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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Big Crowd at Bijou Hears Short Talks By We'll
 known Men
CLOSE ATTENTION IS
 GIVEN EACH SPEAKER
W, W. Crawford Presides and Invites Those Present to Attend the Future Meetings That Are
 to Be Held

l The meeting of the business men ot Birmingham, held last night at the Bi- ljou was a great success. The large the atre was filled with the representative citizens of the city and county. The cn- thusiasm ran high and each speaker was given close attention and was frequently applauded. The distinguishing feature oi
 the meeting was not only the earnestneas
 of the several speakers, but the ready response of the audience, which showed
 that they were entirely in sympathy with the sentiments expressed.
 | w. W. Crawford, president of the Amer
 ican Trust and Savings bank. presided
 Among those on the stage were: Ross (.
 Smith, George C. Whatley, Jack w. John-
 son, J. R. Brown, Frank P. Glass, Eugene Brown, Victor H. Hanson, Eugene Fies, A. D. Lightner, Joseph T. Collins, Jr., 1 S. M. Adler, Frank B. Fowlkes. Bradley | J. Saunders, John R. Copeland, John B. Reid Morris Adler, John W. ONeil, Ike Adler, T. c. Mcdonald, W. " M. Robin son, w V. M. Robinson, Jr, John A. Lusk, c. J. Smith. Walter Smith, Solon Jacobs, J. w. Mcqueen, A. A. Adams, Peter Lellande. Edward Wilkerson, J. V. Allen, R. A. Brown, Robert F1ienwider, E. J. Fox and Dr. L. C. Woodson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Raid Made By Denuties

Deputy Sheriffs McDun, Chew. Bonner, Steele, Merriman and DeJarnetts yestef- lday afternoon raided the St. Nicholas ' hotel and secured large quantity of
 liquors. tt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

respect for the prohibitionists, who prac- ticed prohibition, he had nothing but contempt for the men who claimed to bo prohbitonists, who kept a stock of liquor in their cellars. He said prohi- biton was failure and never could be enforced. In speaking of the dispensary he said that the present conditions were preferable, that he considered the dis pensary the greatest evil that could be forced on a community. He said that there were two principles involved in the dispensary, one was graft and the other disregard for law brought about by the blind tigerism. In speaking of the Smith bill he said he believed it was the best bill that could be devised to regulate the sale of liquor, and said that under the Smith hill-the saloons could be regu- lated He predicted a great victory on Thursday next.
 Tn response to many calls in the aud fence Isadore Shapiro made a short ad- dress in which he referred to the fail- ure of prohibition in Birmingham. He spoke along the lines of his speech of the previous night and received a hearty round of applause at the conclusion.
 The meeting closed by Mir. Crawford thanking the audience for their attend ance and asking them to attend the fu- ture meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

The long expected reorganization of the American Dip,matic Corps in- volved in appointing successors to pr. David Jayne Hill as Amba ssador to Germany and to Charles H. Sherrill as Minister to Argentina, both of whom resigned. was announced in Washing ton and the nominations of three Am bassadors and five Ministers were sent 10 the Senate, as follows:-
 John c. A. Leishman, of Pennsyl- rania, to be Ambassador tS Germany; Thomas J. O'Brien. of Michigan, to be Ambassador to Italy; Charles Page Bryan, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Japan; Larz Anderson, of Ohio, to be Minister to Belgium; John Ridgely Carter, of Maryland. to be Minister to the Argentine Republic; John B. Jack son, of New Jersey, to be Minister to the Balkan States: Andrew M Beau pre-, of Illinois, to be Minister to Cuba Lloyd Bryce, of New York, to be Min istpr 10 the Netherlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

A petition to the probate judge asking that local option election be ordered in this county has been filed, and is now be- irg checked over by Judge Grubbs and lis clerks The petition contained in the neighborhood of 1000 names, while there were only 12l5 votes cast for governor in this county in the last election. Only $50 names of qualified voters need be on the petition, hence there is but little doubt that the election will be called.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

Mrs. John A. Foster one of the oldest and most highly respected ladies of this place, died at the home of her daughter,
 Mrs. w. H. Robertson, this afternoon at |2 o'clock She had been i'll with typhoid
 fever for 10 days. Mrs Foster was a most excellent woman and her death has caused general sorrow She is survived by three children. The funeral was con ducted from the Baptist church, of which she had long been a devoted member, by Rev R S Railey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

