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The Calumet news., 1911-12-12

tions in the United States will be held
in North Dakota On March 10 next
The Lotus club, a nom partisan po-
litical organization of New York city.
is to have Governor Harmon of Ohio
as its guest Of honor next month
Next year in the presidential con-
MENTIONS of the two dominant parties,
Republican and Democratic. there
will be in each from Loco TO 1910 dele e
gates.
Ben +. Caldwell, ec~Hcr!v well
known as a member Of Congress. has
made announcement of his candidacy
FOR the Democratic nomination for
governor Of Illinois.
The Massachusetts Socialists just
succeeded in getting at the November
election the three per cent that enti-
tiles them to be called party and to
have a place on the official ballot.
Presidential preference will be among
the matters submitted to the voters of
Tennessee at the state primaries to he
conducted by the independent Dem
.ocraic party next April.
Like numerous ether men Who have
attained prominence. in public life
Joseph A. Taggart the new Demo-
cratic congressman from the Second
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12
RED JACKET BUSINESS DIRECTORY
l. r. MENzEl--INsURANCE.

Everyone should carry some insur-
ance. Life insurance Is n safe guard
that men should have. Get in a good
company when you insure. A. f. Men
zel-1-4 Quello Building.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12

two new shafts. though these are not
as yet any considerable contributors
to production. The cost for the year.
including items of every description,
would-we should judge-not be over
9ls cents a pound. The company clos
ed the year with an earning capacity
in the vicinity of $1,000 a share very
definitely in sight.
Allouez's output will probably not
show very much gain over that of the
previous year, but ther should have
been some Improvement i'm the matter
of cost offsetting the lower metal mar
ket. 1t was reported at different times
during the year that the company's
openings were i'm promising ground.
Calumet & Arizona, having COM
bined with the Superior and Pittsburg.
the two properties were operated as
one and from the maintenance of the
dividend rate. on the heavily increased
capitalization, the consolidation must
have been attended by very substan-
tial economies. The output for the
year was quite a little under that of
1910.
Calumet & Hecla is one Of the few
Lake companies that will probably re-
port a gain in production, but it is
doubtful if this will be sufficient to
Offset the lower price for the metal.
The publication of a report on the
Lake Superior properties by Mr. ]. r.
f,,II h.
tive values placed on the Calumet &
Hecla and it's subsidiary properties by
the management in it's effort to con-
solidate them. This report called par
ticular attention to the comparatively
short life assured many of the proper
ties, and this was attended in the Fan
of the year by disastrous declines in
many of the shares, though upon the
abandonment of the consolidation plan
a good deal of this loss was recov-
cred. -u
Centennial. The work at this prop
erty was attended. as usual, with var
ying reports as to the character of
ground disclosed, but we are inclined
to think that the report will not show
any material change from the rather
mediocre results of previous years.
Copper Range. The two mainstays
Of this company, Baltic and Champion,
showed quite a material decrease in
output; Trimountain, on the other
hand, which has been very much of a
laggard showed a distinct improve
ment. cause for much encourage
ment. This, however is a consider
ably higher cost producer than the
other two companies. so that the cost
Of Copper Ranges total production
was probably somewhat above that of
last year. This. and the lower price of
copper, made it advisable to reduce the
dividend rate from $4.OO to $500.
Hancock completed 6iA months
mill test, showing a copper recovery
Of about 1914 pounds per ton. With
the completion of this test in Novem-
ber production was discontinued. The
sinking of the new shaft was steadily
and on November 1st this
was down 1925 feet, with an estimated
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12

district, began his career as a school
teacher.
A circumstance unknown 10 the av-
crage voter Of today is that Pennsyl-
vania vas almost as reliably Demo-
cratic previous to 1850 as it has been
robusuy Republican ever since that
year
AS n result of the elections held
last November the commission form of
government has increased 10 per cent
in the United States. measured by the
population Of the cities adopting IT,
United States Senator George p.
Wetmore of Rhode Island. who is to
retire next year on account Of failing
health, has been a member Of the SEN
ate since 1894, with the exception of
one r-1SO7-when his seat was
vacant because of a deadlock In the
legislature.
Delaware next year will eject a COM
plete set OF state officers and leg
islatrire which win elect the successor
Of United States Senator Harry n
Richardson, whose term will expire in
1913 and who has already announced
that he will not be candidate FOR re-
election.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12
RESUME OF THE
1911 OPERATIONS
or
CLOSING YEAR HAS BEEN TRY
ING ONE FOR MANY OF
THE COPPER PRO-
49, DUCERS.
Resume of Operation.

