The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-21
MOST IMPORTANT COPPER
DISTRICT IN WORLD BARRON
Boston Publisher and Expert So
Characterizes the Lake Su-
perior Region.
IS HERE TO POST HIMSELF

c. w. Barron, publisher of the Bos-
ton News Bureau and generally rec
ognized as one of the leading authori-
ties on copper properties IN the world,
especially as 70 the merits of such
properties as investments, arrived in
Houghton yesterday morning over the
Copper Range and ST. Paul from Chi
cago and will remain in the copper
country for several days. He is stop
ping at the Douglass house while here
and a representative of The News
sought him there to ask him the pur-
pose of his visit to this region at this
time.
The reporter found the Boston man
i'm one of the private dining rooms
where he had just been in consultation
with some local mining men a few
minutes before He arose to greet his
caller, pleasantly, and motioned him to
a seat near the table. The reporter
explained that it was his belief that
the people of this district are DESTROYS
OF wanting to know why the Boston
man had come here
interviews the interviewer.
Mr.. Barron smiled peculiar smile
and replied. Il am here for the same
reason that am in Boston, New York
and Philadelphia every day" The one
who sought the interview widened his
eyes at this and muttered something
about some travelling" whereupon the
Boston man explained that he was in
these three eastern centers of finance
only by means of the private wires
which connect his offices i'm the three
places, explaining that he publishes
financial paper i'm the quaker City as
well as in the city OF beans and cul-
ture.
with these few remarks the invest
ment expert himself began 10 interview
the reporter. He fired all sorts OF ques-
tions about mines and possible mines,
their lodes, drilling operations, amount
of rock stamped by some. how much
mineral this stamping produced. who is
the best-posted mining man in the
district, etc. ct In a short time, yes
a very short time, he found out all that
the reporter knows about the things
he inquired into and had told very
little about himself or his mission here.
Why He Comes Here.
After the reporter had given up all
the information he possesses regard
ing the things she Boston man seeks
information relative 20, he ventured 10
again suggest that he came 10 seek
rather than give information and the
man from the eastern metropolis then
stated that his purpose in coming here
Is 10 get more clear idea of some new
er phases OF the work being carried on
IN the mines Of the district.
Il wish to be as we'll posted upon
the Lake Superior copper district as
possible as I consider it the most i'm
portant copper district in the world. It
is the one district capable Of the great
est development in the world and the
district that. above all others, viii most
permanently reward investment inter
ests. For this reason we are through
our papers directing more attention TO
the mines Of this district than 70 those
Of any other"
Fitzgerald With Barron.
with Mr. Barron on this trip Is Will
liam F. Fitzgerald. a member OF the
brokerage Arm Of Fitzgerald & Hub
bard. and Mr. Rarron's physician DR..
=. J. Sklllen, all being residents Of Bos-
ton. Mr.. Fitzgerald has the distinction
Of being the oldest brokers In Boston
dealing In Lake Superior coppers, hav-
ing been a clerk and broker in the Of
fees Of James r. Brewer & co. be-
fore that firm went out Of business
and he started his present business.
Also while he was working for the
house Of Brewer & Co he was acting
as Boston correspondent for The Cal
umet News
Mr.. Fitzgerald tells a little story Of
how his zeal as correspondent for The
Calumet News nearly cost him his job
with the Brewer brokerage concern
Il was pretty young in those days
says the broker, land was anxious to
make good on the correspondence job.
For this reason I would send the pa
per everything 7 could get hold Of in
the way Of news OF the coppers and