Cotton Is suffering the extreme heat of the last few days, causing the weed 10 shed the forms that are young. No lcaterpillars have made their appearance
 as yet in this county.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-03
What Th6 asbestos Industry is Doing for Wyoming.
FasBe One States Most Valuable Assets
anmdh
Movie anppdpM nyD MaeF Coya and Eventually
Fmm.haGn PAR Of Supply

very cheaply, and from this source
OF earning alone. immense revenues
may be obtained.
An application his been made b.
the Resistocrete Company TO buy SER
pentine rock from the Wyoming a.
bestos mines for the manufacture OF
this commodity. 1t Ia probable tha1
1t will be taken up in the near fs-
ture and exploited to the fullest OK
tent.
On the property OF the North
western company there is plentiful
supply Of splendid timber, and thia
will be put to use in the construo-
tion of mills and buildings of var
ious kinds. thereby doing away with
the necessity of hauling lumber in
to the country. 1t will also supply
cheap fuel
! Secretary Beeler OF the Interna-
ttonal company recently made trip
East. accompanied by Secretary Col
yer of the Northwestern company.
| s>AAN shSJ iCpoit IhoN
in the east are very much interested
in the Wyoming product Large or
ders have been placed in differenA
Eastern cities and immediate ship
ments will be made.
The market is rapidly extending
and 1t Is now only question of be-
ing able to meet the demand. Nv-,~
erywhere that the Wyoming fibre has,
been placed 1t has given universale
satisfaction, meeting all the require
ments of the manufacturers and o.
tanning their highest endorsements.
Officers of the Companies OPERATING
In Wyoming.
/ The officers of the InternationnS
Asbestos Mills and Power COMPANY
are:
1 A. r. Minimum, president.
T. p. Michael, vice president,
u H. c. Beeler, e. NJ, secretary sue
consulting engineer.
} w. A. Fisher. general sales man
ager.
H. Leslie Parker, superintendent
The officers Of the Northwestern
Asbestos Mills Company are:
A. E. Minium, president.
w. I. Goodfelow. vice president.
8. e. Colyer, secretary.
H. G. Beeler. consulting engineer.
: H. Leslie Parker. superintendent.
Both companies have offices in tho
; new First National Bank Buildin0
at Denver. and branch office in the
Gumbel building at Kansas City.
) Asbestos Industry One of Wyoming's
Biggest Assets.
Now, the purpose of this article
has been to show what the asbestos
industry is doing for Wyoming, and
also to toll of the methods used II
mining and milling and the various
uses to which this important mineral
: Is adapted.
1t is hardly necessary to comment
I further
Z In time the asbestos industry will
/ be one of Wyoming's chief assets,
i furnishing employment for hundreds
4 of men and turning through the
j. channels of commerce q great AS.-
/! enue from the markets of forsigD
c countries to those of cur own.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-03

les to overcome before the mines
.ould be opened up and the pruuucI
tut on the market. Soon afterwards
he International Asbestos Mills and
oower Company and the Northwest
.rn Asbestos Mills Company were
rganized and Immediately began
gan development work in the mines
md the building of mills to treat
he crude ore.
1t was to be seen from the very
trst that the enterprise was bound
be a success, and a big success.
The results as shown today, prove
onclusively that all former predic-
ions were correct, for the mines are
,eing worked, the mills are running,
1bre is being shipped and the Inter-
rational Company has paid one divi-
tent to its stockholders
Wyoming Asbestos Of Very Highest
Grade.
Just south of Casper, there oc-
Cured at some time in the geogra-
phic history of the world tremen-
dous upheaval which tilted the sedi-
mentary rocks at at great angle and
left series Of prominent elevations
which are spoken Of generally as the
Casper range, and it is in this terri
tory that the deposits of asbestos
occur. In extent these deposits are
tremendous and the mineral can be
mined very cheaply. Because of
the location of the mines on steep
hillsides it is not necessary to use
expensive machinery for hosting,
ETC.. as is necessary in the Canadian
fields. The waste is also more east
ly disposed of.
The asbestos is of the chrysotile
or serpentine form and is very high
grade. It's chemical composition is
about 40 per cent magnesia, 40 per-
cent silica and 5 per cent moisture
with a small amount of iron and al
, umina.
it occurs in the form of veinlets
generally running in all directions
through the serpentine rock, and the
appearance of the walls in the work
ings would indicate that the serpen
tine has been fissured and scanned
by shrinkage, or other disturbing eff
feet, and that the asbestos formed
in these seams cementing the rocl
together into a solid mass. 1t is sup
posed to have crystalized in the fl
brous forms in these seams, afte
having been carried there in solu
tion by thermal waters carrying acid
which has percolated through the fis
sured serpentine formation, dissolv
ing the rock and depositing the SO
luton in the seams, after whicl
capitalization took place, forming Fl
brous serpentine or what ia know
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-03

