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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-07-23

About four miles west of Goldfeld, a
little to the south Of the Ben Hur prop.
erty. and west of the Nevada Eagle
group, about ten days ago James Car
son discovered what he states is ledge
seven feet wide. While claims have been
held in this vicinity this point is prae-
t;cally new ground, which SINE the dis
covery has been located in all direc
tions.
Carson is an old miner and expert
enced prospector, who has been employ
ed at the Ben Hnr property Some
time since he found some rich float and
persevered in tracing 1t up until ne
found the eroppings Since then ne mas
been engaged in stripping the ledge. he
states that it carries rich streak five
to eight inches wide, samples OF winch
certainly show it to be high grade, evil
IDENTIFY running into the hundreds OF
dollars TO the ton. He claims that the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-07-23

prehensive plan of operations, foremost
of which at the present time is the
raising of a three compartment shaft
from the bottom of the 530-foot level
of the mine clear to the surface. This
shaft is now raised to within 250 feet
of the surface and at the outside it will
not take more than three months to
complete this work, when the further
development of the mine in depth can
be actively prosecuted.
Low Operation Costs.
The operating costs of the Florence
Goldfeld as compared to the Goldheld
Consolidated is greatly in favor of the
Florence company, for their total op-
Grating expenses are under So per ton
of ore, including everything, which is
So per ton less than the cost of tine
Goldfeld Consolidated. This means
among other things, that the Florence
company at the present time can treat
much lower grade ore at profit
than the Goldfeld Consolidated. The
smaller costs of the Florence are partly
explained by the fact that their general
expenses are infinitely smaller.
| One point of great Importance regard
| ing mine operations on the Florence II
the fact that during all the time com
pany work has been going on not one
pound of new ore has been taken out
of the property. The company has op
Grated entirely upon the shell left bJ
THE leasers, and all the virgin groun0
which lies below the 350-foot level on
the northerly side of the property and
below the 530-foot level on the south
erly side of the property, lies falloV'
Not a pound of ore below these leveis
has been taken out and the develop
ment campaign which will be under
, taken as soon as the shaft is com
pletely timbered to the surface In
: cludes drifting on the KNOWN
, bodies and as the persistency Of fn'
/. deposits in the camp is Thoroughly
/ established by the work of the uoid
field Consolidated, it can safely o.
s,;m.tea that each new level OF io'
!. feet opened up on the Florence COLO
q field mine will add from $1,ooo,ooV y
a 40 600. 900 to the value of the property
Great Ore Zone.
ri The known ore zone, which is a con
!. .;n,.,;on Of that being mined IN TN
- ico,dse,d Consolidated, has length Q
o more than 5000 feet within the hmi. \.
. Of the Florence Goldfeid, and the aaa'
tional possibilities contained within IN
a. company's holdings cannot be p'vs ~
"a The best yalu OF IN
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-07-23

Gold6eld Consolidated are now in their
deepest workings, and the geological
conditions being the same in the Flor
ences mine. it may be safely anticipated
that development in greater depth will
show q repetition Of this occurrence.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-07-23

