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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31

partment for inspection 8s,6I5
barrels of oil and gasoline. From
this it will be noted that the
independent production in Kansas
has made a net gain of 40, ,1os
! barrels of oil and gasoline during
the year 1909, and net gain OF
40, oo8 barrels of oil and gasoline
during the year 1879, and a net
gain of 8 per cent of all oil con-
sumed in Kansas during the year
1909.
"There had been twenty one new
distributing stations established in
this state in the last year where oil
and gasoline are sold from tank
wagons and iron barrel shipments
made. These>statioas are covered
by local deputies in such manner as
70 make inspection without delay.
at will be noted by referring to
the appended table that the abolish
ment of the five regular deputies
even though the revenue was in
creased for the local inspectors, has
been of substantial benefit to the
state as it shows a net gain OF
So, 6Io. t6 during the year 1909 over
that of 1903.
"Freqaent complaints are made
to this office of the quality of the
oil sold in the state and while this
sffice has no authority to examine
into the quality of oil or to regulate
it, where it has entailed NO expense,
many Of these complaints have been
Investigated and it has been found
in the majority of them that it was
| due to the manner of handling by
| the local dealers and the character
of the receptacle from which oil is
rstailed. The general quality OF
oil being sold in Kansas is good
aud the companies doing business
in this state are apparently making
great effort to raise the quality cl
their product. No condemnation
of oil or gasoline has been necessary
during this year which speaks wei
for the general character Of the
product being retailed in the state. ("
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31

The American CCnsul at Leeds,
England, reports Tat the regular
annual hirings for agricultural labor,
ETC., have just been made in that
section Of England, and he gives
the average rates paid for the
coming year. In Yorkshire the
pay, without board, as taken from
the local newspapers is: Ex-
perieRced bsys from 10 to IS years
receive from S4S to SS7 a year;
plowmen and wsgoners get from
Ss7 to sIaI year; foremen receive
from sIaI to $I46, and assistant
foreman from So7 to $rar year;
general domestics get, with board,
from SIS to So7 year; farmhouse
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31
PROTECTION PAYS.

The Troy Times raises its voice
in penetrating key to ask, "Does
not protection pay?" and then
furnishes an excellent answer by
reminding It's readers that French
firm, after looking the situation
over carefully, has decided TO
establish a ten million dollar silk
plant in this country. While there
may be some difference in the
amount of capital invested, Glovers-
Vile is in no position to speak of
certain instances of like nature
within the recent past. OF course,
protection pays, and the people
across the water who are engaged
in trade are by no means so blind
they cannot see it.-Gloversvile,
N. Y, Leader.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31
SECRETARY KNOX AND
NICARAGUA,

hSh oSSiStoiy haoA soiIy
dismissed the Nicaraguan minister,
in a note expressing the contempt
of an enlightened government for
the conduct of President Z.laya,
there was considerable criticism of
his action, mainly on the ground
that the new Secretary OF State with
a stroke of his pen had undone all
that Mr.. Root had laboriously built
up ia the cemeating of kindly
relations with the Spanish republics
of the south.
1t begins to appear that Secretary
Knox not only had sufficient provo
cation for his dramatic attack or
the Zelaya government, fact tina
never was much questioned, Blu
that nothing but good will follow
the drastic treatment Of Nicaragua's S
ruler and minister. Ii other small
republics in Central and South
America anticipated the setting u
Of govern@ent by the Washington
administration in place of fthe fleeing
Zelaya, they have had time to
recognize the injustice of thai
suspicion.
The revolution is still In progress.
No interference has occurred with
the election of a new president.
Nicaragua has been let severely
alone to Eork out its own reorgani.
zation and when/it becomes evident
that a new government is firmly
seated, whether with the presenI
Madriz at its head, or Estrada OF
another OF the aspirants, it will be
recognized. 80 the state depart
Aent has announced, and the course
of the government has been
consistant through the Nicaragus
affair with that statemcAt of policy.
If,this country is open to any VS.
criticism In NIcaragua's case i.
not for interfering or overthrowinf
or attempuhgte set up government.
bat rather for its excessive
forbearanes and patience with one
of the most conscienceless seoundrel:
undoubtedly, who ever .saddled ar
oppressive government on one of tht
little Central American States.-
Topeka Capital.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31
COAL OIL INSPECTORS
REfORT.