IS mining, milling, marketing anu
ommercial possibilities. He secur-
I'd the cooperation of James II
fury, OF Casper, in accommodating
md assembling the claims, and they
uade q special trip to the BlacA
lake district OF Canada, where are
coated the Thetford mines that have
made Quebec famous rs an asbestos
producing state.
Messrs. Minimum and Bury soon
earned that they had many obsta-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-03

sped an industry that has every
promise of eventually becoming one
" the states greatest assets.
ASBESTOS.
That is the secret in short word
II eight letters. Until Wyoming en-
tered the field as producer of as
testos it was mined on the North
American continent only in Canada.
That is, in commercial quantities. 1t
ts known to exist in Vermont, North
Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Califor-
ala, and even in other states, but in
few places in sufficient quantities
to make the mining of it profitable.
Until recently the United States
vas wholly dependent for it's supply
Of this valuable mineral upon the
Canadian deposits, which are located
in the province of Quebec. and these
mines have been unable to supply
aearly as much as was demanded by
sven a small portion of the Ameri-
aan trade.
The question of supply and de-
mand was pretty we'll established in
1909 when the Canadian operators
,losed the fiscal year with $685.
895 worth of untitled orders on
aand.
There never was any question as
70 the quality Of Wyoming asbestos.
experts in the United States, Canada
and Europe pronounced it. on first
inspection, equal to that mined in
any other part of the world and suit
able for any and all purposes to
which asbestos is adapted.
4. e. Minium, the Man Who Made
The Asbestos Industry In
The West.
A. e. Minium is the man who is
responsible for the success of the as
sestos industry in the West and it is
20 his untiring efforts and shrewd
business judgment that it has reach
"a 1C0 pT0ScuI ulSA SIdIS VI NC'SAOP
0ent.
Mr.. Minium was born in Batavia
illinois and came. west in 1891, be
coming a resident of Wyoming
where he prospected for gold. Alon.
shis line he was fairly successful
and while engaged in the work o
mining other minerals his notice wa
drst attracted to the deposits of as
sestos occurring in the Casper rang
II mountains, which are located II
Vatrona county, about the geograph
tcal center of the state and some
thing like 20 miles from Cheyenne
The more thought he gave to thf
mineral the more he was convince
IN his own mind that the deposit
stsuld be developed, and he immet
'ateiy; took up the study OF asbesto
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-03

and work will be provided for an ad-
ditional large number of men.
The International company owns
valuable power rights on Smith
creek, which runs through their
property, and they intend to develop
them as soon as possible. More mills
will be built If they are needed and
there is every indication that this
particular section of the state win
have rapid growth in the next few
years. More money is always in cir
culation where there is plenty Of
business and new business enterprises
are always attracted to sections
where money is plentiful. so it is
reasonable to believe that Casper
will soon experience period of
progress and prosperity greater than
it has ever experienced before. OF
course, this will directly benefit the
whole state.
w. A. Fisher will Put Wyoming As.
bestos in European Markets.
w. A. Fisher, man who has OPP
Grated extensively in Canada and is
quite familiar with asbestos and its
marketing, is general sales man
ager for the International Company,
with offices in the First National
Bank building at Denver. Mr.. Fish
er Is bending his energies at present
to the introduction of Wyoming low
grade asbestos rock to the markets
of the United States and Europe as
well. He firmly believes that it will
be possible to place Wyoming ashes.
tos rock in all the European markets
at figure so reasonable as to meet
any and all competition. He was in.
strumental in securing low rate or
crude asbestos rock from Casper tt
Denver, reducing the rate from 49,
Is to SO per ton.
Upon investigation he finds thai
certain cotton laden ships sailing
from Galveston for continental poru
require large tonnage of some com
pact material for ballast. He be
the thing, and accordingly has mad
application for rate from Caspe
to Galveston that will enable hi
company to take advantage of CON
bination with the very low rate nov
in effect from Galveston to Liver
pool for placing their product in for
eign markets. Should this plan b
successful and satisfactory conces
sions be obtained from the railroa'
companies, it is more than possibl
that Wyoming asbestos will be sell
ing in the foreign markets before th
end of the year.
Use for Serl,entine Rock.
! Already a use for serpentine roc
has been found, and in this way e,
cry particle of the waste or nor
fibrous material taken out of tn
mines will be utilized. The MANI
featured composition will be know
as Resistocrete. 1t is suitable ft
any and every purpose to whic
Portland cement is put and in add
ton to the ordinary cemeI
properties, it has also the add
tional advantage of being clearl
fire proof. 1t can be manufacture
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-03

