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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

In speaking OF the prosecution and
conviction OF Mr.. Baldwin. Mr.. Osborn
said: II prosecuted Mr.. Baldwin
without any feeling OF vindictiveness,
but rather through sense OF duty.
not only to myself but to the press OF
the upper peninsula. Such attacks as
these bring discredit not only upon the
paper making them. but reflect upon
the newspaper fraternity at large, and
in Justice TO the press they should be
condemned. Nov that IL is over ind
that can pity Mr.. Baldwin. but
cannot condone his action.
That's the right spirit. Mr.. Bald
win also owes something to the otner
members of the press fraternity and we
hope that when the bitterness OF the
campaign has worn away he will come
around to juster view of the affair
and that such occurrences may be
stricken for all time from the columns
of the upper peninsula papers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

merchant furnace stocks increased
nearly 30. 900 tons In August In other
sections. with the possible exception
of Alabama. stocks also increased. the
total estimated surplus being about
1. 900. 900 tons
Sales OF pig iron were disappointing.
aggregating scarcely 5000 tons in all
SECTIONS or only half OF the tonnage
placed during the preceding week
Railroads placed few more struc-
tural steel orders for bridges and build
ings. calling tor about 5000 tons. No
rail contracts were placed. but the
Grand Trunk is in the market for 10. :
900 tons. Interest is developing in
New York subway extensions, which
will call for $4,000 to 24,00O tons OF
rolled steel according to the contracts
that may be placed. deliveries TO ex-
tend over two or three years.
A reduction of ABB. 900 tons in untilI-
ed orders on the books OF the steel COR
poration during August indicates that
new business last month was about
$50, 900 tons. as shipment were close
TO a million tons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

four counties paid taxes on the same
per capita basis as the people of
Houghton County, their valuation for
state taxation would be more than two
and one-lalf times the equalized vaIu-
alton at which the taxable property Of
these counties now stands.
On the equalized valuation for pur-
poses OF state taxation. Houghton
County is assessed at the rate of one
thousand nine hundred eighty four
dollars Isl, $4,000 per capita. On
the same per capita basis, the whole
state, having a population of 2, G03. SGT.
according to the latest census bureau,
would have an equalized aggregate
valuation OF the enormous sum OF So. !.
344. 036 OPS
In the face OF these figures can any
body honestly charge that the mining
properties OF the Upper Peninsula are
not paying their full share of state
taxesY They are paying that. and
much more, as "A matter OF cold fact.
The figures given are taken from
official sources and are absolutely cor.
rect.
Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw and
Bay City have great manufacturing
interests, and in their factories and
shops there are employed thousands OF
skilled artisans who command the
highest going wages. Does it not seem
indisputable hat the per capita wealth
of these cities Is higher than in com
muinty where. as in the case OF
houghton County the bulk Of. the labor
Is less skilled hence less able to save
money and acquire propertyS
DO the farmers OF lower Michigan
desire to have the mines forced to pay
more than fair share OF the state
taxesr IL Is hardly believeable.
The iron and copper mines in this
part Ut Michigan are confined TO seven
counties and the acreage embraced i'm
these properties would make only a
aasNeftt Va AhoN VI NUc NtHtllttl county,
In the state. The tax proposed one
cent per pound on copper and ten cents
ton on iron orel. would yield on the
present production OF these minerals.
about So, 500, 00o 90; or an amount az.
proximating what is required 20 mine
IN the state government aud state in
situations annually This would be
taken from an area totaIing not more
than that of few townships. IL IL
not preposterous TO claim that the bur.
den of maintaining the state govern.
ment and our state institutions shoul
be placed on an insignificant fraction
of the territory OF the state. merely be
cause that traction contains mineral
depositsS Certainly the nse OF these
deposits. so far as known. does not jus
tify such taxation
Unjust Taxation is Unwise Taxation.
One Of the advocates OF this method
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17
Continued Next Week

