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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
THE BEGINNING Of SPRING.

According to the almanac makers.
Spring began this afternoon at 1913
o'clock, that being the time desis.
mated as the vernal Equinox. It
seems reasonable to suppose that be.
fore long we shall have some warm
days and settled weather. For the
past two months, weather conditions
have been very anfavorabie. All
kinds OF business have suffered. The
roads have been almost impossible
and the ground has been too wet for
spring blowing. Soon the farmers
ought to be able to get TO work in
earnest for the summer crops, the gar
den makers can get busy, trade con-
ditions will improve and work of all
kinds move off better than in bad
weather. The coming of spring will be
welcomed by everybody. 1t ought to
infuse new energy in enterprises of
every sort and ere Icing Fairmont ought
to be in full swing In this banner
year. of progress and prosperity. The
spring election is over and there is
nothing in the way OF general push
forward along all lines. Let every,
citizen put his business shoulder to
the wheel and help lift.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
TERMs or SUBSCRIPTION,
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR.

Those Of Us who remember with
what giee the Democrats flashed the
long green on the Republican party
workers in this city and county Mt
the general election in. 1903, when
they began, early in the morning of
election day, Offering $50 to s25 a
vote. simply paralyzing Republicans,
who had little Of .'the necessary"
but were entirely unequal to the oc.
casion. win be able to appreciate the
following comment from the Charles.
ion Mail as to how the Democrats car.
rfed the recent election in that city.
me Mail among other things. says:
= Just as the polls opened yester.
day morning. hundreds Of Democrat.
ic workers in the city rushed hun.
dreds Of voters to the potts aud voted
them even before many OF the Re-
publican workers were on the
ground Following up this big adj
vantage with the most liberal use
of money ever displayed in Charles.
ton elections they continued to lead
throughout the day. The cost of
the big victory is estimated from $s5.,
oooito $4,000 and the exact amount
will never be known. Votes sold
from $40 nj, TO s35 at many OF the pre-
cincts % the city.
The figures In bulk also remind lis
q A., 49,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
OHIO RIVER FLOODS.

According to figures published n
few days ago. the floods in the Ohio
Valley for 1907 break all re9ords. the
nearest approach to the high water OF
this year being away back in 1899.
The anestion arises, will 1t not be.
come more and more dangerous 10
live within the food district as the
years 50 by To-day the down river
towns are experiencing the third
deluge Of this year. Only one pa.
per in Wheeling is able to publish a
per. all the others being drowned out.
The Telegraph Office alone Is above
the high water line. From year TO
year as the population Of the river
cities increases. more people seek
places Of abode near the waters edge.
Thousands are thus rendered home
less by the foods. And the worst fea.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

ture Of the proposition is that foods
will continue to be more frequent and
more disastrous as the lands are
cleared. 1t took much heavier and
more general deluge in 1882 to make a
So foot rise at Pittsburg when dense
forests covered the Pennsylvania hills
and valleys than it took in 1907 to
lift the crest of the flood to SO and
one-half feet. In coming years. the
mountains will still be made barer and
nothing will keep the water of the
tremendous Ohio basin from rushing
into the channel and filling It to over.
flowing. 1t is most serious PROPOSE.
ton to people who live along the riv-
er.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
PREPARING NEGRO ExHlelr.
Secretary of Executive Committee
Goes to Norfolk to Take charae.

WASHINGTON. March 12.-Thomas
j. Galloway, chairman Of the executive
committee in charge of the negro ex.
hibit of the jamestown Ter.Centen.
NAL Exposition, has gone to Norfolk
to arrange for the establishment of
headquarters for his office force. and
to see to the reception OF exhibits.
which have been coming in with graf
flying raptdity from all parts OF the
country within the past few days.
There is every indication that the
negro exhibit will be OF most cred
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
THE PEOPLES FORUM
a soes. for eeorne Amos.


WINFIELD. March 20
Editor West yirgin.an:
Some time ago a letter or two ap
peared in your paper in regard Il
George Amos being candidate for
sheriff. i want to say that the people
out this way are unit for him. Eve.
rybody out here knows him and nc
one can say thing against him. He
Is good clean business man, no,
above speaking to poor man and i
think he would make an ideal sheriff,
We might look the county over in
both parties and more popular man
or one better qualified for the office
could not be found. Winfield district
IS for George Amos first, last and all
the time. Give US man like Amos
and he viii roll up majority of from
1000 to 1900 on election day.
Yours for the success of the Repub.
llcan cause, TRUE BLUE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Popular Performance a. the opera
House.