and therefore the certificate of 100000
shares will no doubt intact.
1t is very apparent that the stock
market possibilities of Florence in the
immediate future are second to none
in the entire Precious Metals list. Gold
field has been buying the stock all week
and So is being freely predicted for 1t
within ninety days. The talent here
appear to be a unit that Florence is as
good a mine as either the Mohawk or
the Combination, the two shining lights
in the Goldfeld Consolidated constella-
tion.
Economies Of tho Mill
At the directors meeting this week
it was disclosed that the company $
milling operations have now reached
such high state Of efficiency that the
results being obtained were better than
those Of the Goldfeld Consolidated
mill. The company issued an official
statement to the effect that sample
of the tailings dump showed these tail
ings to contain only $1.3l per ton, as
compared to more than $3.50 per ton in
the tailings of its big neighbor, the
i Goldfield Consolidated, despite the fact
that the mill of the Goldfield Consoii-
dated is one of the most modern ano
up-t -to-date gold milling plants IN tne
United States, whereas the Florence
min has had to overcome all the draw
backs resulting from badly designed
and poorly erected mill. The high saw
ing attained shows that their days o.
travail are passed, and so far as TN
mill is concerned their operations ar
so near perfect that but little improve
ment can be looked for in this di
rection.
i Mine Gutted by Leasers.
The present management OF tn
property has been greatly handicappe
| in their underground operations on az
count of the horrible state in which tn
mine workings were left by the leaser
Practically every pound of ore tha
would yield profit to the leasers wa
extracted, ana because the leasers o.
, erations were only of temporary cna
aeter, the methods adopted by them
secure the working places were OF
' most primitive character and the
pophering operations left only irregui'
matches of ore in the mine, so th
/ the management is deserving of Il
Q highest praise in having been able
G produce sufficient ore from the mine
I keep the milling plant in operation.
The development work as now pia
9 ned for the Florence comprises Co
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-07-23

The Poleverde claim, adjoining the clermont the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
INHERITANCE TAX is
SEVERE ON THE WIDOWS
Probate Judge Anderson Gives Pro
visions as in Reflector.

Probate Judge Anderson furnishes
the Reflector a statement of the pro-
i sons of ttt inquitious inleritan
tax which is so burdensome on Wild
ows and orphans. He gives the tle-
ures and provisions exactly as this
paper has published them and as the
state tax commission gives them. In
yesterdays paper.
The unjust and unfair provisions
of the law are apparent. There is
scarcely a farmer in the county
whose farm is not worth more than
$4,000. If he dies his widow, simp-
" because her husband is dead, must
waltz up to the treasurer and pay a
tax of one per cent on every dollar
her husband leaves her. 1t will catch
every farmers estate in the country
Already it has, though in operation
only a few months, taken thousands
of dollars in death taxes out OF Wild
ows and orphans who could III afford
to pay It when the husband and
father was taken away.
Mr.. Anderson states that 1t IL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21

home county the judgeship which It
had held for many years. Republi-
cans are especially bitter at such ac-
tion and consider that 1t was a cheap
political trick for a Judge on the
bench to be guilty Of. So apparent
was It and SO unpopular that the
man named did not dare enter the
primaries and withdraw from the
race.
Besides this It is currently report
ed that Rees expects to leave the
state Immediately after the primar-
les II he is not nominated Some
time ago he sold his home and has
cleaned up every piece Of his real
estate in the county investing 1t all
in southrn California where he has
spent some time recently. He lives
with relatives temporarily and all
his property here is some bank stock.
! It is reported that II defeated he Will
90 to California to reside and look
after his land. The Republicans say
that this is not the kind of a repre-
sentative they want. As one put 1t:
"rf a man has no use for US except
to draw a salary and II he can't DO
that is going to leave us, why should
we vote for him? We might as wen
elect an outsider and be done with Il.
we want representative whose IN
terests are with ours and who makes
HIS home with us. Mr.. Calderhead
has his property in a farm In TINS
district and this Is his home. He 10
one of us. Rees has no use for us
except to get job--and II he does
not get It we can go hang all he
cares. That Is not the kind OF repA
resentative we want and he will get
many less votes than he did before"
In addition to this the Republicans
do not like the attitude of opposition
to the president Rees has taken. In
his speeches he critlcises the admin
istration and says he does not en-
dorse 1t. He called Taft gold brick
lin his announcement and seems to
stick to his position of opposition.
The Republicans want a representa-
tive who Will work with the presl-
dent and the Republican majority In
congress and not against them. They
are getting tired of knockers and
want men who are for progress and
business. Rees has lost much sup
port on all these grounds and VIII
get small vote compared with that
of two years ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
REEFS WEAKNESS AT HOME.
Reported He VIII Move to California
II Not Nominated.