To the Sheriff,
Iron County,
Crystal Falls, Mich.
Dear Sir:
You are hereby notfied that at the
General Election to be held in this
State on Tuesday. the eighth day OF
November, 1910. the following officers
are to be voted for in your county
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sec.
rotary OF State. State Treasurer. Audi.
tor General, Attorney General, Com.
missioner OF the State Land Office, and
Justice of the Supreme Court for the
term ending December thirty.hrst,
1911, to I'LL vacancy Represer tative in
Congress FOR the twelfth congressional
district, comprising the counties OF
Alger, Baraga. Chippewa. Delta, Dick
inson Gogebic. Houghton. Iron. Ke
weenaw. Luce. Mackinac. Marquette.
Menominee, Ontonagon and School
craft Senator for the thirty first sena-
troial district OF this State, compris-
ing the counties of Alger, Dickinson.
Gogebic, Iron and Marquette Repre-
sentative in the State Legislature for
the Iron district, comprising the coun.
ties OF Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw and
Ontonagon.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF have
hereto affixed my signature and the
Great Seal of the State. at Lansing
this seventeenth day Of August, nine.
teen hundred and ten.
SEAL.
Frederick q. Martindale.
Secretary of State.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

fair success q success ct Iron River
il you please. We would like to acc
ample grounds provided but above all
we would like to see tue people OF the
county so interested in the event that
they would look forward to the fair IA
the greatest event in the county for the
year.
We believe that the only way TO bring
this about is by competition between
the two sides OF the county. II there
could be some local pride aroused That
would awake the people from their in
difference IL would be the making OF
the fair
Think Ii over Mr.. Directors.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

The average life Ut fence post Ia
stated to be- fourteen years and the
average cost 1871 cents. There ia,
however. great difference in the lasting
properties of different woods. Usage
orange lasts more than i've times AZ
long as willow does. and Tor length OF
service IL heads tina list of post timbers
In the State. The comparative life OF
other posts i shown in the following
list. rangineGrom the longest period
TO the shortest: Red cedar. locust,
white oak. northern white cedar tor
arborvitae). catalpa. black walnut.
butternut. red oak. and willow.
The average cost of posts varies for
different woods. and for the same
woods in different localities Red ce-
dar is most expensive. at an average
of eG4 cents each. and willow the
cheapest, at cents. y
Taking into consideration the time a
post will last. and the cost of buying
il and setting il in the ground. the
conclusion must be drawn that the
oeage orange post is the most econonli
cal in Iowa. followed by white OAK
locust, cstalpa, red cedar, black wal.
nut, butternut willow. white cedar
and red oak. in the order named.
Comparatively few posts OF some of
these woods are used. Catalpa and
butternut together do not constitute
one per cent. while white oak exceeds
forty per cent. From white oak. the
highest. the numbers used range down
in the following order: White cedar.
Usage orange, red cedar. willow, black
walnut. locust. butteinut and catalpa.
A few posts are cut from other woods.
Nearly or quite one-half OF all the posts
were round, indicating thai most of
the trees were too small to split.
The low place attained by black wal.
nut and butternut, generally rated
high in lasting properties. is probably
due to the fact that the posts were
round and small. and therefore large.
ly sapwood which decays quickly.
The life of such posts would be much
extended by giving them preservation
treatment Preservation treatment in
creases the life OF all wooden posts and
more than doubles the period OF use
funess OF those which are mostly sap
wood. The two million dollars spent
yearly by Iowa farmers in buying and
setting fence posts might be materially
lessneed by putting into practice the
well-Known methods of wood preser-
walton. IL costs much less to treat a
post than to buy new one ana set
It, in the ground. and in addition
much wood could he saved for other
purposes. The Department of Agricul.
ture has made a special study of prac.
tical methods of preserving farm tim.
bers. SO that it is able to inform inter.
ested inquirers how 10 do this for
themselves
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

Continued from Page /.
that $50 bounty was paid in Kent
county for a 'wolf hide that turned
out to be a coyote pelt, and that OF
seven other bounties paid for timber
wolf hides only two We're paid for
the real article. The coyote hide.
Brewster believes, was taken in New
Mexico. and he believes thar a gang
with agents in that region is operating
in Michigan. Mr.. Brewster also states
that he has reason to believe that
wolves are being raised in the upper
peninsula by an organized gang tina,
collects bounties for the pelts of AMI
mails secured in this way
Several years ago gang that owned
"wolf farm in Berrien county was
broken up by the state authorities and
one member sent TO prison.
Some counties in the state pay bounty
ranging from s. to $50 in addition e
the state bounty of $50. and Mr. Brew
ster says fhe believes Michigan is de
fIauded 10 the extent OF several thou
sand dollars annually
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER II, 1910.

