Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-03
BOOK ON COPPER
IN NEW EDITION
STEVENS FAMOUS ANNUAL
INCREASES SCOPE
No Less Than e767 Mines Are De-
scrbed in Detaii--Chaptsr 81
Statistics Most compendous
on Record

The eighth annual edition of the
Conner Handbook. Just issued by the
author, Horace j. Stevens Of Hougn-
ton, Mich, is at hand. It Is an octave
volume Of 1900 pages, in BREWER type
but by slight increases in the width
and heighth of the printed matter on
each page. together with a reduction
in the leading, but without using d
smaller face Of type, each page carries
one-third more printed matter tnan
formerly, and the new edition, with
only 15tJ pages, contains one-half moro
matter than the preceding edition,
which had 1928 pages.
The principal chapter of the book,
devoted to detailed descriptions of the
copper mines of the globe, has 1875
pages, describing no less than 1851
copper mines and copper companies IN
all parts of the world, comparing with
1927 listed in the preceding edition.
This long chapter, which was unre-
vised in volume vii owing to fire, accl-
dent and illness, has been completely
rewritten, even the obituaries Of the
defunct companies having been inn
proved by the addition of neat verbal
tombstones.
Copper is considered under a great
variety of heads in the preliminary
chapters of the book, these giving
in non-technical but correct language
to the geology and mineralogy OF cop
per and copper ores, with chapters de-
voted to mining, milling, smelling,
teaching and refining, mad yet other
chapters treating of the history of the
metal, brands, grades, substitutes and
uses.
The very complete glossary of mining
terms is reprinted from volume vii.
The final chapter, devoted to statistics,
is the most complete and compendious
given in any work dealing with the
subject, whether issued officially or
privately. and its authority has been
recognized officially and by the copper
trade.
It is rarely that a single work is
found of such general Importance to
such great diversity of interests as is
the Copper Handbook, which is prac-
tica1ly an encyclopedia Of the entire
subject of copper, and as such is Of
equal interest to miner, metallurgist,
refiner, producer and consumer. To the
investor or speculator in copper shares
it is as nearly Indispensable as a work
of reference can become. AS usual, the
Copper Handbook is exceedingly frank
in it's comments, and the description OF
mining companies considered by the
author to be dishonest are marked by
the utmost limit of plain speaking.
That seven preceding editions embpdy-
ing language OF The same IdftDeS5 have
appeared without a single libel suit
being brought into court, though many
companies are branded as swindles, is
evidence that Mr.. Stevens, notwith-
standing the fact that he denounces
several hundred companies as frauds,
is sure of his ground in making such
scathing arrangements as are contained
in this and the past editions of his
book.
The price of the Copper Handbook is
So, in a strong green buckram bind
ing. and the selling plan is unique,
as the book is sent to any one order
ing it from any part of the globe with
out a penny in advance the publisher
preparing carriage charges and allow
| ing the purchaser a weeks inspection,
and accepting the return of the book in
settlement of the charge if upon in
spection it does not prove satisfactory.
That this plan is successful is proved
by the fact that it has been followed
for six consecutive years and that the
Copper Handbook now circulates in
every country that has a postage stamp
of it's own, and is claimed by the pub
Usher without recorded contradiction
to enjoy the largest circulation of any
mining annual printed in any Ian
guage.
Any one interested in copper or cop
per shares can well afford to write Mr..
Stevens, ordering a copy of the Copper
Handbook, without advance payment
and subject to approval after a weeks
inspection.