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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-17
News of Mining Metal and Markets

when approached, but this paper is
in a position to state definitely that
the strike on the Mcconnell is one
of the best in the history of Yering-
ton.
Wallace MacGregor. field repre-
sensentative of the company, visited
Yerington this week and sampled the
new strike. 1t was the result of as
says made from these samples that
orders were issued TO keep the in
quisitive from satisfying their curios-
ity.
The Mcconnell is owned by the Ne
vada-Goldfield Reduction company
The force at the mine now numbers
22 men. The present equipment
makes it possible to sink the shaft
to depth of 1000 feet which will
be accomplished as fast as men and
machinery can do 1t.
The air is rife with. rumors con-
corning the great Bluestone. Since
the visit of Mr.. Heller. this paper has
been besieged with inquiries con-
corning the future plans of Captain
DeLamar and his associates. To all
of them we have been compelled to
raise our eyebrows and shrug our
shoulders TO signify our unacquaint-
ance with the subject.
One report gained widespread
circulation to the effect that ar
rangements are being made to in
crease the present force to 400 men.
start the smelter and tear things up
generally. Undoubtedly II 1t Is the
intention of the Bluestone people to
resume, the report has been greatly
exaggerated, which is too often the
case. Again, the electrolytic plant,
in its experimental stage, is success
fully treating the Bluestone product;
therefore. 1t is hardly probable that
the company intends to smelt their
ores.
Operations will begin on the Butte
Yerington early the coming week
This week a representative of the
company arrived from Salt Lake to
inspect the ground and to report to
the company. Before leaving camp
he stated that the mine was looking
well and that he would advise an i'm
mediate resumption of operations.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-17

wholly by state statute, discrepan-
cy which has been the cause of many
existing evils. Cooperative COM
merce, as carried on by those great
companies whose operations su5stan-
TALLY constitute the whole problem
before us, is national, and has been
deliberately made national; the con-
troll over them should to some extent
at least be also national.
1T is with such information that
the bureau of corporations is able,
under the law, to collect and publish
that the great corrective force of pub
lie opinion can be intelligently and
efficiently directed at those industrial
evils that constitute the most i'm
portant of our present problems.
Corporation combination, rs such,
appears to not only be an economic
necessity, but also largely an accom-
plished fact. 1t is not the existence
of industrial power, but rather its
misuse, that is the real problem. The
government should direct its atten-
tion toward preventing unfair moth
DDS and toward keeping open the OPP
portunities for competition in indus
try"
Little idea of the accomplishments
of the bureau of corporations during
the fiscal year ended June 80 last, IS
afforded by the report, for the rea-
son that, under the law, the results
accomplished may be made pa lac
only by the president or through his
express authority. Commissioner
Smith points out, however, that tha
chief legal work of the bureau dur
ing the year consisted in aiding the
law officers of the government in pre-
pairing and prosecuting indictments
against the oil trust for alleged of-
lenses against the Elkins law dds
examinations in railroad rates).
The report says:
THE offenses upon which these IN
dietments were brought were not
mere technical breaches of law, but
were, in most cases, wilful. long con-
tinued and dangerous violations of
the entire spirit and letter of the leg
islation forbidding every discrimina-
tion.
Commissioner Smith says he is
continuing the investigations already
begun into the industries of petrole-
um, tobacco and steel. Under reso-
buttons adopted by the last congress,
the bureau also is making investiga-
tons into the operations of the In
ternational Harvester company. the
cause of high prices of lumber, with
a view to developing any combination
that may exist; into the causes of
fluctuations and differences in the
price of cotton, and into patents
granted to officers and employees of
the United states. An inquiry also
is being conducted into water trans
portation. both coastwise and in
ternal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-17
SHARP ADVANCE IS THE
PREDICTION MADE FOR
GOOD COPPER ISSUES
George Walker Thinks Market Will So
Move SOOn--Demand for the Metal is
Picking up Among the Consumers

