The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-12
admiral Evans SENDS
GREETING TO CAMP ON
HIS Way TO THE EAST
Expresses Keen Interest in Copper to News Rep
resentative on Ride Into Ogden Yesterdays
Standing Trip SpIendidly.-Great Demonstration
By Utahans in his Honor on Arrival in Ogden

OGDEN. May 11.-Your corre-
spondent this afternoon rode with
Admiral Evans and party on board
their special car from Cobre to this
city. The retired commander in
chief of the North Atlantic squadron
exhibited lively interest in the great
mining enterprises of eastern Nevada
and To the people affiliated in all
ways with these sent his cordial
greeting through the columns of the
News.
Admiral Evans is standing his trip
east excellently thus far. Today he
was In jovial mood, suffering little
from his rheumatism and taking
keen interest In all that he saw about
him. "A damn barren country" was
his comment on great deal OF the
desert waste traversed in the state
by the Southern Pacific. with the con-
elusion moment later, but pro-
ductiye of some wonderful things in
mineral and of some mighty sturdy
American citizens.
Mention of Ely's great copper
mines centered the attention of Ad-
miral Evans and led To number of
opment, worth and probable inhu-
ence on the price of metal when they
shall have come fully into their great
stride as producers. Il am more or
less interested In copper" remarked
the admiral. from the consumers
standpoint An enormous amount of
the metal you are about TO produce
from the mines of Ely will find its
Int l.af lag n In. Eaf IN I.
structed and into the ships now
afioat, the latter requiring II In the
form of repair material. The use Of
copper in ships Is extensive and for
those purposes 10 which II is put II
answers admirably. | believe that
the price of the metal was too high
year ago, as was the price of al
most everything else. | also believe
IL will be long time before we shall
again see such abnormal prices Cop
per Is among the necessities OF the
age but necessities will be curbed
in the face of exorbltant figures. the
copper producers will simply have TO
get their costs of production down
and | consider that those SO fortu-
nately fixed as to he able to produce
copper cheaply. by reason OF natural
advantages and other economical
features which enter into considera-
ton. must he looked upon as deslra-
bly, situated. both for their own ad-
vantage and that of industrial inter-
ests at large. While We are on the
subject of mining. let me say that
have always esteemed the miner
highly and look upon his work IN
bringing 10 the world new wealth as
one of the noblest. You can say that
for me through your paper and can
add my best wishes to them
Admiral Evans gave strong express
sion TO the enthusiasm which he telt
over the great reception extended the
fleet on the California coast and was
particularly enthusiastic over tnat at
San Francisco He remarked upon
the large number of Nesadans who
had travelled hundreds II miles 10
nartjcipate in the San Francisco re-
ception and said that thair presence
and conduct left nc room Tor doub'
of the splendid quality oi me patflol-
ism of the people of The sage n'nsh
state. The people Of no country
ever gave their maya organization
higher expression of nt1usiastlc
LOYALTY than rendered on the Cah or
MIA coast in the last several weeks
II is a memory that We can all carry
proudly to the end
ON the car with Admiral Evans
are Mrs Evans, his son. Lieutenant
Evans; his daughter, Mrs. MARSH
Dr. Mcdonald. his faithful physician;
Lieutenant Commander l.. IL. Chahu-
Ter, who goes to assume his duties on
The board of navigation of the navy,
and Captain Gherardi of the fank-
ION. They go direct TO Washington.
Arrival In Ogden was made anna
"A big demonstration at the uepot'
where an immense throng mad CON
pregated and cheered wildly as the
train came to a stand. yard crew
quickly backed up ear from SAT-
Lake containing Acting Governor
Charles Tingley of Utah. members OF
his staff and number of distin-
uuished Salt Lake citizens, this car
being attached to the private car or
Admiral Evans, allowing passage to
the admiral of the visitors who had
come TO extend him the hearty well
come of Utah and to present rough
draft of a memorial, expressing the
high regard in which he Is held by
the state of Utah and the apprecia-
tion of its people of the splendid
work he performed in bringing the
great feet of battieships from the At
iautic to the Pacific. Upon the re-
turn of Governor Cutler from Wash
ington. the memorial will be en-
crossed on parchment and the execu-
lives signature and the great seal of
the state affixed. The memorial VIII