YOMING has many things
to distinguish 1t as al
sr:::te of great possibilities.
II is rapidly coming to the
front as all agricultural
state, AMI has long been
famed fer the extent OF
it's stock raising What
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-03

mining has lacked in point of devel-
opment is more than made up by ex-
elusive character of the product. In
ehe past year there has been devel-
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30
ST. HENRY, WHO WILL APPEAR
AT CFIAUTAUQUA MAY STAY
OVER ANOTHER DAY.

The National Guard Of the State of
North Dakota may have an opportunity
to witness an airship flight in conncc.
ton with their manouevers if the Of
fer of st. Henry, the aviator is accept
ed by the officers Of the guard. The
birdman has offered to remain over the
10th Of July and assist the Guard in
their manouevers by acting as a scout
in his airship. This will prove dceid-
ed novelty for the spectators as well
sfor the officers and will undoubtedly
attract largo crowd.
Capt. Fraser, who was in the city
yesterday was of the opinion that the
offer would most certainly be accept.
ed and that more elaborate plans than
usual would be completed for the n an
ouevers to be he'll or the lc,l'. The
Guard will be divided into two fore. S
and will ergag. in sham battle.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30
FIFTEEN INCHES IS ENOUGH
OF MOISTURE FOR 40 BUSH
ELS TO THE ACRE.

Fifteen inches of rainfall is suffc-
lent moisture for growing 40 bushels of
wheat and so bushels of corn per acre.
That is, provided that it all gets into
the soil and is then kept there till the
wheat or corn needs it. One-half pound
of dried weeds per square yard Of sur
face takes up enough moisture to re-
duce the yield Of wheat 90 bushels per
acre and corn "a bushels. The weeds
take the moisture that is in the soil
where the crop can get it. Examine the
cid of grain, measure off square yard.
cut all the weeds, weigh them, and see
if there are not enough Of them to very
materially affect the yield. Don It
guess at it but actually cut the weeds
and weigh them. The time to. get the
real reduction that they will make is
at harvest, as those that are growing
now will take up great deal Of mois-
ture before the grain is ripe and will
gain a good many pounds in weight.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30
THIS CITY IS SELECTED FOR THE
SANGERFEST OF NORTHWEST
IN 1913-BIG AFFAIR.

The Red River Valley Singing asso-
citation, Of which the Norden chorus Of
Devils Lake is a member, will hold it's
next sangerfest in this city in 1913.
The large meeting which has just clos
ed at Thief River Falls, Mimi, is BIZ
ennial affair and consequently will not
hold its session here for two years.
Besides securing the next convention
and sangerfests Of the big organization
Devils Lake was further honored by
having Silver serumgard elected presi-
dent Of the Red River Valley associa-
tion, while Prof. 0. Holm, who was in
strumental in having Devils Lake we'll
represented was elected secretary of
tn association.
Prof. Holm is to be congratulated
on the work Of the chorus, which made
big hit at the meeting, which is rep.
resented by choruses from Thief River
Falls, Warren and Crookston in Mime.
sofa and Grand Forks, Devils Lake
and Fargo in North Dakota. The Choir
us is composed Of two voices and in
1913 will be greatly enlarged so that
this city has secured no small attrac-
ton in being selected as the next meet
ing place, winning out against strong
competition.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30
Ole and Yulia Tank Eft
Ban Guide Convention
By Editor John F. Haskell, Bottineau Courant.

