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Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16

tree They gathered the softest MOSES,
leaves and twigs they could find, and
carried up to the place that should
be their home. There was much chat
tering, talking and love-making while
they were arranging the new house to
suit them.
After their house was furnished they
found they had nothing to live on. So
day after day they hunted and gathered
acorns, hazelnuts and every other kind
of nuts they could find, and stored
them away in their new house for
winter use. They were often visited
by their cousins, the red squirrel and
the black squirrel. After a time there
came three little silver gray squirrels
to make merry in the house on the
hill. VALERA TATTON,
357 West Fifty-first street, Main
street school, grade AS; age IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
Child Frightened House

Dear Aunt Laurie;
An old-fashioned Queen Anne house
stood on the high hill overlooking the
village called Oakwood. Nobody ex-
cept two or three of the Oldest VIII
layers knew anything about it. Some-
times an old man with white hair hob
bled about the yard. An elderly lady,
who seemed to be the housekeeper,
came to the village once week TO
buy her stores and that was all the
villagers knew about the residents OF
the house.
Recently the house had begun to
take new aspect. Painters had
come and the picturesque old house
was getting a new coat of paint.
Two big loads of furniture mad been
delivered at the house.
What had come over those people
after 50 many years of quietness. NO
body knew and everybody hoped TO
find out.
Somehow the story became known.
Mr. Melden, the old gentleman, had
one son, James He had married
poor girl against his parents wishes
and had been disinherited. James
and his wife had gone to small west
ern mining town where by careful
prospecting they had become rich.
Then thew had lost all their money
by a mine going under in which they
had been interested. Two months
after that James died, leaving his wife
and child destitute and the aged
father (who had repented years be-
fore) sent for them to come and live
at OakWood.
Your niece. LORETTA e. FRY.
1886 Crocker street, st. Joseph's S
school, age Il.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
Gave Children Welcome

Dear Aunt Laurie:
MY story to you will be about "The
House on the HILL" 1t was lovely
large old white house, with big pillars
and a periwinkle vine was twinlng it
self over the porches. The ground had
beautiful pepper and oak trees. In the
middle of the garden was pond with
water lilies and goldfish in it. kind
old man had always lived there. L
found that he had had two children,
BERTHE and James
I knew he loved children. He would
watch for the school children, and he
always had a kind word for them or
some candy or pennies.
His wife and children had died three
gardeners. / heard he was million
aire. The Hon. Mr.. Philips Words
worth was his name. Some of the little
children called him grandpa.
Every day 1 would see him walking
out in his beautiful gardens You could
tell he was a kind old man by the way
he treated his dog. The dog was
large Newfoundland dog and was his
only companicn.
This house on the hill was noted for
it's beauty and quaintness. 1t was one
of the incest drives to go and see the
place when they were allowed to go
through the grounds. Often this kind
old gentleman would come out and give
his visitors roses and lilies.
DORIS TACKABURY,
144 South Magnolia avenue, Holly
wood; Fremont school, grade "A; age
10 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
The Miser's House

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The house on the hill was small
two-story house. The sides were old
and weather. beaten. The windows
were small and the broken ones were
boarded up. There were two doors
leading into the house.
Inside the door is staircase. The
steps were worn and broken; the BAN
nisters were scratched and split.
At the head of the stairs is a small
room. The ceiling slants because OF
a low roof. In one corner of the little
room is a cot; not far from that is a
small gasoline stove and near the door
is little cook table.
That was all the little attic con-
tanned.
Now we go down the stairs again,
careful, lest we fall At the foot of
the stairs we open door to our right.
1t is a great deal larger than the one
above, but nearly bare. 1t has in it
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
INTERESTING HOUSE
BELONGS TO SQUIRRELS
Honorable Mention

Dear Aunt Laurie:
A WAY up in the northern part of
N wisconsin the hills are covered
"A with fir and pine trees and great
spreading oaks. In quaint little
house in one of these trees lived Mr..
and Mrs. Silver Gray Squirrel and their
family. Their eldest son, Mr.. Silver
TAIL thought it about time to leave the
narent home. So he commenced to
look around among the fair young
lady squirrels to find him suitable
help mate. At last he found one
whose dress was more silvery, eyes
more bright and tail more bushy than
the rest. He made love to her and was
accepted.
They were married after squirrel
fashion and then came the hurrying
and scurrying of the house building
before Jack Frost should find them.
They selected hole i'm nsstall, stately
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16

