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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30


terror. Elected a member Of the IA
tional convention az %, IN less thar
two years he formed with Robespterrt
and Couthon the ruling triumvirate q
THE committee of public safety. Unit
ing the beauty and sternness OF :
young god with the relentless ardor D
fanatic FOR conseience's sake, n
short public career saw him now ex
hoFting the convention to frmness II
the Jaeobin faith. now rousing tbs
provinces against the invading arm
! les Of allied Europe, now animatins
with his presence the French troops
on the frontier and himself charging
the Prussians at the head Of Alsatiau
recruits, now pointing The finger O.
accusation at the enemies OF the re.
public" There is no rest for revolu,
tionists save in the grave he said.
That rest he foLId at the grim hands
OF Sampson when %. His leader,
Ropespierre. was gufrotined at Sc, as
a few months before Danton had been
.guillotined at So and Camille Desmou-
Inns at SO.
There was that great British antag-
onist of the French revolution, WI.
liam Pitt the younger, who became
chancellor of the exeheQuer at % and
prime minister at 21.
Pitts chief parliamentary opponent,
Charles Fox, entered the house OF
commons at 3, a feat which for const
tutional reasons no American can hop.
TO parallel, and was member of Lord
North's government at %
Another brilliant young statesman
of those brilliant days was Richari
Brinsley Sheridan, orator and dramat,
list. whose Rivals" written at "a, be-
came at once a classic. Across the
Irish channel the unfortunate Robert
Emmett achieved fame as pat-i5t AMI
orator at %. A more successful rebel,
Joseph Mazzini, some thirty years
later, organized the young Italy party
at 90.
There was Robert Give, founder Of
britain 5 GdSlCTH ShtuiEts the uH el~uu
well youth, who sprang into fame by
his victory at Arcot when % and won
the battle of Plassey, sealing the fate
of India, at 80.
And to conclude. there was Napo
leon Bonaparta. the nest famous man
that is to say, the man whose fama
spread farthest--of the last century.
He was "a when Toulon fell before his
artillery and % when, with a wifi OF
grapeshot." he scattered the insurgent
section at Paris and ended the revolu-
ton. Then came twenty years Of mill
tary and political achievement such as
has fallen to no other modern. First
consul at 80, emperor at IS, he was 4]
when. with Marengo, A1sterlitz, Jena,
wagram behind him. Europe at his
feet and kings for his lackeys, he met
disaster in Russia. as Charles OF Swe-
den had done a century before. When
his final overthrow came al Waterloo
he was AZ, just two years older than
is the young" German emperor OF to-
day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30
FEWER CARS ARE
NOW IN IDLENESS
STRONG RUSH OF BUSINESS
SETS THE WHEELS TO
TURNING.
DECREASE LARGEST FOR ANY
TWO WEEKS DURING
YEAR.

Local railroad officials have re-
ceived the report Of the committee on
car efficiency Tor the two weeks end
ing September 10, showing that there
has been a phenomenal decrease in
the number of freight and passenger
cars which the various railroads OF
the United States and Canada have
lying on their sidetracks and in their
shops and round houses.
The report shows that the decrease
IN those two weeks was something
like 80 371 cars, which is by far the
largest decrease in idle cars that has
been reported for any fortnight dur
ing the present year. On the date of
the report the total number of idle
cars in the two countries was 222. 632.
In view of that fact month ago
there We're over 100000 more idle
cars than the last report shows. it is
readily seen that railroad traffic has
increased to a wonderful extent to
demand so many more cars.
OF this decrease in the number Of
idle cars, the report shows that I'll
1928 We're box cars. indicating that
within the past four weeks there was
a tremendous increase in the consign-
ments of goods shipped by freight in
box cars. Another interesting feat
,ure Of the report and one that proves
conclusively that the decrease in idle
cars is not due TO the cars being dam
aged, is found in the fact that in
those two weeks there was a decrease
of over 1000 in the number of bad
order cars which have been sent to
The shops for repair, This par. OF
the report also shows that the vail
roads are rapidly getting their equip
,ment in shape for fan business.
Shipping concerns and business
men generally, as well as railroad
officials. have taken this report as
most convincing evidence of the re-
turn of prosperity. That their views
are well grounded is evidenced from
the fact that the crops have not yet
begun to move and the decrease in
the number Of idle cars cannot, there
fore, be attributed to the crop move
ment. but must be properly assigned
to one cause and that only, namely,
business confidence has returned.
wholesalers are doing a bigger BUSH
ness than during any fortnight dur
ing the present year.
| In his report Arthur Hale. chair
man of the committee says: The
decrease in box cars, the largest since
the maximum surplus was reached, is
quite encouraging. 1t will be noted
that there are small shortages re-
ported IN one or two groups. When
ever these shortages are of such ma
ture and extent as to Justify action
by the committee the conditions are
brought to the attention of the roads
reporting a surplus and arrangements
made 10 transfer the equipment to
the road having use for 1t. During
the last week the committee has been
called upon In several instances for
assistance in preventing local short
ages
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30
PHONE SYSTEM ON
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
DUBUQUE DIVISION is NOW Be
ING GENERALLY
EQUIPPED.
MOST SATISFACTORY METHoC
OF DIsPATcHlNG TRAINS,
SAYS SuPT.

