moreover
we ought not to be content with DUST
New New Mexico and Southern California
alone We ought to extend our. bust
ness activities into the land Of the
dously rich in mineral deposits. and
field for our business enterprise.
]. O. Koepfl confessed that before
had been a doubling Thomas. The
trip, however, changed all that and ac-
cording to his own statement Mr.
Koepfli now is an enthusiast.
"The formation of the chamber Of
Mines" he said, was move which
will strengthen us where we were
derstand it, is designed to foster an in
terest in legitimate mining. This Is OF Of
advantage to Los Angeles for there IS
no doubt that this city city frpm Ti11 arosper eomr
largely through the prosperity OF
Must Change Views
However, our business interests
must learn to treat legitimate mining
enterprise as a legitimate business. t
Both banks and business houses must
so regard it, / believe that the cham
Der of mines will do more than any
other agency to establish mining on a
footing where conservative investors
Will give 1T the support to which 1t is
w. ]. Arkell told how he had made
fortune in the publishing business only
to lose II on Wall street, and had then
emigrated to Manhattan to make an.
other. Mr.. Arkell looks to be a6ou. u,
thirty-ive years of age. yet he said ne ne
was old enough to be the DADDY OF
most of the men In the room. he was a
at one time an Associated Press re-
porter and represented that press asso-
citation at the time General Grant made
his famous tour Of the world. accom-
panying the general on his trip. AS
publisher of Judge he, gave to the
aFiIil Dinner pail" which probably did
more than any other one thing to elect
William MCKINLEY president; a,.btbs
Josh" and one eighth boost" Some
of his stories bore the same deceptiue
appearance of youth, that their relator ,,3
carried SO jauntily, but they were lit
tie the less enjoyable for that.
In beginning his remarks the former
editor Of Judge. poked "a little good
ceded him and who had been rather
lavish in their compliments
'I'm not goin' to tell youse guys
that you re Ine nHcSL bONy VI i'hS.
ever saw" he began, because you amt.
| We've got a name for that sort or dope
out where come from. out in Manhat- :
tan. We express it with two Letters I
hFor good many years I published ID ID
Judge and Lesies Weehy IN around
and saw the country. In the publish
ing business I made money For seven
years my income was 500 qoo iih annuhi,yt any
Then I got an idea that could peat
well, staid in New York long
enough to pay, OFF $l,25o.9oo OF aeots u
Manhattan was my looking glass. To-
day, thank the Lord, I've got enough
properties in Nevada so that l can bor-
Nov about Manhattan. We have
5000 companies there and not one that
is paying dividends. But. we have
fiftyetwo properties on which you can
pan gold and that's more than the rest
Of the state, including Goldfield, can
boast. all put together; By JanuaTy !
and If we don't knock out more golo
then than Tonopah and Goldheld COM
bined I'll eat my hat.
1--WE have wildcatters in Nevada ana
we know 1t, but they don't live there
Most Of them live sin Denver A Wild
CATER, you know. is a pretty low down
man, so low down that he has TO take
an elevator to go to hell"
r. B Burton, introduced as secretary
| of the Scientific society of Nevada, told
of the efforts being made to stop mis-
| representation in connection with MIN
| ing. The last Nevada legislature, he
said. appointed committee OF public
| ity for the express purpose of discour-
| aging wildcatting. and that organiza-
| tion Is now working with the state
Society of Engineers on a general plan
for classifying properties, The de de, },
tails of this, proposed classification IL,
| have not yet been finally adopted, but
| it is likely that properties VIII be
grouped under six headings, including
Everything from dividend-paying mines
! to prospects The organization also
aims to discourage the employment OF
| incompetent, irresponsible or dishonest
| engineers.
Mr.. Burton suggested that the work
of the Nevada Organization and the
Los Angeles chamber of mines, being
along similar lines, cooperation would
| be advisable and pledged the assist
ance of the Nevada bodies wherever 1t
| may prove of advantage.
| Brief talks also were made by Judge
Root of Needles, who spoke for the
! mining interests of Southern Califor-
mia; Gilbert S. Wright. Douglas White
of the Salt Lake road. Mr.. Needham OF
| the Tonopah & Tidewater and others.