I like the sun of afternoon
So golden and so mellow;
l like the sun who goes to bed
wrapped up in red and yellow
But 1 don't like the morning sun,
| never get my ream-thinks done
He's such a saucy fellow!
when am Just. say half awake,
He's at my window, peepng,
And, though I shut my eyes hard-tisht'
feel him coming, creeping
Across the carpet to my bed
No matter how l turn my head
1t means "good-by'' to sleeping
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16

He dances on my eyes. and shouts
Hi, there! Get up this minute!
There's something doing out of doors;
Look sharp! You won't be in it!
I do so hate to hear you snOre.
The birds are up this hour or more
Hark! Don't you hear that linnet?' =
Now that might be all right, you know,
If one were really lazy;
But when one only likes to lie
With thoughts all dreamy-hazy,
And misty-queer. it seems sin
To have that Mr.. Sun dance in
To drive a person crazy!
ST NichoIas
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
Entire House Disappears

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The house as it stood on-the hill
looked, at distance, like an old cas-
tie. on a smaller scale. though. The
windows were high and small and
there were several watch towers at
each end of the house.
1t was built of stone and looked as
if it were very old.
There was a curious garden around
it that had many kinds of plants, some
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
COPPER REPORT DID
NOT AFFECT PRICES

James A. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers, furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon.
Paine. webber & Co. letter. Boston
The marle, was quiet, with few stocks
offered. The copper report, published
today, showed decrease of nearly two
million pounds. but had no effect on
prices. Still believe coppers can be
bought on slight recessions. New York
market narrow, with trading limited,
Crop report was considered good and on
any drive take on few for small profits,
Logan & Bryan daily stock letter, New
York: While the copper producers re-
port indicated a moderate decrease in
stocks on hand, still the increase in pro-
duction was the subject or unfavorable
comment and served the purposes OF in
ducing liquidation In the metal shares.
II is stated however. that the effects
not likely to be reflected until the next
repor, is issued, The government re-
port on grains, although favorably re-
earded, failed to stimulate buying for
either long or short account, and the list
during the last half hour displayed re-
dictionary tendency, The further de-
by liquidation in other issues, such as
International Paper and Pulp, which
do not enjoy a very broad market. On
the early advance It was apparent that
ply and judging by the character of the
operations for the rise, Il seems that
leadership is lacking, whereas the op
posite forces appear ready to take ad~
vantage of all opportunities to dislodge
stocks. We would continue to tighten
accounts and conflne purchases 10 the
professional drives.
Hornblower letter. Boston: The Boston
market opened quiet but firm. and traders
were inclined TO be bullsh. Around the
noon hour there was absolutely nothing
doing. In the late afternoon there was
a little more activity displayed. but the
tone was rather weak and what changes
were made were at slight recessions,
The close was moderately active, tone
weak.
Gallagher says Outside market opened
steady, with Kerr Lake a feature in ac-
tivity. Towards noon the market as
sumcd better tone and the list In gen.
eral made gains OF from to points.
GirouX quite active on short covering.
Ray Consolidated sold off /. IndustriaIs
quiet,
Chaplin says: We look for r. slow. in
different market awaiting new develop
ments.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
ASSESSMENT NO. /.

Montana Bingham Consolidated Min
ing company; principal place of business
Bingham, Utah.
Notice is hereby given that at a meet
Bingham Consolidated Mining comnanv
held on the 1st day OF August. 1910, AS
sessment No OF two cents per share
corporation. issued and outstanding. pay-
able Immediately to L. c. Roeber, sec.
retary. at his office. No. &C West Third
south street Salt Lake City, Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment
may may remain unpaid on the 9th day of
ssptemoer. 1910. will be delinquent and
adTertised for sale at public auction and
unless payment Is made before, will bo
s9i4 on the End day OF September. 1910.
AZ CLOCK =. NJ. at the secrotary's Of
zee 10 pay the delinquent assessment
,neIe9n, together with the costs OF ad-
Nertsins and expenses of sale.
L. G. ROEBER.
First publication. August ard. 1910.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
MINING EXCHANGE LACKS
AN EXCITEMENT BREEDER