The report of the state oil
inspscuon department filed with
Governor Stubbs, covering the year
ending November 80, 1909, shows
that during the year the department
inspected 77,2I8 more barrels Of
oil and gasoline during the year
than were inspected during the
previous year. 1t shows that the
department has IoI deputy local
inspectors and that they cover the
inspections for Ia3, distributing
stations. Twenty -ene new dis
tributlng stations have been
established during the year. There
are nineteen refneries in the state
and eighteen of them are operated
as independent concerns The
nineteenth is the Standard Oh
company which refines more oil
and gasoline each year than all the
other companies combined.
The State Oil inspector gives the
following facts in his report to
Governor Stubbs:
"There are at this time operating
in Kansas nineteen rehberies,
eighteen of which are operated as
independent concerns, ali of which
are producing oil, and who have
established tank stations throughout
the state, from which they are
disbursing oil and gasoliae and
placing the same upon the market.
"The reports on file in this office
and in the State Auditors office
show that during the year end;rg,
November 30, 1900, there has been
inspected by this department
a4s, 500 barrels of oil and 2ro, 400
barrels Of gasoline, making total
of 45o, Goa barrels of oil and
gasoline. BY referring to former
reports of this department it will be
noted that this is an increase OF
77,21S barrels more of oil and
gasoline inspected during the year
1909 over that of 1878. The
independent re6neries located within
this state furnished aid submitted
to this department for inspection
during the year 1909. 77,99o barrels
Of oil and 43, 623 barrels of gasoline,
makiog total of I2I,6r3 barrels,
or twenty-six per cent of the total
amount of all oil and gasoline
Inspected during the year 1909.
Z The independent refneries in the
year 1906, submitted to this de-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31

The London Express prints an
article furnished by Mary Mortimer
Maxwell, author of can English
woman in New York." which she
concludes with the words: "The
fact is that wages are higher ard
the living cheaper in New York
than in London, and, unless in
exceptional cases, this is fact in
all of the large cities of protected
and tariff ridden America" There
is an Impression in some quarters
that this is not the case, and il
obtains to some extent in England,
where it is often asserted that,
while wages are higher, living is so
much higher in the United States
that the working man is not much
better off. But it is noteworthy
that there has always been ten
dency on the part of British artlsas 5
to choose the dearer country as a
place of abode-such of them, at
least. as can save enough to escape
to the Uaited States. s.-Saa Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31
FWO NEW STATES.

Ariz ona and New Mexico are
likely to be given the right to hold
constitutional conventions and get
ready for statehood, by the present
congress. 1t seems to be about
time these large territories should be
organized into states. They seem
to want statehood and we are
inclined to the opinion that they
can take care of themselves.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31
WAGES REDUCED.

The wages of I,ooo, 900 British
workmen have just been reduced.
We had supposed the wages of the
British workingmen were so low
that they could not be reduced. -
Pioneer Press"
England is the home of Free
Trade. If the policy is SO beneficial
one would suppose it would at least
prevent wages from being reduced,
The fact that they are redaced or
sSslarge a scale would indicate that
tie Free-Trade policy ives not one
that it is desirable TO imitate. -
West St. PaM "Times."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31

As matter of fact the effect OF
the Tariff policy, by encouraging
domestic production, has been ts
bring about a very material
reduction in prices, as in the case
of the Imposition of the duty on tin
plate, which has falsified the
prediction of the Free-Trads
prophets by reducing instead of in
creasing the price of "Ihe work
mans Dinner pail" 1t is a very
easy matter to blame every advance
In prices to the tariff, and tke
President is to be congratulated or
his timely reminder that not only S
such advance not confined to those
countries which enjoy the benefits
of protection. but that the most
notable advances are in the price of
commodities that have no Tariff
Protection against foreign comps-
lition. Brooklyn "Times".
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-31

The postmaster at Avelcn, NO.,
was burned to death in his owA
hone Wednesday. He had escaped
from the house but returned fer
some papers and lost his life.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27
Forfeiture Notice,