AS the year draws To a close, il is
Of interest to look back and review
the operations of the individual cop
per mining companies, 1911 has been
trying year for many of the produc-
grs, particularly for the older vein
mines, which have not been able to
meet declining price for the metal
with larger production and reduced
costs.
For the fourth successive year, cop
per has averaged lower than i'm the
preceding year. AS costs at most of
The properties had already been re-
duced to a minimum, there was moth
ing left to be done but to reduce the
dividend rate.
Eight companies found themselves
obliged to do this: & Hecla
reduced its payment from $29 to $24;
Copper Range from a $4 to 81 rate;
CRANKY paid nothing, as against s1.OO
n 1910; Mohawk from a $500 to a $1.50
ate; Osceola from a $1,000 to a $500
sl2.OO to $1,000; Quincy from a $500
10 a $4.OO rate and Wolverine from a
$1,000 to a $500 rate
ON the other hand, one company
made its appearance as n dividend
payer-Ahmeek, with an initial decla-
ration of $500 and old Dominion in
creased it's rate from $3.50 to $500.
The so-called porphyry coppers
stood up splendidly under the years
severe test. The two dividend payers
n this group. Utah Copper and Neva-
da Consolidated, had no difficulty in
meeting their regular requirement by
larger production or lower cost. Three
properties in this group entered the
ranks of producers during the year
Ray Consolidated Miami and Chino,
and i'm each case the operating results
TO date have been fully up To eXpecta-
tons.
We present herewith in tabular
form, the result of the years opera
tions most of the companies have
adopted the practice of reporting their
output by months, so that it is possible
10 estimate closely their final figures,
nut of course, i'm the case of those
companies that do not do this, the es-
innate may be found To vary consider
ably from the actual results.
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Copper Range Consolidated produce
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12
YALE's STRONG MAN.
Kistler's Record Withstands New
Test by Comparison.


New Haven, Dec. l2.-The strength
tests just completed by Or. Born at
the Yale gymnasium Of the freshman
classes show that the record of Erie
O. Kistler of Denver, who was foot
ball fullback, stands intact.
The record held BY Kistler is 2270
and that of John Fitzpatrick, who was
a varsity end, was 1869.
At the time DR.. Born gave out Kist-
ler's figures he said the record stood
for tests made during five years, which
was the period in which the present
system had been used. Two other
strong men of Yale were Chas Chad
wick and Chas. Carver, but their tests
were made under a system not now In
use and one which would give little
chances for comparison.
Kistler. who was coach of the fresh
man football team this fan, is con-
valescing from typhoid fever at the
infrmary.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12
INSURANCE.

Fire, accident and plate glass insur-
ance. Real Estate and loans We re-
spectively solicit your business. See US
before purchasing real estate. W. L.
Stannard, Agent, John 3. Leary, Mgr.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12
HENRY CLEW'S VIEWS ON
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS.


Basic business conditions are sound
and reasonably satisfactory and the
tendency is toward ultimate improve
ment. says Henry Clews. The volume
of trade, though somewhat less than
a year ago, has not shown the con-
traction that was expected, and does
not support the recent complaints Of
reaction. Conditions are not as bad
as represented by those who have been
disturbed or disgruntled by one cause
or another. The year just closing has
been one of decided outlet. We have
been taking the rest cure with benefit
But there has been no retrogression of
consequence, only a general readjust
ment which will place the country i'm
a much better position for a fresh for
ward movement than was the case
year ago. The annual report of the
Department of Agriculture shows that
out crops this year were valued at
about sS,4OO,OOO,0OO, or only about 3
per cent below last year. All the i'm
portant crops were slightly smaller in
quantity except cotton, but the values
realized i'm nearly every case were
higher, so that the agricultural classes
enjoyed liberal but not record break
ing prosperity There is a shrinkage
in the value of cotton of about $780,
100000 but even at current low prices
the crop will yield a return to the
planters much above the average, so
that the South should experience
good year in spite of the low prices.
There was also a shrinkage i'm the val
ne of animals and animal products OF
1926, 100000. There Is continued ac-
tivity in the iron trade which, as stat
ed some weeks ago in these advices,
has turned a corner for the better.
The demand has been so insistent for
railroad equipement that firmer prices
are already i'm sight. Much larger
sales of pig iron are reported.
o o
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IL is rather interesting TO note that
the combined dividends of the two
porphyry producers. Nevada Consoli-
dated and Utah Copper, whose com
bined output was 157,OOO.OOO lbs. were
larger than those of all the dividend
paying Lake Superior companies,
whose aggregate output was 1S3,000.-
600 lbs, and only 100000 less than
those of the Anaconda companies with
IN aggregate production of 255.O00.-
900 lbs.
Individual Companies.
ID Taking up individual companies
Ahmeek made easily the greatest
strides of any of the Lake companies.
Good progress was made In sinking the
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12
MICHIGAN FARMS
WORTH A BILLION
Continued from Page one.