Total sales on the local exchange
Thursday amounted to G3.255 shares OF
stock. the market value of which was
stock. and trading is Just about as un-
interesting one could imagine IL, The
public has not come back yet, merely
stepping in once in while to tempo
rarily deal In a speciality. Sa aturday. be-
ing dividend day In Provo may provide
material for a slight shaking up OF the
market. but the stocks to be affected by
dividend action already have lost an
amount equal to any dividend that will be
posted since ii became known that such
action by directors would be taken. 1t
Is a narrow gauge market. with a steep
grade and plenty OF curves. The follow
ing were the closing unlisted and listed
stock transactions:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
WHERE HONORS LIE
FOR COPPER COSTS
Kennel Works of California
Place United States Com
pany in the Lead.

There has been a great deal of com
ment over the fact that the Nevada Con
soidated company OF Ely has been pro-
ducIng its copper for less than I cents
per pound. and il has been termed the
lowest cost producer In the world, While
this cost is one over which the officials
have reason to rejoice. according TO the
statistics recently issued by Thompson.
Towle & Co, of Boston and New York,
II is not the lowest cost by any means,
the honor being due the United States
Smelling. Refining and Mining company.
whose cost OF copper production is given
rs 81 cents per pound.
This extremely low cost is being
achieved In the Kennel. Cal, copper
works of the United States company,
and the secret OF Il is the gold and silver
values in the ore. Gold and silver COM
pose what is called the velvet for the
copper producers. and as this item has
been taken into consideration all along
in reaching the basis OF calculation. it is
as fair In this special instance as II has
ever been This Item also is merely
cumulative evidence OF the efficiency of
the United States company all along the
line. company so situated with its cop
per, silvcr-lead. gold and zinc mines
that by laying on of the soft pedal any
otherwise disastrous slump in metals can
be avoided.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
COPPER SURPLUS
WAS DECREASED
Copper Producers Show That
Consumption Was Large in
Past Month.
SURPLUS IS SHAVED
DOWN DURING MONTH
Returning Industrial Con-
fidence Is Main Salvation of
Copper Situation.

For the first time in many months
the copper situation has been tuned TO the
point where the troublesome copper sur
plus was shaved of some Of It's cumu-
lative properties. On Thursday the
Copper Producers association released
statistics for the month Of August. and
the surplus was decreased 1,759, 433
pounds In view OF the fact that the
programme of copper curtailment in
augurated the first OF August by the
large producers of the country has hard
" had sufficient time to be felt to the
fullest extent these figures are decid-
edly encouraging 1t will be recalled that
the surplus was increased during May by
1S,411 .S14 pounds, in June by I,960. 044
pounds and by 2.255,661 pounds in July.
Tho substitution of the word decrease
for increase. therefore, is a pronounced
ray (of sunshine for the red metal situa :
tion. But revival of industrial activity
Is undoubtedly the salvation OF the cop
per Industry.
gives the statistics In full:
NEW YORK. Sept s-stoclls of mar
ketabe copper in the United States on
September / showed a decrease Of
1.759,z3S pounds from August 1. accord
ing to the monthly report Of the Cop
per Producers association, made public
today.
The report follows:
Copper stocks on hand September 1
were 16S,Ss1 ESQ pounds, as against no.
1878 pounds on August /. August pro-
duction was 127, 500, ,61S pounds as against
,00S pounds during July. ali In
crease of 9.dS3,615 pounds. Total de-
as compared with 1l6 1882 pounds in
July. an increase OF 13.44Iio9 pounds
or the deliveries. 67.7S1.271 pounds were
for domestic consumption and 81 .S31,-
7sO pounds for export. domestic dellv-
cries Increasing 11.023, ,096 pounds and de-
liveries for export increasing 2,242,e13
pounds over July.
James Mclean was elected chairman
of the association, and Rudolph L.
Adassi. vie president of the Calumet &
Hecla Mining company, was chosen 10
take Mr. McLeans place on the e&ecu-
tive committee.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX.