Elk City, Idaho, March 10, 1909.
To Mrs. Lillian. Mcfarland, her eXecu-
tors. administrators, heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that ] have
expended during the year 1903 the sum
Of $500 in labor and improvement upon
the st. Peter and the st. Paul lode
mining claims, situated in Elk City
Mining District, Idaho county. Idaho,
the location notice Of the st. Peter be-
ing Of record m Book G., Page 367 and
the location notice Of the ST Paul being
Of record in Book G, Page 1868, IN the
Office Of recorder of Idaho county, in
order to hold said claims, under the
provisions Of Section 1924 Of the Re-
vised Statutes Of the United States and
the amendment thereto approved Janu-
airy ~ 1880, concerning annual labor
upon mining claims, being the amount
required to hold said lodes for the year
1903; that your interest IN said claims
is One-third, and If within ninety days
from the personal service Of this notice,
or within ninety days after the publica-
ton thereof, you fail TO contribute your
portion of such expenditure, which is
$685. and the charges fOf this adyer-
tlsement, your interest IN said claims
viii become the property of the sub
serlber your cO-OWner who has made
the required expenditure, by the terms
of said Section, LESLIE BELOR.
m20junel9
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27
Forfeiture Notice.
Elk City, Idaho, Jan. IA, 1909.
To ]. S. Welch, his executors, admins

Elk City, Idaho, Jan. IA, 1909.
To j. S. WEIGH, his executors, admins
traitors, heirs or assigns:
You and each of you are hereby mott
fed that we have expended for the year
1908 the sum of $500 in labor and i'm
provements upon Snowshoe No l.Snow-
shoe No. 2, Snowshoe No. 3. Snowshoe
No. and Snowshoe No. 5 mining
claims, all situate in Ramey Ridge Min
ing District big Creek Mining District
when claims were located), Idaho
county, Idaho, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States and the amendment
thereto approved January %, 1880, con-
corning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said mining claims for the year
1909; that your one-fourth interest of
the sum expended is S125,
And if within ninety days from the
personal service of this notice. or within
ninety days after the publication thereof
you fail to pay the charges for this ad-
vertisement and contribute your portion
of said expenditure, your interests in
said claims will become the property Of
the subscribers, your co-owners, who
have made the required expenditure, by
the terms of said Section.
ERIK JANSON, Elk City, Idaho.
JAKE JANSON, Roosevelt, Idaho.
CHAS. MCLAUGHLIN, Roosevelt,
Idaho. jl6al7
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27
Forfeiture Notice.
Elk City, Idaho, Jan. ia, 1903:

Elk City, Idaho, Jan. Ia, l9O9:
To j. S. Welch, his executors, admin
istrators, heirs or assigns:
You and each of you are hereby notl-
fled that we have expended for the year
1908 the sum of $500 in labor and i'm
provements upon Bismark No. |, Bis
mark No. 2, Bismark No. 3, and Bis
mark No. lode mining claims, all stu
ate in Ramey Ridge Mining District
(Big Creek Mining District when claims
were located), Idaho county, Idaho, IN
order to hold said claims under the pro-
visions of Section 1924 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendment thereto approved January
%, 1880, concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re-
quired to hold said mining claims for
the year 1909; that your one-tifth in
terest of the sum expended is $50,
And if within ninety days from the
personal service of this notice, or within
ninety days after the publication
thereof YOU fail to pay the charges for
this advertisement and contribute your
portion of said expenditure, your inter-
ests in said claims will become the
property of the subscribers, your CO.
owners, who have made the required
expenditure, by the terms of said Sec
ton.
ERIK JANSON, Elk City, Idaho.
JAKE JANSON, Roosevelt, Idaho.
MIKE KENSINGER, Silver City,
Idaho. j16a17
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27
Growth OF Our Mineral Industries.