George Walker says in part in his
weekly copper letter in the Boston
Commercial:
Copper is in better demand. and
the situation is gradually improving
Lake and electrolytic are quoted all
the way from 13 * to a cents, and
sales have been made at these prices
recently. Metal sold for delivery
in April and May commands * to u
cent more than cash copper. Con-
sumers see an increasing volume of
business without corresponding
growth of copper production, and
they expect prices to be higher be-
fore the big smelters which are now
wholly or partially closed down are
again sending copper to market. The
brass business is looking up some
what. and Connecticut valley manu-
facturers have been considerable
turers who In October and November
reduced their working forces and ran
their factories only three days per
week are now running full time
again. There has been a perceptible
increase in the sheet copper business.
also, as is shown by larger demand
on the smelters and refineries for
cake, the form In which copper is
cast preparatory for rolling. The
demand for wire bars, though slight
ly better than II was. is still very
small.
| hear of number of copper pro-
ducers who have sold their surplus
copper, and also considerable for de-
livery two and three months ahead.
There are still some lots of few
million pounds each which have not
been disposed Of but this copper Is
being held for higher prices. The
situation as a whole is improved, and
the prospect is good that ali the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-17

shelters will be running again with
in few months and selling their en-
tire output of copper at a to Ia
cents per pound. Between now and
that time, however, the price may
advance above 16 cents temporarily.
President Roosevelt's message, and
the unexpectedly radical position
taken by Bryan in his New York
speech. caused good many investors
to feel that the country was be-
tween the devil and the deep sea, -
and some liquidations resulted. The
selling was encouraged to some ex-
tent by unfavorable railroad earn
ings statements. On the whole the
market has been exceedingly dull,
but while having the appearance of
heaviness, declines have been limited
to two or three points.
The market is in precisely the re-
verse position now to what it was a
little over a year ago. Then 1t was
very active and appeared exceedingly
strong, but gained little or none at
all. finally declining and becoming
panicky in February and March. At
present the market is dull and APP
pears to be very weak, but does not
decline materially. The short side
is the popular trading position. Mar
gin accounts are small and well pro-
tected; and there is every evidence of
the existence of large short inter-
est Money Is easy. and there is a
limited but persistent buying demand
from the public.
| expect the coppers to advance
sharply very soon, and | believe the
leader will he Amalgamated. The
copper situation is improving, and
the best of the coppers are worth a
great deal more than their present
selling prices. | would rather buy
Amalgamated, Utah Consolidated
Copper Range. Utah Copper and Par
rot inst now; but | think all of the
eoppers will advance from ) to 10
points before they decline 3.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-17

Go after Cumberland Ely at .
. present prices and even at con- .
. siderable advance above pres .
ent figures, is the tip in stock .
trading circles. Cumberland .
ELY is good as an investment to .
much higher point, double .
and more, than that at which it .
now stands. On the upward .
. movement now in evidence in .
. the market it is good for early .
. profits. But don't buy in the .
. present trading unless You have .
. the nerve to stay with the mar .
. ket for tumble of few points .
. at any time. II looks as II ii .
. would perform that way and 1t .
. is no place for the neryeless for .
. probably some time 10 come. .
. Its drops, If they are had, will .
. be temporary but they will .
. shake out the weak just the .
. same .
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-17
ANNUAL REPORT.

Jan. 6. 1908.
Statement condition Ely Duck
Creek Lead and Copper Mining Co.
January LIST, 1908:
Cash on hand Jan. 1st,
1915 ....9 ool. o
Cash received from sale
treasury stock during
1907 $1,000
s1,136.2S
Discussed .... 1920
Balance Jan. 1, 1908 ....$ 203.5S
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-17

The News prints all the news of
this district, and prints 1t correctly.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-06-04