The Marquette Mining Journal is
busy these days reading Crystal Falls
out OF the Marquette Iron County
league. Marquette fought Crystal
Falls entering the league as hard AS
she could bnt was over ruled by Ish-
pemihg and Negaunee. which teams
practically told Marquette that she
could come in or stay out just AZ she
pleased She finally came off her high
horse and came in. Had the original
efforts been successful and Iron Noun
tain been taken 10 instead OF Mar
suette. Crystal Falls would have beet,
much better of financially than she Is.
Marquette is poor base ball town
in more ways than one. Financially
she is frost. Crystal Falls paid more
30 Marquette this year than Marquette
paid TO Crystal Falls and that too.
with two OF the best games OF the sea
.son played at Marquette on the last
arp when the local team came away
with So less than expenses paid. Last
week Friday game was played at
Marquette that practically decided the
cham ionship OF the league. The
game was between Negaunee and Mar
quette and the receipts from that game
were less than those taken in at last
Saturdays game in this city when Ne
gaunee and Crystal Falls met.
In addition to being financial frost.
Marquette is dirty town to play in.
In the game last week Manager Stem
lie. who is always gentleman on the
ball field. was struck in the back with
rock thrown by Marquette fan.
honesty accuse OF being anything but a
gentleman on the ball field was like
wise served and Negaunee had to final
" take the men off the field until the
officers of the law, who are supposed to
protect visiting teams, were taken off
the field and prevented from interier-
ing with the Negaunee players,
That's the town that is trying to
leave us ont next year. Thank you.
We doubt very much that Crystal Falls
wishes to be in the league next year
but If she does, we have the consola-
tion Of knowing that Marquette will
have very little to say about who shall
or who shall not be members of the
league.
We preferred to see league made
up of Iron River Iron Mountain, Nor
way and Crystal Falls last spring and
If base ball is to be played here next
year we believe that such league
would bv much better proposition
than the one this year. The member
OF the league outside of Marquette
county, whoever she may be next year,
must not get the idea that there is a
mint OF money up there. Ishpeming
and Nagannee are good supporters Of
the game but Marquette is not and
from what we learn of the league
finances in the past she has never been
Small as Crystal Falls is she car
show mp better receipts, even with the
cellar team, than Marquette can dC
with q contender for the championship
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17
IRON TRADE CONTRACTS
Output curtaiIed, But Still rs Unnecessar.
iIyLarge.

Last week shadow fell on the
brighter prospect for the iron industry.
Business ia both finished and crude
material was contracted aud is icing
followed by decreased operations at the
finishing mills and blowing out OF blast
furnaces. Pig iron output since the
first OF September has been at the rate
of less than %, GOO. 900 tons annually.
or decrease Of 1000. 900 tons In the
rate Of production since the high point
in February. Even the present rate
IL IL evident, is too much for current
requirements.
In the central west. where the heav-
lest accumulation OF iron il carried
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

Maine went democratic That's just
what was expected by many With the
contention that is rife within the re-
publican ranks at the present time
nothing else could be expected In
tact, il Is expected that democratic
house of representatives will be chosen
this time and If the recent elections
are any Indication, there is litrle doubt
but TINT will be the result.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

Editor f. L. Baldwin of the Escan-
aba Journal WAS found guilty of GRIM
ina lible in the Justice court at Escan-
ana last Tuesday and sentenced TO a
term of 80 days in jail and to pay q
fine OF. 500. The prosecution was vig-
orous and Chase 5 Osborn, the person
whom Mr.. Baldwin Is accused Of lb-
cling. was present in person and took
the witness stand in bis own behalf,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