@ ffouSe.
The bill to be presented by the In.
ternntional Grand Co. tomorrow night
is designed to please both the lovers
of popular music and the musical
critics. The two great singers,
Champion and Peyton. will sing a
number of popular melodies, Annie
Laurie" Coming Thro the Rye"
Dixie" '.The Little Irish Girl" and
"The Laughing Duet" vermoref, the ia.
nous French violinist, will play "The
Gypsy Dances" and some lovely old
airs. Besides all these, the popular
music of Faust will appeal to avery.
one. This is an unique opportunity of
hearing three world famous artists at
popular prices. In New York, Pitts.
burg and Chicago, the public have
paid double the price charged here to
hear the same artists in the same pro.
gramme. The Morgantown Post of
last Wednesdays date. commenting on
the concert given at the university of
West Virginia by the international
Co.. said:
ut was by far the finest opera sing.
ing ever heard here and the memory
of 1T will remain long In the hearts Of
everyone who had the pleasure of list.
ening to the best performance ever
given in Commencement Hail." March
1+th)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
VERDICT For DAMAGES.


The Morgantown Chronicle makes
the following remarks on subject
of interest:
a widow In Tucker county has OBJ
tanned verdict for $500 damages
against the proprietor of saloon
at Brooklyn Heights for selling IL
duor to her husband who was killed
while drunk. That Brooklyn Heights
saloon has gained the distinction of
being the most notorious In the
State. Its proprietor, after having
been refused license In Hendricks
where he lived, bought land on the
opposite side of the. river, built a
bridge, saloon, and town, all
his own, and procured a license there.
Many crimes, and number of deaths
have been charged, directly or indi.
rectly, against his saloon. It's name
is known far and wide throughout that
region. The proprietor is reputed to
be wealthy. 1t is said to be
be one OF his business principles to
plant saloon as near as possible to
a prohibition town.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

Major Burns. of the State Univer-
sity, who has reached the point of
honorable retirement from his posi-.
ton in the school, is being mentioned
for the position of State Road Inspec-
tor, the Office which was created by
the recent Legislature with a view to
furtherlng the good roads movement
Major Burns is an enthusiast on the
subject of good roads and has studied
the subject both from military and
civil point Of view. He would no doubt
make good Inspector.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Funerai 81 Miss Adan,,s.

The funeral Of Miss Jessie Adams,
daughter of Mr.. George Adams. will
not be held until Monday afternoon
at two o'clock. pending the arrival Of
her histers. Mrs. Georgia Hare and
Miss Daisy Adams, VINO are en- route
home from Los Angeles, Cal. The ser
vices wifi be held from the residence,
followed by interment at Maple Grove
Cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
lANDsTREET MAY BECOME
PRESIDENT OF c. & c


BALTIMORE. Nd, March a.
That +. S. Landstreet, who resigned
last week from the vice presidency
Of the Western Maryland railroad,
viii soon be elected president Of i
big corporation, was rurnored to-day
in financial circles. II Is thought that
the corporation in question might be
the Coal & Coke railway. of West
Virginia, of which ex-senator Henry
G. Davis is the principal owner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
STATE LICENSE LAWS.