Minneapolis, Kan, July 14.-lt Is
generally conceded here that R. r.
Rees will not have as many votes In
his home county for congressman as
two years ago and that Calderhead
will have more. Two years ago ReeI
was Judge and 1t was matter OF
home pride to support him. Now the
conditions are different. He lost the
judgeship to this county by a politl-
cal trade with Saline county in which
he thought he was buying the vote OF
that county. He resigned his
place and a Saline county man was
amounted. This was not only un-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21

"Last of all, over in Dickinson
county, as an illustration, a farmer
who had been sick for a year died
and in his last illness all his property
was eaten up by the expenses attend
ant thereon except a 16O-acre farm,
the team and a COW. In order to
raise the inheritance tax the widow
had to sell the COW and mortgage the
farm.
"In Marion county a German
farmer died and left half section Of
land. His wife paid the inheritance
tax on it Of $3.50. She died thirty
days later and the children, her heirs
had a pay the inheritance tax over
again on the same land left by their
father. ~
eqf / am elected governor, in the
|first message To the Legislature ! Wiz
recommend that this inheritance tax
law be repealed.
"GoYernor sfubbs claims that am
favorable to the special interests
Yet every dollar raised by the inheri-
tance tax reduces the taxes OF the Dig
corporations of the state Just tna'
much for the corporations never die
and their property never has to De
probated, and they do not have 10
nav an inheritance tax. So this is
another case of where the governor
in his reckless desire to squandel
public funds has advocated a TAX
raising measure favorable to the cor
porations and hostile to the people,
81 would be afraid to look q
widow woman in the face again WIN
out wearing goggles If / did not regis
ter my protest against the law IN
some way"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21

popular in Salina because Of the
trickery in 1t but 1t lost Ottawa, his
."paid only once" This is In a sense
true, since persons die only once. But
If. a husband dies and leaves $4,000
in property to his wife she pays $50
as soon after the funeral as the tax
commission can get her. II she dies
and leaves 1t to daughter, there 10
another $50 to pay. II the daughter
dies and leaves 1t to her husband,
another $50 slice comes off. You will
see many widow and child in Dick
inson county come across with 5000
to $500 in the next few years II the
law is not repealed.
He says that only one estate mas
thus far been forced into probate
court. The fact that any can De
forced there when the owner does
not desire is unfsir. II Is sl!np'"
means to get death taxes, lawyers
fees and court fees.
Hundreds of persons heard Cover
nor stubbs advocate this law when
he spoke here two years ago. 1t is
his favorite idea of taxing people.
Rees is for it but he also wants to tax
incomes which would take Off an
other slice from the successful farm
er's and business mans estate.
why do these reformers % think
the chief object of government is t.
tax, tariff, ,and burden the man who IL
trying to make a livelihood? Cover
nor stubbs and his papers are defend
ing the Ubiquitous law and II he con-
tinues as governor the law will con-
tinue on the statute books.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21

tained Probate Judge Anderson's ex-
PLANTATION of the provisions Of the in
herItance tax which the Chronicle
had heretofore failed to explain.
II want to know what this means
to 1he?" She said, and explained
how much property her husband
would leave her.
The lawyer figured it up. 1T will
cost you 5000, with the probate court
fees and lawyers fees added, said he
"Well," she replied with emphasis
"my husband was for Stubbs, but
he will be for Wagstaff and I'll write
my two boys and have them vote
that way too."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
Rees Abuses Taft
in His Speeches

acquainted with most of the provls-
ions of>the Payne bill. 38
It requires patient care and study
to become familiar with the provi-
sions of such an extensive measure
and few people have either the
time or inclination to devote to such
study and therefore but little won
der that the people are carried away
with the specious arguments Of Its
opponents, which sound pleasant to
the ear, but have no foundation in
fact. It is by this means that DEM
agogues frequently made headway
and gain attention when under ordi-
nary circumstances they would be
turned down as unworthy Of belief.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21