Next comes Bay, with population
of 63, AS, nearly equal to that Of
Houghton, and valuation OF $39 900. !
90 little less than one fifth. on
which il pays state taxes. Bay is also
producer OF coal and salt and has a
fine farming territory and large mann
featuring interests in addition.
The following tables show what the
four counties named are now valued at
for state taxation. contrasted with
what it would be if they were taxed
on basis of per capita wealth, at the
same rate as Houghton
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

lis said that "Uncle Joe Cannon
did not learn until after the Hamilton
Club banquet at Chicago WAS over that
Colonel Roosevelt had objected to his
being a guest IA we'll as Senator Lori
mer. What pity that the old man
was kept In ignorance for had hs
known 1t there would have been some
fireworks that would have been beauti-
full to witness. Newspaper reports
have IL that Mr.. Roosevelt. when some
OF the bsnqueters cried Cannon, Can
nom. wishing by their calls to have
Uncle Joe brought to his feet. quickly
motioned towards the room in which
the reception was to be held and arose
tirst from the table and lead the way.
The Colonel has been having things
all his own way. 1t would nave been
at least. TO have him con-
fronted by as fearless person as Mr..
Cannon Is and watch his maneuvers
when under fire.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

DR.. Cook has come to light again.
Recent reports saw that ne has sailed
Tor the north to get mis- instruments
and records.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17

Rooms to Rent: Inquire OF John
Anderson, Marquette Ave.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17
TONNAGE TAX QUESTION
First installment Of Statement Issued by the
Committee Appointed to Present the
Mining Side OF the Case.

Continued from last week
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-17
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
AFTER SWlNDLERS

Continued from Page /.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
PORTUGAL NOTIFIED
TO GIVE UP MACAO
MOngOIian Government Declares
Island at Mouth of Canton
Is Held Illegally

PEKIN, Jan. Negotiations extend
ing over five months between China
and Portugal on the question of the
Macao boundary have failed, and today
the Chinese government sent formal
message TO the Portuguese government
that under no circumstances viii 1T
consent to arbitrate 1t is pointed out
that only China and Portugal can settle
this question between themselves.
Macao is on an island of the same
name at the mouth of the Canton river.
China holds that for some years all
dependencies of the city of Macao have
been occupied illegally by Portugal, and
that the only concession of territory
ever made 10 Portugal was the town
of Macao China insists that the ter
ritory and adjacent islands be evacu-
ated by Portugal.
At the Hongkong conference the Chi
nese delegates refused to recognize
Portugals claim in Macao or to submit
the question to arbitration. Later the
Portuguese government sent General
Machedo to China in the hope of reach
ing an amicable settlement of the dis
pute but he failed in this mission.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
RESIGNATION OF GREEK
MINISTER OF INTERIOR
Objects, to Abolition of Lega-
tons in Other Countries

ATHENS, Jan. 2.-The minister of
the interior. NJ. Triantaphyllakes, has
resigned, following a demand by the
military league and a conference be-
tween the king and Premier Mavromi-
chalis. The league has demanded the
abolition of all Greek Legations abroad
except that at Constantinople.
The Military leagues coup was in
tended to restore its waning prestige
with the deputies. All the officers and
troops were confined to barracks and
provided with ammunition Friday
night.
Saturday the leagues enissaries
presented letters to leaders of the op-
position. demanding that the chamber
sit continuously through the Christ
mas holidays until the budget and
other measures were adopted. Another
letter was sent to the premier de-
manding that legations be abolished
and that the minister of the interior
be removed.
The leagues triumph was complete.
The whole cabinet handed in their
designations, but the king begged the
ministers to remain in Office They
then consented to drop the minister of
the interior and take steps for the
retirement of the legation ministers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
QUEEN OF ITALY is
ACTIVE IN CHARITY
Distributes Relief to Poor al
School in Rome