A short time ago a force OF men in
stalled a telephone system on por
ltions OF the Chicago branch of the
Illinois Central road and managers
from all sections of the country, who
made an inspection of the operation
of the system, pronounced the Hi
nois Central method OF dispatching
trains one OF the best ever placed in
operation.
Z. Parsons, of Chicago. assistant
general superin, endent OF telegraph
Iservice on the Illinois Central, has ar
rived in Dubuque with force of
Ilinemen and commenced the work of
INSTALL on the Dubuque division of
the road, the telephone system of op.
lerating trains.
The telephone system has a single
lime OF wires which enter every sta.
Ition and is so arranged that should
the chief dispatcher wish TO talk with
lone agent he can do SO without ring
ing any other office on the entire di-
vision, Or If he cares to give the
same order to two or three stations
al the same time, he can just plug in
on those stations and that rings the
bell at those places. The installa-
tion of this system will in no way af-
feet the use of telegraph operators,
Trains will proceed as at the present
time, but orders 10 the station agents
and trainmen will be sent out over
the telephone instead of the tele-
graph,
According to the statements of of
ficials il will take some time to in
stall the system on the division. but
they expect 10 be operating trains un-
der the new method within a short
time There is a separate and dis
tinct current of electricity apart from
that used in the private telephones
which connect the local Office with
the other offices of the division.
In discussing The installation of the
new system, superintendent Bechley,
of the Dubuque division, said: The
use of the telephone system in dis
patching trains is the most modern
method which has been devised for
that purpose and among practical
railroad men is considered by far
the safest method which can be used
in sending out trains. This system
has what is known as a selector, by
which the chief dispatcher can call
ANY Office on the division without in
Iany way calling another station.
This method of operating trains
gives the chief dispatcher better con
Itrol of his trains. putting him, as it
does, in closer touch with the train
crews and the different stations of
THE divisions is possible for him
Ito get more information about a
train by CONVEX sation direct with the
members of the crew, talking over
the telephone. than he could possibly
get by having third party click 1t
Ioff letter by letter, as is now done
with the telegraph system. II per.
|mits Of the free exchange of views
between the chief dispatcher and the
station agents along the division.
Then, TOO. If there is any delay Of the
train, the chief dispatcher can call
the station, get the conductor on the
telephone and talk tbe matter over
with him. getting far more compre-
hersiye report than would be posi-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30

A Paris shop keeper wrote to one
LOT his customers az follows:
II am able to offer you cloth like
the enclosed sample at nine francs
the meter Tia case / do not hear
from you J shall conclude that you
wish 70 pay only eight francs. In or
Ger 10 Jose no time, ] accept me last
mentioned price"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30
Good Reply.