Clay Center, July 1S.-R. R. Rees
made a very poor impression in his
speech here. He commenced his ad-
dress by claiming to be a Republican
and a protectionist, and then pro-
ceeded to lambast the Republican
party and the president, who is
supported not only by large major
ity of the members Of his party in
both houses of congress, but by the
expressed vote of the people in the
last election.
It is hard to account for some of
the errors he made, especially his
statement that the Payne bill was
passed with no provision for a tariff
commission. Rees is evidently un-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21

At Emporia Saturday, July IL
Tom Wagstaff spoke on the inherl-
tauce tax law as follows:
nNot satisfied with raising your
taxes while you are alive to sufter'
this governor has had measure
passed which provides for taxing you
after you are dead. l refer to this
inheritance tax. Lots Of people In
this state do not know this new law
and to those who know little or moth
ing about it, want to say q 1eW
words. Two years ago while can
didate, the governor advocated this
law from the platform and he urged
it's passage by the last legislature. II
was passed, and I declare to you tnat
q ;s an obnoxious, uncalled for and
un-American law, for 1t places a taA
on the fidelity Of the good wives OF
Kansas who, in 80 cases out OF 100
have had as much to do with saving
what their husbands made as the nus
hands had in making it. This law IN
nutshell is simply this;
"If a man dies his estate must DC
nrobated and appraised to ascertain
the extent thereof. If the appraise-
ment discIoses an estate Of $4,000 OF
more. then the widow and children
and heirs Of that estate must pay the
inheritance tax of from one 70 To- ~ !,
~ cent Ii affects the poor as well
% the rich man, for all estates mus
now be probated to ascertain 'ne
axtent of the descendants holdings
The result is that should the ap'
nra,sement disclose that the descend
ant did not leave $1,000 the pool
widow and children are caught IN tn'
meshes of the law anyway, for 'n'
costs not only of probate must D'
maid. but the attorney fees as wen
THESE fees average from SIS to $40
We all realize that this $40 to th'
widow with children at her knee IS
greater burden than that borne "
the rich widow who pays the lnneri
tance tax Of 500 to $1,000.
"pecords of the probate courts o
the state. since the enactment Of tniI
law. are prolific with cases showing
the extent and harshness OF the iaV
and Its unfair attitude towards tn
frugal wife of the Kansas farmer AM
workingman in the city,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21

A few days ago the Lawrence
Journal said: about the most fool
ish thing that has appeared in print
recently is Tom Wagstaff's thrust at
the inheritance tax. The law Is mild,
but good. He figures that a $4,000
estate pays the state $400. 1t pays
the state $50. One half is exempt
and the other half pays one per
cent" -les
The Reflector disputed this exemp-
tion statement apd declared that the
estate would pay on $4,000 at ! per
cent If it went to the widow or a
child, or 800; to more distant
A-beneficiary it would pay $500.
The Journal somewhat sternly
chides us thus: "The Abilene Re-
flector continues to argue falsely that
there are no exemptions in the in
heritance law. The Reflector ought
to have respect enough for its read
ers to read the law before discussing
II. The law states plainly that Wild
ows are exempt $4,000 and direct
heirs $1,000. The inheritance law Is
along the right lines and the jour
nal does not object to its being dis-
cussed. Only It does believe the dis-
cussion should be intelligent"
OF course, 1t does not become d
plain ordinary citizen to dispute Sena-
tor Brady who was in the lesisla-
ture, that adopted the inlcrItante
tax but still we think he s afflicted
with error. He does not realize the
enormity of the laws unfairness De-
cause he does not yet understand its
provisions. We submitted these
questions to the state tax commission
which decides the tax on estates:
"1. III a husband dies and leaves
an estate Of $4,000 to his wife does
she nay one per cent on $4,000 or
does she pay one per cent on S6sOOo'
having an exemption Of $4,000 on
which she pays nothing?
so. Similarly does brother. sls-
ter. nephew, aieces etes reeeivlns
1s2,OOO, pay 8 per cent on $4,000 or
on 81 900, receiving an exemption Oh
1900 on which nothing is paid?'
Here is the reply to the state TAX
commission: .
July 1s, 1910, Mr.. G. M. Harger'
Abilene, Kas., Dear Sir:
I am directed by the Tax Commls-
son to say, for answer to the IN.
ouiries contained in your favor Oh
July 18th, as follows:
l. In the case where HUSBAND
dies and leaves an estate OF $lV'VVV
10 his wife, the provisions of the law
reouire the widow to pay per cent
ON the 100000. Where member OF
class A has 5000 or less sucn
share does not come within the oper-
alton of the law, but where the dis-
tributiye share amounts to over $O'-
0Oo then the whole amount becomes
subiect to a tax as per the schedule
Of rates which is inclosed herewith
2. In the case Of brother, SIS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
WOULD COST HER 5000.
This Woman Consulted Lawyer
About the Tax.