sent over so per cent OF the value TO
All live stock, while swine represent
IL per cent; sheep. per cent; and
poultry, Al per cent. The value OF
poultry In the state is considerably
over half as great as that of either
wine or sheep.
Forage Most Valuable Crop.
The leading crops Of the state in
the order of their Importance, as judg-
ed by value, are hay and forage $685.
100000; corn, $29,5Sl 900; oats. $1S,506,-
600; wheat, s16.5S7OOO; potatoes, o.
914OOO; dry edible beans, s9716,OOO;
and rye, $S,945.OOO.
Hay and forage is the leading crop
Of the state i'm acreage as well as in
value It's acreage being over 20 per
cent greater than that Of corn, which
is the crop next in rank
Corn represents about one-thi-d Of
the total acreage OF all cereals and
over two flfths of the total value. AS
compared Will, corn, the wheat crop
has about half as great an acreage
but more than half as great as that Of
wheat, but in value it is less than a
fourth as great.
Aside from the cereals and hay and
forage, the two most important crops
are beans and potatoes These two
crops have nearly the same value, al
though the acreage OF potatoes is
smaller than that Of beans.
Approximately one-half of the i'm
proved land is occupied by corn. The
largest relative gains i'm acreage were
made in beans. rye and barley though
the absolute gains were much larger
in the acreage of oats and hay and
forage.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

Senator Wetmore Of Rhode leland
and Senator Guegerheim Of Colorado
have announced their intentions to re-
tire at the end Of their present terms.
The first presidential primary elec-
The Calumet news., 1911-12-12

distance of 600 feet to go to intercept
the main Pewabic lode. About Decem-
ber LIST. however. this shaft intercepted
an unexpected amygdaloid lode. which,
where cut, appeared to be very rich.
Isle Royale's production will prob
ably be somewhat under that of 1910,
though this should be more than OFF,
set by still further reduction in
costs. In the later months of the year.
rumors were persistent of a decided
Improvement underground and II was
surmised that the property would be
put I'm shape to supply a much larger
onnage.-Hayden. Stone & Co.
Copper Range Consolidated produce
New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Llt1nm The Tribune Bureau.

