The border vidette., 1909-02-27


 Wednesday. having come up to the border to transact private bubines, Mir. w. H. Roper, the civil engineer, was also visitor here Wednesday, from he garden city.
 Pat R. Sullivan. superintendent out at the Four Metals mines, where Mir. s. F. Johnson, is manager, was in town w ednesday on company busi- ness Mir. Sullivan reports the Four Metals locking fine and dandy, new important development work having been accomplished under Manager Johnson's direction whereby the value of the property has been greatly en- hanced.
 Yesterday morning Mexican Consul NJ. Mascareil IS and party of pro- minent citizens of Nogales. Sonora, who are interested in the cattle busi- ness on the Mexican side of the inter national line, went to Hermosillo on business connected with the quarant- ing of Mexican cattle by the United States officers. who allege that the cattle have thicks, and refuse to admit them into the United States.
 United States Collector of Customs Con O'Keefe has been advised from Washin gton that a recent decision of of the United States supreme court admits all zinc into the United States free of daty. This will be good news to many readers of TIE BORDER VI DETTE residing in Mexico. who hereto fore have been compelled to pay a high duty on zinc ores shipped to the United States for treatment.
 John Spink, for long time man. ager of the Western Commercial Com pany's business out at Lomas. has been instructed by President Parker to close up the affairs of the company at this end of the line ard report for duty at Guaymas. Mir. Spink is one of the most efficient of all the big company's employees. and THE BoR- DER VIDETTE is pleased to learn of his we'll earned promotion. He expects soon to go to the city of Guadalai ara, where he will represent the ". 0. O.
 Yesterday morning 0. Phillips, Col Randclph's horse trainer. left No gales for Santa Ana, Sonora, with J Jackson, the handsome black thoroughbred stallion owned by Col. Randolph and trained by w. w. Carney, of this city, and winner of the blue ribbon at last years territorial fair. The horse is being taken to Santa Ana, where MT. Peck, superin tendent of Llano de Gro will place him with bunch of fine thorough bred mares owned by Col. Randolph. Stonewall Jackson and his proud rider le it hero in fue condition.
 Tuesday Auditor Reed of the So- nora Copper Company; after having spent several days at his company's extensive property three miles from Noria, Sonora. Mex, returned north with a large party of stockholders from Kansas and Missouri, who had been to the mines to inspect the work being done under the able personal supervision of President and Manager A. M. Oonard. All expressed them selves as pleased with operations at the mines, where shelter will in the near future be installed. MT. Krob, brother of Secretary Kroh, was member of the party.
 R Stewart Brooks, one of the pest known most competent mining engl- neer in the country, is in the city, a guest at the Montezuma hotel. MT. Brooks has just returned from Pa mama, where he had been on profes- sional business He reports having had fine trip, and says the big canal is still there. From here MT. Brooks will go to Sonora on professional busi- ness While here he collected number of ten to one bets on President Taft's election, the losers being Henry Levin, and NJ ark and l.. Lulley.
 Messrs. Wallace & Summerhayes. consulting mining and metalurgical