The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-28
THINKS" AND COMMENT

A comparison by months of the
! first half of this year with that Of
last year shows that with the single
exception of March there has moi
been month in 1907, in which the
production of copper in Montana has
equaled that of the corresponding
month of last year. That is a fact
worth noting, chiefly because Mon
tana Is the largest contributor to the
worlds copper supply. Nor are 9th
err North American copper regions
doing any better. Arizona is not do.
ing as much as it did last year, al.
though it may even up before the
year is out; British Columbia is con.
| siderably behind its last years rec
ord, nor is Mexico doing much more
than holding its own. So far, this
year, the Lake Superior region is
the only large copper producer that
can point with pride to what it is
doing, nor can it boast an awful
sight. For the first half of the yeal
1906 the Lake region turned out
1S1 ,052, 900 pounds of copper and fol
the first half of this year it has pro-
duced S,5S7,000 pounds, an in
crease of 7,534,400 pounds for the
six months. That's not such an aw-
full fat dog" View this copper bust
ness from whatever standpoint you
please and you see but one thing
mainly conspicuous because of its alb
sence-and that is that this world
wants more copper, and something is
going to happen if it don't get it.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer in a
copyrighted interview with ]. d.
Rockefeller, says: Mr. Rockefeller
does not pretend to like the assaults,
nor does he pretend 20 naughty ir
difference, and he is not affectedly
flippant in his 20 nn:r' s.. Bal h Is
not bitter toward those who assail
him. He says it is misunderstand-
ing that will right itself in time. HE
says in part: We are proud of our
national sense of good humor. II we
must have little family jars among
ourselves, why should we let the out
side world laugh at our angry faces
Why should we waste the energy we
need to build up the country in tear
ing each other to pieces? If evils
have crept in during the periods OF
marvellous development since the civ
il war, and it is not impossible that
some few have crept in, can we not
do away with them without destroy
ing the whole fabric? Admitting, for
the sake of argument, that the bust
ness world is patient that needs
treatment, must it be said of the re-
suit that the operation was success
full, but the patient died? They can
hardly accuse Judge Grosscup OF par
TALLY to corporations or railroads
He has shown very well indeed how
widespread is the damage resulting
from the persecution, through pref
udice, of the country's Transports
ton lines.
There is a direct loss to thou
sands of frugal people who have in
vested small savings in these enter
prises and the indirect effect reaches
still other thousands who depend, in
one way or another, upon the success
of every industry. The business OF
the country is interviewer until it is
something like the circulation of the
blood in the body. An injury or al
operation at one point shocks and
weakens the whole.
"Who is more interested in the
prosperity of this country than | am:
NV eggs are not all in one basket
by any means. A good deai of non
sense is printed every now and then
about my having captured all the
railroads of the country or having
monopolized this or that The truth
is that | figure as an investor and
stakeholder rather than as pro
prietor.
tc. ct
who are or have been engaged in
large business affairs. 1t is to oul
vital interest that the country pros
per, that the people prosper. they
can destroy us, or our business, OF
at least destroy our power OF serving
them We would probably suffer the
least. The richest man can eat but
three meals a day, and it does moi
take a fortune to dress very we'll IN
deed, or to provide real luxury il
living.
"The men who have acquired the
largest fortunes have not pursued
wealth, but business successes. Hat
they desired money for the enjoy
ment of money, they would have
stoned far short of spending theil
lives. as they have, in the struggle
that is business.
The occurrence of diamonds ha:
been noted in over thirty localities
in the United States, but in only one
place, viz, near Murfreesboro, Pike
county, Arkansas, have they beer
found in place. In this locality the!
occur in greenish-colored, friablt
and decomposed peridotite-a forma
ton resembling the "blue ground
of Kimberly, South Africa. During
the past twelve months about 15t
stones have been picked up, some
white in color and of good grade
some yellow and others brown o.
brownish; one pure whlte STONE
weighed 1-2 carats and another o
anual weight was brown. The stones
are found on the surface of, as wei
as within, the igneous rocks.