For twenty long minutes the city
man had watched the country lad bait
his hooks and pull in the speckle'
beauties of inc brook.
What you doin, bub?' he drawled'
with A ya1n 'Fishng?'
Nav" snapped the exaspelated
glet.
"Annt fishing? What are you doing,
then?'
Cutting ice, ulster; cutting ice.
Anything else you want to know just
20 M 10 the railroad station and ask
for the information bureau"
And, hopping the perspiration from
his brow the youngster continued ssh
ing without another word"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30
Would Elect American.

There is said to be a movement on
foot 20 elect an American president at
tbs next meeting q the International
Council of Women Lady Aberdeca
now holding tba; office. The society
meets az Geneva aqd several foreign
countries are being asked TO favor an
American rather than an English
woman. when It comes 70 election.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30

Why do insist on 50 much rel tape
in your Department."
because" answered the Official,
were only human and liable to make
mistakes, and we want to put EN- off
as long as possible
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30

A theological STUDENT was sent one
Sunday &c supply a vacant pulpit in
a Connecticut Valley town. A few
DAYS latter he received a copy Of the
weekly paper Of that place With the
following item marked;
Rev Of he senior class at
yale Seminar. supplied the pulpit
a. The Congregational Church last
SUNDAY. and the church Fill now b
closed three weeks FOR repairs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-30
so PATHETIC.

Too many joys come round SC late
That gone is their delight
When We can buy sufficient pie
We've lost our appetite.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-18
THE COMANCHE
AND COPPER
GULF MERGER
Details of Consolidation Should
Soon Be AIong-Probable
Distribution of the Stock of
the Two Companies.
(By Frank ]. Graft

The action of today's market was
somewhat unfavorable, but in general
stocks were well supported and none
offered at unreasonable prices, stock
being taken whenever offered. New
York market did not display any par
ticular activity and closed at about
the opening The Boston market
held very well. North Butte still holds
around the 70 mark, with very little
stock being offered. Greene Cananea
perior & Pittsburg is very we'll sup
ported at IL "a. DEM Arizona and
Shattuck are in good form with very
little stock coming out. Copper Gulf
and Comanche report, or rather their
circular letter. explaining the reorgan-
ization should reach US within the
next ten days. / understand that the
new stock will be 81 paid in. There
is still an assessment of 10 cents per
share 7on all the outstanding stock Of
the Comanche Mining Company stock
and would advise those that have not
sent in their assessment to do so at
once. The new company will have
capitalization of 100000, divided into
100000 shares at SO per share. 10O,-
900 shares of this stock will be given
to each Of the new companies. $4,000
win be issued at 81 per share and the
remaining $4,000 shares will be held
in the treasury. If am correct hold
ers of the Comanche will get one for
20. provided that they have paid their
10 cent assessment. The total acre
age of the company will be approx
mately 1000 acres.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-18
MINES AROUND WEDEN
ARE DOING MUCH WORK
Operations Noted on Claims
Have Been Active,

WENDEN, Ariz., July IA great
deal of work is being done in the mines
around Wenden, Notwithstanding the
warm weather. Mr.. Boon is working
between fifty and sixty men on the
Cunningham Pass Copper company s
property; r. r. Mcdonald is working
ten or twelve men on the Harcuvar
claims. The Castle Copper company is
building a road which will be complet.
ed in a few days. over waich the new
hoist and compressor will be hauled
to its property. This company is com,
posed of R. H. Burmister of Phoenix.
Howard Ward and several other Pres
colt people.
Dick Simkins is working an extern
sion of the Billiard property. He has
a fine showing of copper and gold ore.
His tunnel is on the ledge and the ore
fills the whole width of the tunnel.
A man by the name of Robinson is
working on group of claims close to
the Akers' property. John Aagard has
a crew of men working on his claims,
which join those of oJsephi and Wiki
erson on the west.
The Joseph and Will Person group
was sold short time ago for 800, 900.
The first payment, $625O. was made on
July 1.
Another big deal has also been re,
Gently consummated. TEN Dodson and
Mike Kane sold an extension south of
the Cunningham Pass property to the
Cunningham Pass company for $4,000.
The second payment on this was made
July list.
Frank Douglas is operating on a
group Of claims that belong to Doug.
las, Fullerton and Wetzler. Conrad and
Robinson are working on some claims
west of the Cunningham Pass mines
and getting good ore.
Matt Bunker is opening up a group
Of six claims six miles west of Wen
den and taking out gold ore that runs
$3.50 to the ton. He mas several tons
on the dump ready to ship. Mr.. Molino
of Yuma has several men working on
the mines formerly owned by Joe To.
ras. He is taking out good shipping
ore. Rock was shipped from this mine
years ago at a good profit.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-18
LOGAN AND BRYAN.