An Abilene woman called on a law
yer last evening. She had with her
a couy of the Chronicle which con-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
inheritance Tax
Brings Big Burdens

ter, nephew or niece, the amount
must exceed $1,000 before it comes
within the operation of the law, and
with the case cited by you, the dis
tributes would have to pay on the
entire amount Of their shares on
$4,000 at per cent.
8. Shares going to persons not
members of either class A or class b
are taxable upon the full amount dis
tributed. o,,,n,,
Secretary.
If Senator Brady is not convinced
by this, we give him up
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-25

Buffalo News: Roosevelt is coming
back; Bryan is coming back; maybe
DIR. Cook is coming back. There's
good time coming, boys; wait little
longer"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-25

itan in the council of Modern Samari-
tans, and is member of the board of
trustees of that organize ton. He leaves
Mankato with the best wishes of a host
Of friends for his future prosperity
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-25
Accepts Position With Power Com

Professor Ii. A. Olson departed this
afternoon for Minot, n. d., where he
has accepted the position of assistant
auditor OF the Minot Light, Power and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-25

Telephone company. Professor Olson
graduated from the Commercial college
in 1902, and taught in that institution
during the winter of that year. In the
spring he became associated with Heb
ner, Davis s. Co, Elk, River, remain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-25

ing with that concern until the fall
of 1904 when he became interested in
the johnson and Smith Lumber com
pany, taking charge of the cOmpany's
retail store at Knapp, Wis. In 1905
he disposed of his interest in this com
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-25

pany and returned to Mankato and
since then has been member of the
Commercial college faculty. He was
the secretary of the first library board
elected in North Mankato, for one
term occupied the chair of good samar
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-25
PEOPLES. PULPIT.
THE TWO SALVATIONS

God so loved the world that he gave his
only begotten Son. that whosoever bclieveth in
him should not perish. but have everlasting
life" Uohn iii, l6).
Christ also loved the Church and gave him.
self for it. that he might sanctify and cleanse
it by the washing Of water by the word; that
he might present it to himself glorious Church.
not having spot. or wrinkle. or any such thing;
but that il should be holy and without blem-
ish' Ephesians v, 25-2O.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
OF INTEREST
TO WIFE OR
DAUGHTER
ROOSEVELT MAY
Be CHAIRMAN

(ey United Press Leased Wirs.)
NEW YORK, Aug. f3.-That
Theodore Roosevelt may be tempo
rary chairman Of the New York
state republican convention on Sep.
TENDER Fl is the report that was cir
cuIated about political headquarters
today, after Roosevelt had num-
Der Of conferences with prominent
public men.
Senator EIkins was one Of the
callers at the office Of the former
president at the Outlook. When he
emerged after having been kept
waiting for several minutes for .
chance to talk with the colonel, he
remarked that IL 10 hard to see
Roosevelt now a. II was when no
was president.
Another caller was clifford Pin
chot, former chief Of the forestry
bureau. Pinehot gained admission
through the back door Of the office
and his conference was short.