Eft ant rain Ay want but vetness." Ay
don t tank hay found sum elder for
Ay haer him and some oder faller sing
ing "Ho Dry Ay Ban" until very late
nour an Ay ant haer eny Won singing
"Nearer May God tn Thee" Ay CESS
dey oil ven sober tn sleep.
Ay lax yurs city purity guide. She
ban growing oil rite. Yulia tank yu
got sum plainly guide stores an oil tengs
lax das an We both tank ct ban wonder
fful teng tn see SO guide hotel as das
new Great Northern by city SO big as
das.
Everybody har ban nice tn us editor
faller an We ant so far see eny das fite-
ing We haer so much abote but from way
sum fallers look at oder fallers Ay bet
dey are yust waiting for desc har pen.
pusher fallers tn going away.
Yentlemen-an ladies To-Day Devil
Lake ct is better yu qvit having such
tightings. Eff yu would pull tugedder
yu could having offul guide big city har.
Das vot Ay tank.
Yurs trueley friend,
OLE.
P. Q. s.-Yulia say das ban oil rite.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30

Yust because das yentlemans hu got
yob tn running World ban asking us tn
DUNG das We skal SERVER litten teng
bote no We are liking to see so guide con-
wention har bay Devil Lake an elisa
no nice We ban enjoying ourselves en-
das offul nice litten city.
Yu see We are hearing lot bote das
place an really en- got purity bad names
but We tank it ban offul shame tn call.
ing so guide town such devil name. Won
gentleman ban saying sum Indian name
vor meaning chad spirits" an Ay can
believe das oil rite from sum sample Ay
finding yesterday. A Yerman editor fall
Ter Ay know purity vell-Ay tank he
ban Yerman oil rite-seem tn tank sum
kind of spirits ban purity scarce bay
das town. Last night hay vent oop tn
faller hu live har an say lax das, "Das
ban purity dry town, amt its" Gay
skal say not bay yugfull," says faller
hu liv har, cit ban so vet das year eff
ct rain eny more sum ours wheat will
be drowning ote.''
eco to deekins," say may Yerman
friend, "Yu tank Ay coam oil way
down har to make inqvire abote crops'
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30
OWNERS OF REGISTERED THIRD
AND FOURTH CLASS MAIL WILL
BE REIMBURSED IF LOST.

The local postofice has received notice
from the department headquarters re-
garding a new order relating to lost
registered packages Of the third and
fourth class.
The new order stipulates that third
and fourth class matter, which includes
printed matter, photographs and mer-
chandise, when lost shall be paid for
by the department. When the package is
lost the sender shall be paid it's full val
ne, to the amount of $25, however
should the registered package of these
two classes be valued at an amount Of
more than $25, only $25 can be paid;
according to the order.
Heretofore there has been no indem.
package be lost. There has been some
complaint because Of the fact that the
owner Of the lost package was not in
Identified by the government and the
new order will care for all of these
points.
Registered packages of the first class
when lost, have always been paid for,
however. The new order regarding the
third and fourth class goes into effect
next month.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30
HAS BEEN CALLED TO ST, PAUL
TO APPEAR IN OIL LAW
CASE.

St. Paul, Mimi, June 23.-Prof f..
F. Ladd, state dairy and food cimmis-
sioner of North Dakota, and Prof. J..
II. Sheppard, dairy and food commits
sioner of South Dakota, are here as wit
nesses before Lydon Smith, assistant
attorney general, who is taking depo-
sititons in the suit Of the American
Linseed company against the state of
Minnesota in United States court, to
declare unconstitutional the laws regu-
lating the purity Of oil sold in this
state.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30
POPULAR YOUNG LADY ATTEND.
ING EDITORIAL CONVEN-
TON WILL BECOME BRIDE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edward Boy
den of Lisbon, who are attending the
Editorial convention in this city, have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Blanch Edith, to Fred
erick Warner Hutchinson. The we'd
ding is to take place Wednesday, July
~ at 2 O'Clock in Holy Trinity church
of Lisbon. A reception will be held at
the home of the BRIDES parents on For
est and Sixth avnue from $3.50 to
p. M, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson
will be at home after SEPTEMBER / at
Fargo, N. D. Miss Boyden took an
important part in the reception tender
ed the ladies of the Press association
yesterday afternoon, giving several ex-
cellent readings