Federal reports upon the agricultural
and mineral industries Of the United
States for the last year show that these
activities alone added $40, 900, 600, 600 to
our wealth in that period, says Wall
Street Summary. This stupendous
total for one year can be grasped when
it is known that the total assets Of
every kind possessed by the people Of
this country as shown in the census for
1860 We're 10000, 600, 600. The waste
OF the civil war wiped out almost
So, 600, 0OO, 900 and left the land with
staggering debt and an impoverished
people. Today our steam railroads
possess property valued at SIC, 900, 600,
900, or the equivalent Of every physical
asset Of Che nation as set forth by the
census Of the year before the civil war.
A nation which in less than two years
can produce from IFS farms and mines
a sum that is equivalent Of the total
assets Of the country 49 years ago b in
physical case 10 regard petty depres-
sion in business that affects less than
one-half Of The productive agencies as
lnconsequential except 10 pessimists.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

There are number of people now
getting this paper whose promise to
pay will not be accepted by the grocer,
the clothier, express companies and
others with whom we do business. You
probably won't get to see this word of
appreciation from us, unless you bor-
row the paper from neighbor who
pays for it, but nevertheless we want
to thank you for your philosophical
ness and we do admire the bull dog
tenacity which had enabled you to stand
by us so long. Your generosity is not
excelled, since knowing as we do that
you ''never subscribed" your sense of
feeling for your fellow man was so
keen you could not break such terrible
news to US.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Adam VS.. John D.

Some fellow has figured in out that if
Adam had, on his first arrival on earth,
secured position which paid him 81. so
a day, and working at it steadily all
these years, and never purchased Eve
any other raiment than that which was
considered proper in those early days,
he would have just the same size pile
as John D. Rockefeller is reputed to
have 81, 600, 900. But let the man who
figures consider. If Adam had lived all
these years he would not have been able
to get the family store from the fig
tree. Before Adam could have run far
IN his race, fashion and custom would
have overtaken him and his family and
Adam, not being a foxy guy, would
have got all balled up.
Don't talk to us about Adam. He
was no good. Adam couldn' see an OPP
pOrtunity as big as a sun spot, and look
ing through a telescope. Why, didn't
he have the first chance at us, and he
never even organized a gas company in
Boston. Adam-why, he might have
kept Eve from starving, got the kids
through the primary, and kept his own
body and soul together by feeding at a
soup house, but if that old fossil were
living today and would land in New
York with his savings of two thousand
years, John ID. and his bunch would
shear him so close that Adam would
have to live two thousand years longer
before he'd get the interest paid.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27
Only One. However.

Some Of the publishers Of Idaho and
Nezperce counties are liable to get
stif-necaed and naughty if things con-
tinue TO come their way. Editor Diss-
more, Of the Kamiah Progress, is build
ing q new two-story structure in which
10 house his newspaper plant; Editor
Winner, Of the Cottonwood Chronicle,
has a new cylinder press, and now Geo.
Hamilton, Of the Elk City News has
taken unto himself a brand new bride.
~ this INT evidence sufficient that re-
publican prosperity is again 10 the sad
de, further argument would be wasted.
Grangeyilie Globe.
Either that, or the editors above
named have such confidence in the
future of Idaho and their own efforts 10
meet all Obligations as they fall due,
t1ai they are n0t afraid 10 take on new
burdens which Others might look AZ
Wit1 fear and then pass up Camas
Prairie Chronicle.
The editor " Mining News is pleased
Az know VI tle prosperity of brother
publsheie op the prarie, but q desire
~ keep history straight prompts him
~ make clearer explanation n the
Indictment above. n rs all very wei
~ speak VI p brother bgildlnga brand
pow" print shop getting in . brand
neg" press but ule expression "a
brand nov' bride should be explained
NJ Idaho ~ pfah. 1he brotler ~
az Globe 3 pardooed for tlo HDae
Oversight bpi jsaf "A t1ls Hme our
feeIlugs afe sensitive on flose mattera.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

The junior editor of the Moscow Post
got off what was called satirical con-
coction on grippe one issue of the paper
and the following week grippe found
him and put him by for a few days.
Grippe and "Uncle Joe" are evidently
a great deal alike in getting after the
fellow that monkeys in their private
affairs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