finish the improvements begun on the
building acquired. and as soon as the
work is sompleted will move into the
new quarters. which are much more
commodious than those occupied by
them at present. The general ssLsi
ment OF the community appears 10 be
that this is a good move all around
The storm recently did considerable,
damage in the wa, of moving snail.
buildings around Several shacks wclS
practically demolished Guy q Lin
derman, OF Pleasant Valley, was peace
fully reposing under his own roof.tree
when the wind laid violent hands on
said roof and took half OF it some dis
tance away Burt Greer. one of the
new -comers in the Hartford district
was on his way home, carrying a
breaking plow in the buggy. when
the storm. broke MIR Greer lost control
of the team and was thrown out. The
ploW was thrown across his back. scr-
ausiy injuring him Other minor dam
ages arc reported
Geo Brock and wite. ol Boston.
Mass. who haze bccn visiting here fol.
a week. returned east Tuesday morn
ing. They will visit week with rcla
tivcs in Iowa before returning home
MIR. Brock is president of the Home
Savings bank, one of the largest tinan-
cial institutions in the city of Boston,
and says this sountry is rapidly com
ing TO the front as the best place for
eastern capitalists to invest their sur
plus cash. Coming as this does from.
Il man high i'm financial and CONNER
cial circles, ii tends to show the de-
vclopmcnt OF a country which a few
years ago was looked upon as only
fit for grazing ground Keep Your
eye on Emmons county and invest
your money here. Yon can't lose
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-06-04
BRADD0CK BREVITIEs
ltrom the Ncws.l


Knntl EnudSOn is plaStering the now
addition to L.. NJ Doerschlag's house
Considerable breaking is being done
these days both by horse and machine
power
barn ON his farm, east of town. this
summer
Part of the roof of L. H. Shepard's
buggy shed was blown off by the wind
recently.
The recent rains gave the
ground a good soaking, and the pros
poets for a bumper crop are so far
good
A. H. Abel has leased the Best
building of Mrs. Mary Cole and will
put in first-class billiard and pool
room.
H. w Allen has recovered from his
| injuries enough to be able 10 again
attend to his duties in the Emmons
County State bank
MIR. r. b. Nelson lost d valuable year
| ling mare recently. II had been pick
eted out. and in some manner became
cntanSlcd in The picket rope and
broke its leg.
| Word was received iron. Frank Fox
last week stating hat he is improving
| in health and expects to b. able to be
here shortly and open up his new
store. He is still at Hunters Hot
Springs. Montana.
| Geo Naramore. the popular candi-
| date for county treasurer. left for his
| farm home last week. after having
| spent several weeks helping out Cash.
Ter Allen, who has been laid up since
his recent runaway accident
Blacksmith John Melandcr has add
ed new Champion drill to his power
outfit. and he now has one of the
most complete modern plants on the
Missouri slope. Saturday last. with
the aid of one helper and hi, power
trip-hammer he sharpencd sixty plOW
lays besides making several new ones,
doing miscellaneous repairing and
grinding the usual grist of feed
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-06-04
.Twichn Said II. All Right.

The present superintendent uf pub
lie ms, ructicn is the first man to drag
the public school system into the broli
of politics His predecessors always
respected the dignity Of the office, az
also do the heads Of educational de,
partments in other states. During the
last Two years and half oil the pres
ent incumbent's term he has mixed
in every political sqnabblc ana has
Travelled about he state delivering
stump speeches, making use OF ac-
quaintances gained through his Office
TO build up a following. for he has coIi,
gressional aspirations The man $
egotism is we'll illustrated By The fol-
lowing episode: He maintains that ne
is inspired 10 do in North Dakota
what La Polette did In Wisconsin
When the White primary bin was un
der discussion in the last legislature
Stockwel got into a dispute with
Treadwcll Twichell, nov the insnr
gent candidate for governor He IN
dertook 10 do his La Toilette posing
stunt. and Twichell laughed AT hin.
Don't you suppose. exclaimed
| Stockwell, that ! can duplicate La
Follette's work here in North Dakota" !"
mo. I DON'T returned Mr.. Twitchell
why not?" asked Stockweil.
Because you haven't got tht
brains, rator;ed Twichell sharply.
| The conversation ended right there
I--Bismar.k Tribune
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-06-04