Notice is hereby given that a special
tax for the purpose of extending the
sewer has been levied and confirmed oy
ordinances Of the City Council. ahpr99oNf9oa 9ofo
respectively.
Said special tax is levied upon the fol
lowing described real property In SAT-
! to to To- 10, inclusive, block 2. Pitts osubdi:.
vision. block blosk g. plat plat g block Z ple9
Anu A; to 0 IS, inclusive. Il to 81. inclusive,
81 TO liz, Wicks subdivision. block q;
and s. block 80, Plat c, Salt Lake CITY
survey abutting on the so9!h si1tb soS Vest OF
and Seventh West streets: on the east
side of Fifth West street between Fifth
South and Seventh South streets, on the
north side OF Seventh South street be-
tween Fourth West and Firth West
streets, on the south side of Sixth South
street between Fourth West and Fifth
South street between Seventh West and
Eighth West streets: on the east Side
OF Eighth West street between Fifth
South and Sixth South streets; on both
sides of Jeremy street between Fifth
South and Sixth South streets: on both
sides OF Seventh West street between
Fifth South and Sixth South streets;
on both sides of Somerby street between
Fifth South and Sixth South streets.
and on the west side of Sixth West
street between Fifth South and Sixth
South streets In sewer DlStrlct no. =. OF
Salt Lake City, and is due and payable
In five equal annual installments be-
ginning September 7, 1911, Interest at
the rate of six per cent per annum on
the whole amount of said tax shall be
computed from the date of the approval
of the ordinance confirming the levy Of
said tax. towit: September 7. 1910, and
interest at said rate on the whole amount
OF said tax unpaid shall be due and pay
able with each instalment. If any in
stallment or interest aforesaid is not paid
on the date when same becomes due,
then the whole amount of the tax un-
paid at the time said instalment and
Interest are due Will become due and
payable and will draw interest at the
rate OF eight per cent per annum until
sale OF the property assessed. One or
more OF said installments In the order
In which they are payable aforesaid, OF
the whole tax, may be paid without In
terest at any time within thirty days
after the approval OF the ordinance con-
more OF said installments in the order
in which they are payable, or the whole
tax unpaid. may be paid on the day any
installment Is due by paying the
amount thereof and interest to said
day.
All special taxes are payable at my
office, room 102, City and County build
ing, Salt Lake City.
Dated at Salt Lake City, Utah, this
Ith day OF September. 1910,
GIDEON SNYDER,
City Treasurer and Collector OF Special
Taxes
Sewer Extension No. ,22o
Fifth partial estimate. 1850
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Etiice OF the Board OF Public wor,,.
sa!t Lake City. Aug, 26. 1910. "0Fhs'
this officeD DrHnGFe5s Sai eios T be received
per 16, 1910, for the work Of ~, coS Septem
aaSS aaaSS p PIPE @, sewers in Sewer Extension qs- No
Th,rd IA ~ sl0rai snth avenue between Second and ana
on file oTut1 IN he streets according 70 plans
instructions to bidders. togethsr ,v,.,
fS,ans for so ProIiies. specifications and forma
upon up s0s55aie appiieaaioa1 ana bond may he obtaned
Soard s,o OF Public Works or the civ sne sne
al, me hsaI right is reserved to reject anv and
81 ORDER OF THE BOARD OF prrp-
e. MCMILLAN. Chairman. oooas
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
TRAMWAY NOW At
ITS RECORD GAIT
Thousand Tons i'm Just Eight
Hours Being Delivered
to TOOele.

The new tramway Of the Utah Con-
solidated company. reaching from the
mine at Bingham TO the new Information
al Smelling and Refining plant in Tooele
county has passed through the trying
out or unkinklng stage, and has reached
a condition of high efficiency. AS much
hour shift is the record so far, and there
is reason to expect that this rate can be
maintained II necessary.
At the International smelter three fur
naces are being fed copper ore from the
Utah Consolidated, and the fourth re-
verberatory will be ready for being
blown in at practically any time. Twenty
out of the battery OF thirty two Nc
Dougall roasters are now in operation.
The South Utah company Is customer
or the International. and the first copper
orc now en- route from Beaver county.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
NEITHER SIDE HAS
ADVANTAGE MARKETWISE