IiIOm The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Dec. 29-Whie the White
House furnished the gayest meeting place
for the younger set Of society, Colonel and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson were hosts for
a brilliant assemblage of older people and
young married folk They began their
evenings entertainment with dinner
party I'm honor of the Russian Ambassador
and Nine. Bakhmeten. This was followed
by a musical At the dinner were the Rus
sian Ambassador and Nine. Bakhmeten,
Justice and Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brownson. Repre-
sentative and Mrs Nicholas Longworth
Representative and Mrs. Underwood. Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kirk Porter Miss Kathleen
Beresford. of England; Mr. and Mrs
stephen Pell, of New York, Miss Sykes,
Miss Mary Carlisle, Miss Wood, Mr. Lamy
Of Paris; Captain SOwerby, British naval
attache: Gist Blair and Mr.. Howe. The
programme for the musical was given by
Nine. Schumann-H Heink. Efrem Zimbalist,
violinist; Myron Whitney. Mrs. Katherine
Hoffman, who accompanied Nine. Schu-
man. Henk, and Charles Werk. the accom-
panist for the evening Among the several
hundred guests were the Secretary Nof the
Interior and Mrs. Fisher, the Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Meyer, the Secretary
of Agriculture and Miss Wilson, the British
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce the German
Ambassador and Countess Won Bernstorif
Justice and Mrs. McKenna. ex-Justice and
Mrs. Henry B. Brown, Alfred Mitchell
Innes, British counsellor; the Russian
naval attache and Nine. Vassilieff, the
Norwegian Minister and Nine. Bryn, Jus
tice and Mrs. Lamar and ex-senator and
Mrs. Aldrlch.
The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop will have as
guests for New Years Day Professor
Theodore Lyman, Of Harvard and Mrs.
Winthrop's brother, Erskine Wood, OF New
York.
Mrs. George l.. Gillespie entertained a
luncheon party to-day in compliment to
Mrs. Philip Sheridan. Her other guests
were Mrs. Charles Il. Hughes. Mrs Court
land Hoppin, Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs.
S. b. NJ. Young. Mrs Christian Hemmck,
Mrs. o. II. T1ttmann. Mrs. Walter Bryant,
OF Philadelphia; Mrs. Lyman Tiffany, Mrs.
Thomas r. Bayard, Miss Hageman, Mrs.
Allan McI.ane, Mrs. John II. Hewson, Mrs.
Weyth and Mrs. Hinckley
Major Webb and his sister. Mrs. Frances
Webb McKeever. We're hosts at a dance al
the Soldiers Home tonight for Miss Janet
webb and j. Lawrence Webb.
Among the hosts entertaining dinner
parties tonight were Mr.. and Mrs. wal
colt Tuckerman, who invited guests 70
New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
Mr.. UNDERWOOD's PROGRAMME.

Washington dispatches say that Mr.
Underwood intends to show his lofty
contempt for the "hirelings" of the
Tariff Board by sidetracking their report
on the wool schedule and promptly Of
fering in the House dark lantern re.
visions of the iron and steel, sugar and
chemical schedules. The Republican
party could ask for nothing better than
a swift development Of Mr. Underwood S
programme of tinkering with tariff rates
in advance of any trustworthy informa.
ton by means Of which to gauge the
effects Of changes in duties. If the chair.
man Of the Ways and Means Committee
prefers TO set his own opinion up against
that of an impartial and conscientious
Tariff Board, Republicans can afford tC
await the result with complacency.
An Underwood revision of the iron and
steel and sugar schedules, for instance
would reveal the true policy Of the
Democratic party in readjusting tariff
taxation. The iron and steel duties do
not produce much revenue, because the
iron and steel industry is firmly estab
lished here and needs little protection
from foreign competition. The home
market is safely in the hands Of home
producers. The domestic sugar industry
on the other hand, is maintained only by
the imposition Of high duties on i'm
ported sugars The continental United
States produces only about 90 per cent
Of the sugar which ii consumes. and
in spite Of the comparatively recent de.
velOpment Of beet sugar farming the
percentage of home production to home
consumption is falling rather than ris
ing. Sugar duties are highly protective
and at the same time form the backbone
of our tariff for revenue system.
Here are two schedules, therefore
which both from the protection and the
revenue point of view require very diff
ferent treatment. Yet according to re-
ports from Washington Mr.. Underwood
is going to revise them in accordance
with his last sessions principle of guess
New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
%EST WE FORGET."

There are things of which reminder
should be unnecessary. because Of their
obviousness or their unfailing recur-
renee to attention; yet some Of them are
perhaps for that very reason in danger
Of being overlooked. To-day and to-mor-
row are Hospital Saturday and Sunday.
That simple statement, widely repeated,
should be enough, and doubtless Is
enough, to assure a great number and
aggregate Of contributions from those
who have given before and who are IA
miiar with the circumstances. But we
must hope for many gifts also from new
cOmers who join the work this year for
the first time. and TO them it may he fit-
ting TO explain that this yearly collection
is intended TO meet the most urgent and
pathetic of the needs of the community,
10 provide for those who are seriously i'll
or injured and who are too poor TO pay
for the means of getting well. The fund
which is raised is distributed among the
fOrty-six hospitals Of Manhattan and The
Bronx according TO their records Of free
treatment of the sick poor. regardless of
race. color or creed. There is no bounty
which is more needed and none which is
administered in more generous and i'm
partial spirit.
Last year the collections, public and
private. amounted to $115,959 % and the
expenses Of collection and administration
were only "A per cent New York is big
ger and richer and happier this year
than it was last, and this years gifts
ought TO be correspondingly greater. In
London the annual contributions are
more than S1,5OO,O00. If New York did
propOrtionately even half as well as that
the 100000 which the Hospital Satur-
day and Sunday Association hopes to
raise this year would be far exceeded.
Surely it is not too much to expect that
such result will he attained.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK

(By Telegraph TO The Tribune
Tuxedo Park. " Y. Dec. e9.-ldeal WIN
te, weather brought out a large gatherins
OF we'll known persons to-day for the ho".
day week end and 10 remain over Ne"
Years Tuxedo will be lively as se'''
OF entertainments have been arranged ',
the committee. together with the ahh's'
ball which will take place on SatuTu"
evening at the Tuxedo Club.
Mrs. William Lawrence Green entertah',
large number tonight at a dinner ~"
fancy dress dance. The guests inciVu''
Mr.. and Mrs. Grenville Kane, Mr.. ana M'
S. c. Mortimer. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. }. Po0e'
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Tilford. Mrs. Aloe's
G.. Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Keech anu
others Of the Tuxedo colonists. Atter ~.
merous dinner parties at the cottages "'
assembled at the club for the dance.
House parties followed by dinners we''
also In vogue among the cottagers. N'
and Mrs. John +. Harris have opened tie'
new villa Tor the holiday week, ana "n'
and Mrs. II. NJ. TilfOrd will remain In ihe''
villa during the week end and over Ne"
Years.
Other late arrivals for the holiday ~V
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Abbott Ingalls,, Mrs. ~
nest r. Adee. Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. cur
ting. MIR. and Mrs. Theodore Frelinghuy
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Belts. Mr.. ana
Mrs. j. T.. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Alt'eN
Seton and Mr. and Mrs j. +. Stevens
New-York tribune., 1911-12-30

which is said by very intelligent people.
| like the Japanese, to be the best In the
world with no second And |. personally,
am somewhat familiar with the conditions
there generally, and think that the corn
plants which have been made are pT9oG-
bly, unfoundcd: at any rate. do not thlnh,
outside OF the advisability OF suspenulnB
the rule for the introduction OF that resoiu,,
tion, ut all, at this time or the sessl9n' I
hope that the House Will not ADOPT the
motion.
As result of Mr. Merritts position on the
proposition my motion to suspend the rules
was defeated, and the relief asked for couid
not be obtained. The resolution was very
mild one. / simply asked that the Health
Officer of the Port Of New York Investigate
the charges that have been made, and that
he report to the Legislature. Instead OF
grasping the situation to perform large
public service. Mr. Merritt, without good
reason opposed II, and thus afforded the
Democratic party an opportunity to take up
the insistent complaints, with the result
that after an investigation of the Health
Officer OF the Port of New York by Demo-
cratic investigator appointed by Demo-
cratic Governor, who, possibly permitted
some political and partisan bias to enter
his decision, called for his resignation ana
dismissal thus giving the Democratic party
an issue of inefficiency by a Republican
oficeholder. SAMUEL WEINSTEIN.
Brooklyn Dec 29, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
THE QUARANTINE INQUIRY.
Assemblyman Weinstein Comments on
Mr.. Merritt 8 Course.
he Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: In connection with the candidacy Of
Edwin A. Merritt. Jr for Speaker OF the
House I desire 20 call TO your attention
his conduct as leader of the majority dur
ing the legislative session of 1910 upon a
matter OF grave Importance to the people
Of this state
On April 20, 1910. while a member Of the
Assembly from the 2lst District Of Kings
County, | moved to suspend the rules Of
the House for the purpose OF introducing a
concurrent resolution. which. after reciting
the fact that certain complaints have been
made. substantiated by affidavits of cruel
and inhuman treatment accorded arriving
immigrants at the quarantine stations at
Hoffman and Swinburne islands. demanded
that the Health officer OF the Port of New
York investigate these charges, and IL
found to be true that those guilty of mis-
conduct be punished and discharged, and
further asking that the Legislature request
tho Health Officer OF the Port of New York
to report to the Legislature within twenty
days his findings, so that. if necessary. II
may enact such remedial legislation as may
be found expedlent
I quote the following remarks by Mr.
Merritt verbatim from the journal of the
House:
Mr.. Merritt / trust the motion will not
prevail In the first place l think the reso-
iution itself that has been read Tor the
information OF the House carries with IL
an uncaled for reflection upon the quar-
antine system Of the City OF New York.