tracts will be examined for the pur-
pose of segregating them into farm
units and placing them on the mar
ket MIR. Cooper definitely announces
that bona tide sales will be made.
Up i'll Ward county Judge Goss. OF
the district bench. has rendered an
opinion that the fee provision of the
primary law is unconstitutional and
has instructed the auditor hat he need
not receive the fees for the filing OF
petitions \ decision to the same eff
feet has been rendered by Attorney
General McCue, not in the nature OF
a judicial announcement. but as an
opinion from his office Acting un.
der that opinion the secretary of state
has received no fees from candidates.
The Standing Rock reservation is
to be open for settlement as soon as
the necessary preliminares can be ar
ranged A basis OF settlement has
peell arrived AT Wlth the lndlahS
whereby appraisers win he appointed
to set Il value on the land to- be ccded
by them. One of these appraisers
will he named by the department OF
the interior and one by the Indians,
and these two will agree on third,
whose appraisement Shall be the price
set on the land TO be paid by the set
tiers. onc-fifth down and balance in
annual installments until paid 1t is
believed that the reservation will be
opened for settlement some time in
the fall of 1909.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
THE ISSUE ACCEPTED.

John Phillips card also says, that
he believes that the assistants in the
county clerks office SHOULD be selected
fran among the sons and daughters
Of the tax payers OF Marion county.
We haven't heard the virginian say
anything about this subtect.-Fair.
mont Times.
That paragraph is direct and posi-.
tive slap at every man. woman and
child now in Marion county who swas
not born here. Docs Mr. Phillips Join
the Times in its fight against "for.
eign glass workers. and everybody
else net born in Marion county.
Fatrmont never made much advance.
ment rs a city until foreigners he.
gan TO come here and were a censu,
cf .hc people taken today Mr.. Phillips
would find quite few people who are
not sons and daughters of the tax
payers Of Marion county" But many
of these foreigners whom the Times
doubtless blames for turning the tide
against It politically are paying a lit,
tile tax on their own account ana Mr..
Phillips may need their support un.
less he wants to be beaten by 1000.
We join issue with Mr.. Phillips square
ly. now and ask him whether ne want;
the support Of people not born and
reared in Marion county hut who hap
pen to be %soiourning" here at tho
present and helping to support the
State and county governments like
other citizens? The Times raised the
issue for Mr.. Phillips, is he ready to
answer?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
Attentien, S. S. SUPERINTENDENT

Attention, S. S. Superintendent
Three more days remain until the
annual convention Of the County Sun.
day School association convenes at
Pennington. Have You elected your
delegates to represent your school at
that gathering?
Have you sent your annual report
and annual olEering to Mrs. Richard
Manley, Fairmont? If you have, then,
as county president, / thank you; it
you have not, won't you please give
this matter yonr immediate attention?
The county organization is only
what the individual schools permit the
officers in charge to make it. Please
put your shoulder to the wheel and
make the convention of,oct. 10 and IA,
1908, the best yet" Don't forget the
place Farmington-nor the time
Tuesday and Wednesday Of next week.
The new car line takes you close to
the convention church.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

just as we supposed The Times
lays the blame Of John Philips let.
est break on the State Legislature. 1t
was Johns duty to post up a little
on the laws Of the land before put.
ting himself up for Office Now. the
question is, what win John do. with.
draw his cards from circulation ana
make a public apology or will he 90
before the people as gay deceiver.
holding a promise which he cant full
fill under penalty Of a Jail sentence
as bride to the voters? The propo-
sition is now squarely up to Cheap
john and the people at every turn
Of the road await his answer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
A New ReaI Estate AGENCY.

A new real estate agency under the
management Of A. E. Losch, of Phila.
delphia, will open offices in few
days on the third floor, Jacobs Build.
ing, in adjoining rooms with Attor.
ney w. H. Losch.
Mr.. Losch by reason OF much expert.
ence understands the real estate bust.
ness Thoroughly. and his acquisition
to Fairnont in developing properties,
and building houses along the rental
and investment line will contribute
toward relieving the house problem.
The demand for houses In FalrInont
az 9 reasonable rental has for many
years been greater than the supply
because Of the cfty,s phenomenal
growth and Mr. Iosch VIII find 4 gooii
feld for operation toward meeting
this demand.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
NJ. E. church, South.