The amendments to the State tax
laws as enacted by the regular and
extra sessions Of the State legislature
just held, fix the amount of the State
taxes as indicated on the following
subjects. All other taxes remain as
heretofore:
These become effective July l.
Real and personal property, max.
imum. 5 cents and $780,.
Retail liquor license, 5000.
Wholesale liquor license for por.
ter, ale. beer, etc, $3.50 and Is cents
a barrel over 5000.
Wholesale liquor license for spir.
itous liquors other than porter, beer,
ale, etc., $3.50.
Wholesale and retail liquor license
for liqEor not drunk upon the preml.
SEES, $1,000.
Brewery. 500 and IS cents barrel.
Railroad cars diners, buffets, etc.)
Wholesal beer and other spurious
liquors combined. $1,000, and is cents
a barrel for beer over 1000 barrels.
Junk dealer, s25.
Junk Dealers solicitor, $40.
Penny slot machines. 50.
Slot machines, SIS,
Money broker, SIS.
Private banker, SOS.
Skating rink. (unier 10000 popula.
tlon,) $50.
Skating rink, lover 10000 popula-
ton, s25.
Public park, County 10000 popula-
toni. s25.
Public park. County 10000 popuia.
tom, SIS.
Public park. County ander 10000
populatioD $40.
Labor agency, 800.
Fortune teller, IS.
Patent right, $40.
Collection agency, $40.
Sewing machine travel, $40.
Stoves or ranges, travel,
Organs, ETC., travel, $40.
Likhtning rods. travel, $40. =
Subscriptions for publications, travel,
$40.
Opera house. lover 10000 popula-
tlbn), SIPS.
Opera house, uess than 10000 popu.
lntion). 800.
Opera house. uess than 10000 pop.
ulation). $40.
Circus, each performance, $50.
Afenagerie. each performance, $40.
Circus and menagerie, eact, perform.
ance, SIS.
Side shows, $40.
Pony or dog show, $50.
Wild West show, $50.
Magic lantern, ETC., $3.50.
Street carnival, IS per week.
Other shows, $40 each exhibition.
Museum, 10 cents admission. "a a
day; $40.
Social Clubs. each member up to $50,
50.
Express companies. per mile soc
Telegraph companies. per mile, 81;
minimum 500.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Butler Wins Bonn.

EtKlNs, W. Va, March 21.-F. w
Kalmbach failed to throw Hun Butler
of Wheeling, three times within an
hour as he expected to do in wrestl,
ing bout here last night. 1t took
Kalmbach % minutes to force his
man down on the mat. In the remain.
ing ss minutes Kalmbach failed to re.
peat the trick.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

For catarrh, let n,e send you frea.
Just to prove merit, Trial size Box
OF DR.. Shops Catarrh Remedy. |,
is snow white creamy, healing anti
septic balm that gives instant relief
to Catarrh of the nose and throat
Make tina free test and see. Address
DR.. Shoop. Racine, Wis. Large Jars
so cents. Sold by E. A. Blllingslea &
Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Train STOPPED Just in Time.

cLARKsBURG, March 2t.-The
Short Line passenger train came near
meeting with a serious accident yes,
terday afternoon near Hepzibah. 1t
came near running into a great slip.
The engineer saw the obstruction in
time to stop his THAN, which saved
the passengers from injury.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

never touches Midway & Park.wii.
letta, on the interurban car line. The
ideal suburbs of Parkersburg. Let
me show you 4.room cottage on half
acre lot s775 easy terms. A fine
2.acre lot sc25 easy payments. Nice
'l,acre for for s275 easy payments.
Lot 5exi2o feet, SIS easy payments.
Nearly acre acre lot at club house
s675. All scent fare of Parkers.
burg.
B. E. HANEs.
AIS Market rooms 10 ell. )
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

table nature. The display of mum.
Der Of inventions, electrical devices.
and other machinery and articles H.
Illustrative of the mechanical develop.
ment Of the race. TO be sent from here
by the Armstrong Manual Training
School. under the direction OF Arthur
G. Newman. will be one of the strik--
ing features.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
General Whit Dead.

PHILADELPHIA. March 21.-Brfea.
dier General Whit, q. s. A. died at
philadelphia to-day OF heart disease.
He had been in consmand OF the U. 8.
troops Of Cuba, returning three
weeks ago Being u he was ordered
to Philadelphia for treatment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
a Million Dollar Fire.

PHILADELPHIA. March 21.-Fire
to-day destroyed the Atlantic Refining
Company property at Point Breeze
to the extent of one million dollars.
Several explosions hurled oil on fire.
men and employesiinjuring number
terribly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Generator Arrived.

The new 1000 R, w. generator 70.
the Fatrmont, ctarksburg Traction
Company which will be placed in the
new power house at cayenne arrived
today. The new generator will In
crease the power Il the plant abou,
so per cent
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Funeral Of Mrs. Smith.

Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs: Clyde Smith Will be held FRI
day afternoon at tive O'clock from the
resident, conducted by Rev. H. G.
stoetzer; and Rev. G. D. Smith. Inter
ment will take place at woodlaw =
Cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

The few people VINO fail to hear
Lieutenant Peary when he comes to
Fairmont will be sorry they missed
the chance of seeing SO noted a man.
him. Fairmont folks ought to appre.
ciate having him right in our own
town.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

The Ohio River railroad is the worst
sufferer In the State from the recent
floods. 1t is reported that its tracks
were under water twelve or fifteen
feet in many places when the river
was the highest. 1t will be several
days before traffic is resumed on the
line.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

An interesting announcement viii.
be maze In a day or two concerning
the Peary lecture, Keep ON the loos
out for It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

All the Ohio river towns are "wet'
this week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

3. e. HANES.
AIS Market rooms 10 &11. /.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

Express companies, per mile soc
Telegraph companies. per mile. 81;
minimum 500.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-14

i've camps in Nevada The Phoebe
Brokerage company and the chamber
of commerce have been organized, a
bank established and a new hotel
is to be built. According to the re-
port made by James w. Abbott, a
special agent of the government, the
gross output of the mines of Phoebe
and vicinity, not including Bristol,
Jack Rabbit and Comet districts,
from 1869 to 1899, totaled $21,271,-
376.
From 80 to 95 per cent of the val
ues reported were obtained by the
old Washoe process, long since aban-
doned in the United States, except
ing in a few places remote from rail-
roads. The balance was obtained by
teaching methods, imperfectly con-
Quoted, with the crudest of appar-
atus, and little of it from two
smelters, one 25-ton plant, built
for experimental purposes, and the
other a 100-ton plant, still standing
on the fiat mile from town.
In the early days of Phoebe twenty
one companies we're operating and
from 1872 until 1876 $23,000,0 900
in dividends were paid. In the Pr
oche section at that time were twelve
reduction plants, of which seven
were shelters.
The old Nevada-Utah's property,
with that of many others, is now
owned by the Nevada-Utah Mines &
Smelter corporation, which also con-
trolls other interests in the principal
mining districts of Utah. This COM
pany was organized in 1904, George
C. Learnard of Boston being presi-
dent, w. F. Schroeder, general man
ager of all the properties, and G. H.
Swanton, general superintendent in
Nevada. The holdings of the new
corporation near Phoebe comprise
760 acres, covering a dozen or more
of the most important mining propo-
sitions of early days; a narrow guage
railroad of sixteen miles from Phoebe
was built to the Bristol mining dis
trict two smelters in the valley, and
the 20O-ton smelter on the hill, built
in 1890 to work the ores of the Yuba
mine. The underground workings
of the Nevada-Utah amount to over
forty miles, the greatest depth veri-
cally being 1900 feet, the incline
shaft reaching a depth of 1900 feet
and still sinking. There are ,430
cutting; six shafts to depth of 1900
feet and over; five shafts 500 to 900
feet in depth. and IL shafts 500 to
500 feet. At No. shaft is a 49,
horse power hoist with two four
drill compressors.
The company has 100 men at
work and could at the present time
ship 500 tons of ore daily. The COM
pany will erect near Phoebe man.
moth smelling works. in order to
treat all of the ores which may come
to it. AS regards treatment of it's
own ores, the cost of transportation
after the advent of the railroad will
have much to do with it. Expert
ments on an extensive scale to de-
termine the proper method will mean
the construction of several plants
with latest improved machinery. In
the mines and on the dumps are
thousands of tons of ore with values
ranging from $25 to $40 ton.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-14

not have good look to the board,
and finally it was decided to go into
the matter. District Attorney Nc
Carran wired Bullion Tax Collector
Nevins and State Controller Eggers,
asking them to come there.
Upon the arrival of these officials
the matter will be gone into, and the
commissioners will learn whether the
county is or is not getting its share
ofthe receipts.
The bullion tax is at the rate of
$3.45 on the hundred dollars. The
Tonopah mine alone, according to
the dividends it has paid for the last
year, should have been assessed for
the sum of between $4,000 and
$4,000, to say nothing of the ore
that was not paid out for dividends.
No one is prepared to say how the
matter stands; but it can be easily
determined when the books of the
assessor tell the tale of receipts, and
the bullion tax collector shows what
he has done. If the latter has been
remiss in his duty. there is chance
yet for the county to be pulled out
of it's financial hole.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-14
STATE News
BRIEFLY TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS
WHAT is GOING ON IN NEVADA
IN A BUSINESS AS WE'LL AS
A SOCIAL WAY.
GOOD STATE WITH FINE PROSPECTS
A Cosby Column of Items of Gem
eral Interest To Everybody
In The State.