Especial Wire to L. ]. Overlook
NEW YORK, July 17.-With the
exception of Consolidated Gas and
American Sugar, which were con-
spicuous for their strength, there
was not any particular feature to
operations in the stock market, finai
prices being little changed from the
close yesterday. Nothing was forth.
coming to account for the buying Of
Sugar, but the prediction OF a favor
able decision in the Consolidated Gas
suit. which is now pending in the
courts was given as the cause of the
strength in tlrs tsI;ue. Dondbn y
said to have been a fairly good seller
of stocks in the Wall Street market
the past few days, and when tiis was
taken into consideration the persist
ent strength exhibited by security
values seem significant. We would
continue to advise purchases on the
recessions, with view of securing
moderate profits and would suggest
caution on the buying side at the ex
IRENE advances.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-18
Whining, SrnGItGrS and Stock Quotations
MARKET
THE PAST WEEK

lquote the metal now at any price.
shows clearly that they find the de
mand steadily increasing and look
for marked advance in prices in a
short time.
As to the different mining camps
there is quite a little to be said
The conditions at Butte have inn
proved very much recently although
production has been retarded a little
owing to the floods there. The devel-
lopments underground especially in
North Butte have been highly en-
couraging and mean much to the flu
ture of the market for the shares of
the companies operating there.
In the Lake district the recent dis
coveries on the Lake lode are of great
importance as we have frequently
stated. All Of the small mines that
are located on il will be greatly ben
Gifted and a boom in these stocks
viii surely follow There has been
considerable activity in them already
but with the general copper share
market broadening out the movement
is sure to reach much breeder proper
tions.
The big mines of the district are
getting splendid results and their
stocks are in splendid demand for in
vestment, and probably will be for
some time. The increase in the price
of the metal which is foreshadowed
by the action of the Calumet & Hec-
la means much TO these companies,
and the increased earnings which VIII
follow, of course. means larger diyt-
bends to stockholders. "
Conditions in Arizona have also
shown improvement recently and the
production by the leading mines there
is constantly increasing. The char
acter of the ore in several of them has
also shown improvement and mining
interests there are greatly pleased.
The stocks of the leading companies
in this district have been in good de-
mand during the week and prices
have advanced quite a little. Shan
non. Arizona Commercial and Old Do
minion have been the leaders in the
movement.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-18

BOSTON, July 1.-THE market for
copper shares during the past week
has been the best Boston has seen in
a long time. Nearly every copper
stock on the list has been more or
less active and very goood net gains
have been made in all of the leading
issues. The movement started on
Monday when a lot OF fresh buying
orders appeared and it has continued
throughout the week with the volume
of business constantly increasing.
The first stocks TO attract attention
on account of their unusual activity
were the Butte issues. Amalgamated
North Butte, Butte Coalition and Par
rot, These stocks for a while held
the center of the stage, but il wasn't
long before the demand for the bet
ter class of Lake issues became
strong and active, and strength in
these issues was second only to the
Buttes. From the high class Lake Is
sues the demand spread to the low
priced stocks of that district and late
in the week they were freely bought
at steadily advancing prices.
a great deal of the buying seemed
TO come from Lake sources, and it re
fiected the bullish feeling of investors
there. In the case of the Butte issues
a great deal of the buying was local
with the possible exception OF Anal
gsmated which was heavily bought
for New York account. This buying
showed clearly the position of the
leading copper interests in New York
which means the country and the
belief that these interests were bull
ISL on the general copper situation
had a great deal to do with the in
creased demand for coppers through
out the list.
This bullish feeling on the part OF
the leading copper interests in New
York of course has as a basis the i'm
proved position of the metal market
and also the general improvement at
the mines in the leading camps. The
fact that the Calumet & Hecla has
withdrawn from the 13-cent copper
market, being sold up through July
and August and being unwilling to
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-18
PIONEER COMPANY
OF PARRAL DISTRICT
HidaIgo Mine Has Been 0per-
ating Continuously Since
1884 in Chihuahua,
lChihnahun Enternrise.l