Rev. J. w. Critics, Pastor-The new
pastor has arrived and will fill the pull
pit both morning and evening next
Sunday, sermons at 1880 a. m. anu
1880 p. M. Sunday school at $3.50 a.
NJ, conducted by DR.. L. N. Yost, sup.
erintendent. Epworth League, Sun,
day evening, one hour before preach.
Ing. Prayer meeting Wednesday ev.
ening as usual at 1880. The Ladies'
Aid will meet Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Smith, on Walnut avenue.
All the regular services of the Church
viii be held from this date and 1t is
urged that every member and friend
be with US. Do not fail to hear the
new pastor Sunday
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
THE ~ COMMISSIONED.

Lastyear by the activity OF the TAX
Commissioners once, with lis awful
horde" Of six employees, Including a
lady stenographer, over ssOO.oOo0O of
money was put into the state treasury
and 1t is safe to say that one.half TO
three-fourths OF this would have es.I
capped had it not been for this depart.
ment. There was also a saving OF.
over $4,000 effected by supervision
Of the tax leyying bodies. in prevent
ing unnecessary or illegal taxation.
The advice Of this department was re-.
Gently followed by the Board Of Edu.
cation in Wheeling, saving thousands
Of dollars to the tax payers. In one
matter, alone, 100000 was collected
for the State by the rulings Of the
tax department and law suit to en-.
force same. This one collection would
pay all the expenses Of the present
tax commissioners department for six
years!
Other Illustrations Will show how
the tax department sares money and
gets money for the sta:e.
Take the law, for example. govern.
ing the licensing of public shows:
From July LIST. 1908. to July 1st. 1904.
the last year prior to the creation Of
the tax commissioners office, there
was collected in the way Of license
taxes from this source, sS.75G.s4. From
Just 1st. 1904, to July 1st. 1905, there
was collected from the same source,
and under the same law $s.6S21G. an
increase in 1905 of s5.985.s9. This
was under the same law and at the
same rate for both years, the differ
ence being that the tax department
simply enforced the law and compell.
ed public shows coming into this
State to pay their taxes like any 9th.
er citizen. From July LIST, 1903. to
July 1st, 1904, there was collected as
license taxes from hotels, s5.SC7.05;
from July 1st, 1904. to July list. 1905,
there was collected s11,sGS.2O. an in.
creese of sG.1Oo.55, from this source
alone, the first year the tax depart
ment was in existence. The law gov.
erning the licensing of hotels had not
changed, the difference in collections
being the result of vigorously entore.
ing the law.
During the fiscal year of 1907 IL
cense taxes to an amount of $4,000
which had escaped local officials, were
collected.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
ExTRAVI.Al,eIAaNcE.

The Democrats allege that the Re.
pubIicans have been extrasagant. Do
they charge that the extravaganza is
IN the appropriations for our educa.
tional and charitable institutions, ow-
ing q the great demand made upon
them and the increased amount of
wages paid IN all departments Of edu.
caticnal work? Do the Democrats
propose ciamplng our State Uniyer-
silly, Normal schools and other educs.
donal as well as charitable institu.
tions2 DO they propose cutting down
the, amount q money expended for
the educItion OF the Farmers through
the agricultural department? Do they
propose cutting down tae amount of
money expended for the Miners Hos.
pitfalls ind the Nine Inspection De
partmentg Do they propose cutting
down me salaries Of our Judges and
State otiicialss What practical form
Of curtailnient and economy do the
Democrats propose2
IN one matter both parties have
been extraYagant and both parties are
tarred Win the same stick That is in
the matter 81 the numbered Legislative
employees The Governors have done
an they could o stop It and beta GOV.
ernor White and Governor Dawson
have used the veto power, whenever
they could reach the matter in any
e6ective way But so long as Demo.
cratic and Republican Legislators stick
together m sufieient numbers to vote
useIess employees and eStfayagant pay.
so long the exil viii continue. Tho
Democratic minority in the House
could have stopped this practice this
year BY Joining the Republican econo-
mIsis and passing the Senate bill
which passed tie Senate, limiting the
number of employees and their pay. or
similar bill. But the fact Is the
Democrats have been .playing poli-
tics and trying toput the other side
sin The hole, rs case OF the not
calling the kettle black tpr the Demo-
cratic party 70 denounce extraxag ance
n legislative employees and salaries
and 10 not vote to prevent i. AS III
taxation legislation as the Republican