The Bonanza says the negro ele-
ment is getting too numerous for the
welfare of Tonopah.
The second crop of alfalfa in Car
son valley promises to be a record
breaker in yield and quality
The Gazette says the promised
$4,000 purse for Gans-Britt fight
in Reno, jingles like stage money.
r. B. Van Meter, accused of high
grading at the Combination mine at
Goldfield, has been held to answer
to the grand jury.
Jim Dow of Wadsworth had his
hair singed and face cooked to
roast turkey brown while handling
powder with lighted cigar in his
teeth.
Promoters preparing to cyanide
the sand bed of Gold Lake. Esmeral-
da county, claim there is $1,000
100000 of the yellow metal deposit
ed there.
The Sun claims that foreigners are
crowding out American citizens in
Tonopah mines and sending away
their earnings, resulting in serious
detriment to local business.
The trip of the Goldfield baseball
club east has been abandoned, and
the players are now busy trying to
collect the money due them, amount
ing to from $40 to 500 apiece.
The sale of 100 acres of coal lands
to L. X. Koontz of Goldfield, acting
for Pittsburg capitalists, was con-
summated a few days ago. The land
is two miles south of Coaldale, Nye
county, and was sold by William
Groezinger for $25,
The Kenneth-Donnellan company
of Tonopah, Goldfield and San Fran
cisco, has resumed business and it is
stated that the difficulties which
compelled their suspension short
time ago have been cleared up with
out loss to the firms patrons.
A young man giving his name as
West is spending his money like a
drunken sailor in New York and as
signs as the reason that he is mil
lionaire from Ely, Nevada, and wants
to show the elect how to Ego some"
West is unknown here and the prob
abilities are that he has been string
ing" those fasteners
Lachie Mcdonald a Canadian,
aged 80 years, is dead of pneumonia
at Tonopah. His death was due to
lack of medical attendance which he
stoutly refused to summon, saying
that he was not sick and did not
need a doctor. An inquest was held
and an autopsy performed or the
remains.
Frank Hart of Tonopah, accused
of stealing jewels from Mrs. Kirk,
woman who died just year after
her jewels were stolen and who, ac-
cording to her physician, died as a
result of drugs administered to her
by Hart, was sentenced Saturday af-
ternoon by Judge O'Brien to serve
ten years in the Carson penitentiary
for grand larceny.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-14

1t will be noticed that if there is
to be any coal shortage, it will not
be because consumers desire it.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-14

While the fish trust has been in
dustrioasly fishing for some time
past, it begins now to look as if it
must also cut some bait.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-14
THINKS" AND COMMENT

A corporation may be formed for
the purpose of acquiring and operat-
ing mines At the outset it has no
property. 1t is supposed to acquire
it by purchase out of its capital. If
it does not SO acquire it, however,
it commits no offense. If, however,
its organizers or promoters falsely
represent to the public or individual
| investors as an indueement to them
| to purchase shares of stock, that the
company has acquired a given prop
erty when in fact it has not, they are
guilty of obtaining money under
false pretenses, and the district at
| torney of the county where the false
representations were made, would be
the official to take charge of the pro-
secutions. If the United States mails
are used in the effort to promote
fake mining schemes, another
crime is committed of which the fed
eral officers should take cogniZance.
Nr. Rockefeller is averse to talk
ing about his business affairs; but
when it comes to that part of them
which will provide that the public
pay that big fine he will be terse but
expressive.
While the fish trust has been in
dustrioaasly fishing for some time
| past, it begins now to look as If it
must also cut some bait.
1t will be noticed that if there is
to be any coal shortage, 1t will not
be because consumers desire it.
Orchard has announced that he is
prepared to be hanged; and very
likely the citizens of the whole coun-
try are not ready to prevent 1t.
1t should interest the standpatters
to learn that the steel trust reports
net profits of half million day.
Operators are discovering more
CT val, presumably for which they can
CHI arge customers more money.