The charitable works of the queen ot
Italy are well known. and a Paris news
paper records an act Of kindness her
majesty performed, says the London
Globe
A poor woman clothed in rags at
tended a school where relief is distrib-
uted by charitable women. A young
woman received her with kindness She
was very plainly dressed and in a SYM
pathetic voice inquired, MY poor
woman. what do you want2' The un-
fortunate told her dire distress, men,
rioning her large family, and her bus
band lying dead. The queen gave her
20 lire. shook the woman's hand and in
ouired where she lived
The next day a gentleman called al
the hOvel where the woman lived and
handed her q bank note for 100 lire
This viii pay your rent and you need
have no anxiety for the future. The
queen is interested in you" ''Tht
queeni" exclaimed the woman with sur
prise. rs il the queen who spoke Il
me so kindly yesterday and took my
hand2" And she added naively, How
could have known? She was dressed
SO simply"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
PARIS PAPER COMMENTS
ON TARIFF SITUATION
Agreement. Before March 81 Is
Necessary

PARIS. jan 2.-The Journal des
Debats. commenting on the new Amer
ican ambassadors speech at Elysee pal
ace. where he was received Friday
by President Fallieres, expresses re-
gret at the absence of any reference to
economic relations between France and
the United States.
1t points out that if no agreement is
reached before March 81 a tariff war
seems inevitable. While President
Tafts last message held out hopes of a
settlement. the paper says, a further
confirmation from the new ambassador
of the desire for an arrangement on the
part of the Washington government
would have been particularly appropri-
ate.
The Journal des Debats ends by dep
recating the attitude toward France of
ultra -protectionists in congress, which
is disastrous in its effect here and is
undoing efforts of the moderates to
diminish exaggerated proposals of the
tariff commission.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
PEOPLE EAT MUCH
UN|NSPECTED MEAT
Chief of Bureau of Animal in
dustry Reports That Federal
Law Is Intellectual

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-That half
the meat eaten in the United States
can be called uninspected and that a
real and serious danger to the public
exists as a result is one of the con-
clusions reached by DR.. A. B. Melvin.
chief of the United States bureau of
animal industry, in his annual report
to the secretary of agriculture, made
public today.
Ineff1ciency of the government in
spection because of its lack of au-
thority to reach business done entirely
within state is given as one of the
causes. and Doctor Melvin points out
the great need of supplementing the
government inspection of meats with
state and municipal inspections.
'sOne result of the federal inspection
is TO cause the diversion of diseased
and suspicious looking animals to the
uninspected establishments, where they
are slaughtered for the local market .
says the report
Notwithstanding the efforts to give a
competent inspection, the federal serv-
ice has been unjustly attacked, the re-
port asserts. The incident at East st.
Louis is recalled, and Doctor Melvin
says the charges there had their foun-
dation in animus and not in fact.
More than 36,000.000 animals were in
spected at the time of slaughter in the
fiscal year just closed and more than
/ 100000 were condemned in Whole or in
part. On reinspection more than 25,-
600 900 pounds of meat and meat prod
ucts were condemned, which had be-
come unwholesome since inspection at
the time of slaughter.
The inspection service had an appro-
priation of $3,000,000 and spent
S2SS4 0OO
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
AMENDS ARTICLES
OF Incorporation
Southern Pacific Readiusts Cap
ital Stock by Wiping Out
the Preferred
Especial Dispatch TO The Call


FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 2.-Amended
articles of Incorporation were filed in
the office of the secretary of state Sat
urday decreasing the capital stock of
the Southern Pacific company, and in
doing so the preferred stock of the
company is wiped out, the total capital
being represented by 3,744,51S shares of
common stock of a par value of 500
each.
President Robert S. Lovett and Di-
rectors Clarence II. Mackay, Charles A.
Peabody, f. A. vanderlip, J. H Schiff,
H. II. Deforest, w. V. S. 1'horne Will
liam Rockefeller and r. w Soclet have
signed their names to the amended
articles
The Southern Pacific is a Kentucky
corporation, and any of its corporate
acts of this sort are required by law
to be recorded with the secretary of
state.
The amended articles recite that
of the $76000000 of preferred capital
stock Of said Southern Pacific company
heretofore authorized to be issued and
consisting of 100000 shares of the par
value of $100 each, 744,51S shares have
been converted into a like number of
shares of the common capital stock of
said Southern Pacific company and the
remainder of said authorized issue of
preferred stock has been redeemed or
cancelled, and that the total authorized
capital stock of said Southern Pacific
company consists of 3,74451S shares of
common stock of par value of 500, of
which 2,726,477 shares are now out
standing