The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-22

which have existed mainly In imagi.
nation Virtually all the stocks of
these concerns have been sold to the
public without the later realizing
any returns whatever.
Following the arraignment of the
prisoners the dozen or more govern
ment witnesses, who appeared In the
wake of the arrests, were taken be.
fore the federal grand jury, indicating
that body will at once begin 8
thorough investigation of the whole
case.
Moro Arrests to Follow.
Mr.. Hitchcock declared he expected
to have another promotion company
arrested.
Postmaster General Hitchcock's
memorandum states:
Burr Brothers also have organized
the following oil companies:
Caroline Consolidated; capitalized
at $1,O00.0o0.
Coalinga Alladin; capitalized at
| s1,0O0,0O0.
Kern-Western; capitalized at $780,
600.
] New York-Coalinga; capitalized at
100000
/ Coalinga Crude OIL; capitalized at
100000
Peoples Associated Oil Company;
capitalized at s10ooooo.
All the stock In these companies
has been sold except portion of
the two first named, and the greater
i portion of the money evidently has
gone into the hands of Burr Bros,
incorporated, the memorandum con.
tinues. While all the companies are
still in existence, none save the first
four named is doing any work at the
present time.
, The Burr Bros. also have organized
promoted and sold stock in the follow
4, Ing mine companies:
! Rawhide Tarantula: capital, $1,000.
000
Montezuma Mining and Smelling:
capital, $1,000,000.
Golden Fleece Mining, Milling and
Refining Company; capital, 100000.
Virtually the entire stock in these
companies has been sold TO the public
and at present time all have gone
:. out of existence.
i other Companies Promoted.
n The Burr Brothers also have organ.
: ized, promoted and sold the stock OF
the following companies:
3 Elsmere Farm of Michigan.
d California Eucalyptus Timber Com
c. pany, capitalized at $1,000,OoO. and
)f the New Amsterdam Securities Com,
If pany with capital of 100000, whicf
X was later merged with Burr Bros. lin.
N corporated).
e. They also have sold large amount
VI of stock in the Red Top Mining and
I'd Leasing Company; capital s1,OoO,00O.
'e Long Beach, Mexico and Arizona
S Mining Company; capital, $1,500,000,
Nevada Gold6eld Mining, Milling
and Smelling Company; capital S.
IN 100000
of United Standard Lead and Zinc;
is capital s1000000
IN Florence Consolidated Mining and
e Leasing Company; capital $1,000,00o-
Round Mountain Central Mining:
ne capital $1,000
he Cobalt-Portage Mine Company; cap
rs, ital s100o0o0.
ed British-American Copper Mines and
ms smelter Company; capital S5,Ooo,0oo
It's Arizona Copper, Gold Mines Com
se pany capital $1.5Oo,000,
M Searchlight Gamma Gold Minins
ad Company; capital $l,o0o,o0o.
or Holcomb Automatic Engine Com
M pany: capital s5,o0o,Ooo.
ed Cottonwood Copper Company; car
an ital s1,Ooo,ooo
All of these companies are OUT Q
zen existence.
OF They have sold stock il the lIapp
lad Jack Copper Mining and Developmen
to Company; capital 100000
the Yukon Basin Gold Dredging Con
oil pany; capital Sl,o09,0po.
ON Toledo, Wabash and st. Louis Raj
sct- road capital $6,o0oO00
Chicago-New York Electric A
ave Line Railroad; capital $2,o0o,000.
n a connection with the Co-Operati
sed Construction Company; capital s
rms 100000.