The HidalgO Mining company is the
pioneer American mining company in
the Parral district, state of Chihua-
hua, Mexico. This company began
operations there in the year 1884, and
has been operating continuously
since then. The first property &C
quired by the company was the
Aguilerena mine, located on the Ger
TO de la Cruz, within the city limits
of Parral. A lixiviation mill was
built near the mine TO treat the ores.
The business gradually developed
into general custom milling, and the
mill was enlarged and the company
began to purchase other mines in the
district. Among the most important
properties acquired were the Presena,
the Alfarena. the Fontaena, the Mo
rena. the Viscayan and San Francisco,
all Of which are located at Minas
Neuvas. near Parral, on the famous
veta Colorado Cred Ledge.) On &C
count of its great width and extent
this ledge is one Of the most remark
able silver bearing lodges in the
world.
The Spaniards began mining on
this ledge in 1882, and mining opera
tons have been conducted there
since then almost without Interrupt
ton up to the present time. The Hi
dalgo Mining company erected two
large Iixiviation properties, and for a
number of years treated the ores by
this process at a handsome profit.
However, recent developments in
the treatment of highly silicious sill
yer ores in Mexico by the cyanide
process have demonstrated that a
greater extraction can be made by
the use Of the cyanide than by any
other process yet discovered, and it
is therefore probable that in the neal
future the company will convert the
Iixiviation mills into cyanide plants.
otter mines ACQUIRED and still held
by the Hidalgo Mining company in
the Parral district are the San Juani
to. Las Cruces, Cabadena. la Luz
and Las Guijas. All of these proper
ties have made money for the owners
and have a splendid future before
them. In all, the Hidalgo Mining
company is at the present time sole
owner Of IS properties in the ParraI
district
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-18
FINE ORE BODY
IN APACHE MINE
Uncovered By Shot On 800
Foot LeyeI-Per Cent of
Copper Good,

A shot fired Tuesday in the east
crOsscut on the 3O0-foot level of the
Anderson-Apache mine, near Hachita,
developed one OF the richest and most
promising ore bodies yet encountered
in the development work being done
on the Apache ground About three
quarters of the face of the crosscut is
in copper carbonates which run from
II to Is per cent copper. The appear
ance of the strike is such that it is
expected the full ore body will be IN.
covered with a few more shots. In
formation to this effect comes from L.
X. Houlton of Houle and Houlton
who is experimenting the work now
in progress at the mine.
Find is in New Ground.
The Importance of this find is mag
in new territory, being about one-half
faults on the ground, one of which
runs north and south and the other
east and west. Some distance away
to the north these faults bisect and it
is in this ground that the operators of
the property exp CT to find a big ore
body, part OF which has already been
lOIdlCA IlClSLtIOlS lHOSl VI LLlG uC-
velopment has been along the north
and south fault. A crosscut was run
from the fault on the 300 level which
ultimately will be extended to the east
and west fault. This fault is even
more pronounced than the other. The
development along the crOsscut thus
far has proven the existence of much
high grade ore and as the exploration
of the new ground lying in between
the two faults goes on the results be.
come continually more satisfactory
and indicate even better results with
greater depth.
SuIphide Ore Found.
OF much interest, too, to the com.
pany was the discovery of a fair-sized
body of copper sulphides on the 200,
foot level. This ore runs extraordi.
narily rich and is, too, an indication
of the value of the ore beneath. This
ore also carries a good value in silver
The contract for shipping the An
dersOn-Apache ore from the mine to
the station has been let to Mr.. Houl
ton. Arthur Houle, consulting engi
neeT for the company, expects to &C
out to the mine within the next few
days to have a look at the work and
to give further directions regarding
development. He is a firm believer
| in the future Of the Anderson-Apache
as good producer.