James A. Pollock &: Co., bankers and
brokers' furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon
New York Evening Sun says; The mar
ket made n brief show Of continuing its
advance at the outset todayS but the
buying power was quickly Exhausted.
Yesterday the unfavorable election news
had fallen upon a Wall street position
OF sufficient strength TO successfully
combat its depressing influence. Today,
with technical conditions somewhat
weakened, there was more OF a disposi-
ton 10 regard the improbability OF there
being any considerable or lasting I'M
provement in financial circles with the
political outlook as forbiddlng as II now
appears. Traders who had followed the
upturn yesterday afternoon made haste
TO realize profits on the high points es-
tnblished at the opening this morning:
This selling promptly had Its effect, and
the early advances which had averaged
over a half point in the speculative
leaders were for the most part lost by
the end Of the first hour. The local
stock market closed I'm state OF almost
complete inertia. Neither spectators for
the rise nor spectators for the decline
could possibly have extracted any COM
fort from the days proceedings.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
SHELTERS ARE DOING
GREAT DEAL OF WORK
Special to The Tribune.

MURRAY. Sept. Sore shipments are
smelter here From two TO three en-
gines are now employed in the work OF
switching at the Murray plant. and at
the United States smelter at Midvale.
This particular smelter is forging to the
front rapidly. IL being said that more
men are employed at the present time
than ever before. At the American
smeter there has been a noticeable
change lately More than roo men arc
employed Considerable property has
been purchased by the company In or
der that the dump might be extended as
the output increases,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
G0 To INSPECT
MASON DISTRICT
George f. Gum and Jules La
barthe viii Investigate
Camp Conditions.
NINE AND SHELTER
WORK PROGRESSING
Railroad to Smelter Site Now at
the Rail Laying
Stage.

General Manager Jules Labarthe Of the
Mason Valley Mines company left Thurs
day night for the mine al Mason, New
where he Will meet Managing Director
George Il. Gum on Saturday, and a thor
ough inspection will be made Of the mine
and smelter work Mr.. Labarthe stated
yesterday that the crossing of the South
ern Pacific and the Nevada Copper Belt
railroad lines he'd been completed at
Wabuska, so that rail-laying on the Ne
vada Copper Belt to the Mason valley
Smelter Sto should be on In dead earnest
at any hour now.
The Mason, or Yerneton. mining sec
tion considers itself especially fortunate
these hard copper times, for no effort is
being made to produce from the large
tonnages developed, and by the time Such
big propositions the Mason Valley ana
Nevada Douglas companies arc ready ior
production the red metal situation VIII
have had time to become more settled
and the price of the metal should be
materially stronger than il Is at this
among the few propositions kept busy
during the severe panic days OF three
years ago, both being treated TO an ener-
getlc campaign OF development work
during the whole oil the uncertain hnan-
.cial times.
II is we'll known that the Mason mines
are fortunate in that their demonstrated
tonnagos are strictly OF smelling grade.
and no estimate of the probable cost OF
copper production by the Mason Valley
and Nevada Douglas companies has given
a higher figure than 8 cents a pound
They will be counted among the low
cost producers of the country, and while
they do not figure their tonnages by the
millions. their ore bodies are large and
certainly descend 10 lower levels than
any depth so far secured.
The Mason Valley company has let
numerous contracts for it's smelling
equipment, and 1t is likely that several
important matters of contract are TO be
determined during the visit of the off,
cials during the next few days.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
SNAKE CREEK TUNNEL
WORK is PROGRESSING

The contractors running the Snake
Creek drain tunnel into the Park City
hills have reported for the month of
August. the progress made during that
month being 24i feet, Progress was
handicapped somewhat by the lack of
air facilities. but this is being remedied
al the present time. and the contractors
Will be able to set three shifts at work
soon. On September 2 the tunnel was in
over 1870 feet
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
When Merit Wins.

When the medicine you take cures
your disease, tones up your system and
makes you feel better, stronger and
more vigorous than before. That ia
what Foley Kidney Pills DO for you, in
all cases Of backache, headache, nerv-
BUSINESS, loss of appetite, sleeplessness
and general weakness that is caused by
any disorder of the kidneys or bladder.
Schramm~J ohnson, Drugs. Five stores.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
| Bid. IA sked .
Mining Notes.

General Manager Walter Fitch Of the
Chief Consolidated company. was in the
city yesterday from Eureka.
An assessment of one cent a share has
been levied by the Bullock company, de-
linquent on October /, the sale day be-
ing on October Is.
Jesse knight, j, William knight and
w. Lester Mangum of Provo were In the
city Thursday. They intinated that Sat
urday would be dividend day for the
Iron Blossom and Colorado companies.