The passenger Train on the
Clearwater branch leaves Sites
at 800 in the morning and ar
riyes al Lewiston al 9:4O. Train
Leaves Lewiston al 1875 in the
afternoon and arrives in Sites al
525, Close connection made
with Spokane train at arrow
Junction
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

That railroad law enacted by the late
legislature embodies all that is just and
ideal in furnishing transportation, but
as field for graft it opens a way that
could make a Pittsburg scandal look
like doughnut with the ring off. If
the truth were known, we bet the law
was Matched by some little tobacco
juice lawyer or grating politician down
about Boise who is looking for fat job
as railroad builder. Let the railroads
be built and managed by men who are
experienced in the business. 1t is get
ting late to work that old shell game Of
having the people build the roads that
are to be stolen by a few men, even if
the scheme is made attractive by a
nicely planned state law. The deposit
ors Of that defunct Boise bank probably
have had enough skinnin for awhile.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

1he fel.ev elo composed tHo cong
''1f A. ~ Boom a. hy' d.ed nle
euieg aay Jlai paf . ease Hiege tle
Desspepeu eeYle Aagf spoken ~ ~
eeaeee ~ go.eg ~ h'e fewgd and
eseyloey you'd base knevr jsa' gliai
a moaUL
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

over his subscription accounts immedi-
ately on hearing of this, and found
there are lots of women around there
who are not getting the pressure they
deserve.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

~ b, D. steam engine,
IL b. p. foos gasoline engine.
Little Giant planer hatcher
and moulder
SET Of wood lathe iron and
fixtures,
! l6-ineh cutoff saw, mandrels
and arb0r
! l6-ineh rip saw, mandrels
and arbof
5O feet Of 1-ineh drive belt
GuDber) FIRST quality
~ feet of shaftlng and q box
lngs for shaft
~ feet of drive belt for planor
4 Crescent band saw
4 no, = Could rotary pump,and
all other betting for connecting
machinery
~ you ace NJ the market W buy
~ trade, address,
eilisee Trading Company,
Dealers NJ general meiehandlse
anq fam machinery
Nl'iea lNpNp,
80.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

A y sa|e u,af - map mo squeeze
. sollag aeyeg sgsee1eg hie gife" gbe
soltDg N ~ hezDgee lieslq leel,eq
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

ROBIN liealieaai alnYed tlf Weof
and y p'ann|Dg ~ rebuild hnoIr
eg|oeDee NJ eoDnngod prosperity fnd
faf ~ uf eQsnty
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

a Chicago professor says iIhe man
Alo neler pafloyf over oaD faTe, Who
Neif scans ihe prices on d menu mo
Hip hlhelpaief 0hou lff broke oal
ilee an lnfalliple amulet aealnsi fem
Nine crllloieW' fauaas Oliy siar
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-27

You can get all the news for
81 a year IN the Mining News.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-06
CALHOUN RECONSIDERS
UIgTEIMIN ALTON no DECLINE

Chicago. Dec. William j. CAL
hun tonight denied a report from
Washington that he had declined to
accept the appointment as minister to
China. He did decline about ten days
ago. but since then had been induced
10 reconsider tho matter.
Mr.. calhoun explained that he had
been induced bY secretary OF state
Knox 20 reconsider his determination
not to accept the appointment
1.-TWO weeks ago in Washington I
discussed With Secretary Knox the
matter Of accepting the ministry to
china said MI. Calhoun. The Of
fer VAS made to me and | asked for
time ia which 10 consider IL. | came
back 10 Chicago ana early last week 1
~telsgraphed Mr.. Knox that / could not
accept received a reply urging me
go reconsider my decision. Finally on
Triday ! wired secretary Knox stat
that III my a|ccept.loe was urgently
desired by the president ] would con-
slider the on'er further.
since nay last communication to
Mir. Knox J have heard nothing furth-
cr In the matter and do not wish To
state "a. This time what I shalt do he
cause the post has not been formally
rendered mo by President TAFT. Pres
idpnt TAFT was not in Washington up-
the occasion OF my visit there and !
have had no direct communication
with him concerning this matter"
AIR. calhoun spent much of the day
in consultation with his law partners
lt his office. AMONG his friends the
prevailed that ho would go
Ia china.