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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-28
WIint Human Life Depends on.

Wlmt Human Life Depends On.
Human life depends upon food,
clothing and shelter. Only with
these assured are freedom, culture
and higher human development pos
sible. To produce, food, clothing,
or shelter, land and machinery are
needed. Land alone does not salts
fy human needs. Human labor
creates machinery and applies it to
the land for the production of raw
material and food Whoever has con-
troll of land and machinery controls
human labor, and with it human
life and liberty.
The Cause of Glass Rule.
Today the machinery and the
minority. So long as machinery is
owned by rapidly decreasing
land used for industrial purposes arc
simply and easily handled by one
man, its owner cannot dominate the
sources of life OF others. But when
machinery becomes more comple1
and expensive, and requires for it's
many workers, it's influence reaches
over wide circles of life The owners
of such machinery become the domi-
nant class.
Men are Made Slaves.
In proportion as the number OF
such machine owners compared to
all other classes decreases, their
power in the nation and in the world
increases: They bring ever large
masses OF working people under their
control. reducing them to the point
where muscle and brain are their
only productive property. Millions
of formerly self-employing workers
thus become the helpless wage
slaves of the industrial masters.
Ruling Class as Parasites.
As the economic power of the rul-
ing class grows it becomes less USE
full in. the life of the nation. All
tho useful work of the nation falls
upon the shoulders of the class
whose only property is its manual
and mental labor power-tile wage
worker-or of the class who have
but little land and little effective
machinery outside of their labor
ower-the small traders and small
ners: The ruling minority Is
dilt beeonling useless and para
Villas Struggle.
he Kno aver the dirsic-
..a6.c,tod and taken t
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-28
PLATFORM OF THE SOCIALIST PARTY
" IN THE UNITED STATES.

plotted propertyless class on the
other. In this struggle the wage
working class cannot expect ade-
quate lelief from any reform of the
present order ut the hand of the
dominant class.
The wage workers are, therefore.
the most antagonists of the ruling
class. They suffer mos- from the
curse of class rule. The fact that
few capitalists are permitted to
contro! all the countrys industrial
resources and social tools for their
individual profit, and to make the
production of the necessaries OF life
the object of competitive private en-
terprise and speculation is at the
bottom of all the social evils of our
time.
Overproduction and JdIeness.
In spite of the organization of
trusts, pools and combinations. the
capitalists are powerless to regulate
production for social ends Indus
tries are largely conducted in a
planless manner. Through periods
of feverish activity the strength ana
health of the workers are merciless-
~ used up, and during perfods o:
enforced indleness tho workers are
FREQ "ently reduced to starvation
The climaXes of this system of
production are the regularly recur-
ring indnstrials. depressions and
crises Which paralize the nation
every fifteen or twenty years.
I.nbor's Exploitation.
The capitalist class, in its mad
race. for profits. is bound to exploit
the workers OF the very limit oil
their endurance and to sacrifice their
physical, moral and mental welfare
to it's own Unsuitable greed. Capital
ism keeps the masses of workingmen
in poverty, desti.ution, physical OK
haustion and ignorance. 1t drags
their wives from their homes TO the
mill and factory 1t snatches their
children from the Fairgrounds ard
schools and grinds their slender
bodies and uniformed minds into cold
dollars. It disfgures, Mains and
Kills hundreds of thousands of work
.nsmen annually in mines, On rail-
roads and in factories. 1t drives
millions of workers into The ranks
Of the unemployed and forces large
numbers of them into beggary,
aad. ali foYns Of crin,e and
wing what becora. vis---~ seer sad
% the city hall by the wagon load. ,
t old man Wills was robbed OF s2a-D
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-28

'rfes do not promise anyth&.Iter
or different, to system thaA1 not
be known by such results Gould
~it@not be-better- for rich anGor to
have it different? If not, whot?
a politically prcjudiced mis- like
a dull school boy-so hard get
correct principle in his heat
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-28

seize the whole powers OF govern
ment in order that they may there
by lay hold of tho whole system of
Industry and.--thus come ito their
rightfnl Inheritance:
Do You prefer a system that pro-
duces crisis, idleness, want, hunger,
starvation, murder. prostitution,
and whose advocates and beneficial
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-28

wTlass Struggle.
he Nno aver the dI<sic~
confiscated and taken t
No doubt he denies kno
yotber.wet goods hauled ,
the Mayor will deny the
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28
POLL TAXES FOR HIGHWAYS.
Funds SO Derived to BE Used for
Road Work Exclusively.

There has been considerable dis
cussion as to where the counties
throughout the state were to get the
road fund for the many improve
ments that are needed and proposed.
During the session of the legislature
this matter was given considerable
attention, with the result of the fol-
lowing law which is in effect this
year:
From and after the passage of
this act all money received from poll
tax collections shall be by the county
commissioners of the various coun-
ties set aside for the exclusive use of
the different road districts of the sew
eral counties, according to the
amounts collected in the various read
districts, and all receipts for poll tax
es shall hereafter be furnished by the
respective counties instead of the
state controller, and all poll tax re-
ceipts shall be signed by the county
assessor
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28
NEW WATER SYSTEM
FOR TOWN OF MASON
II. w. CULBERTSON, FORMERLY
OF ELY, Is NOW PREPARING
TO CARRY FORWARD M
PROVEMENTS AT THAT PLACE

H. w. Culbertson, manager of Ma
son w. l.. Power Co, received posi-
tive and final instructions to proceed
with the water Improvements propos-
ed as the result of the elaborate sur
vey made by Engineer Colwell re-
Gently. The order means a great in
crease in the water supply, a larger
storage tank erected on a hill west of
town, an extension of the system of
water mains and laterals, and the
complete change from a pressure of
air system to a gravity system.
And, best of all, the order is effec-
tive at once; in fact, upon receipt of
the consent of the stockholders to
carry out his plans for betterments
to the water system, Mr.. Culbertson
notified some parties who have tenta-
lively bid upon the contract for the
new we'll to come forward with def
mite proposals without delay. There
were on yesterday frequent visitors
to the site chosen for this we'll. and
all Indications point to immediate
work.
The additional water supply will
be taken from a shaft we'll, at least
SKIS feet in dimension and not less
than 100 feet in depth. The point
selected for sinking is at the base on
the red knoll, on the town limits i'm
mediately 10 the right of the road to
Mason Valley mine. The collar oil
the well will, therefore, be higher
than any residential section of Ma
son now. The present sanitary con-
dition of our town is ideal but should
ii Tor any cause become less so in the
future, a caution against possible
contamination of domestic water is
to be observed in the selection of the
new Williamson Valley News.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28

like Sara Bernhard, as the best pro-
Queer in the business.
The coy young camps that are in
their teens are unable to keep the
pace set by the dame whose home
has been for more than fifty years on
the east side of Mount Davidson.
The spectators are coming back
to beg pardon for their neglect and
they pat her on the shoulder to tell
her how young she looks and that
they will never leave her again.
The eyes of the mining world are
now turned to Virginia City and
each trainload brings men with ex-
perts and ready cash to do business.
The boys are simply falling on the
necks of Mexican, Union, Sierra Ne
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28
OLD COMSTOCK DAYS.
Those Who Left to F1irt With For
tune Elsewhere Are Returning.

Mining men, who in the rush and
turmoil of e mining camps spring
ing up in Nevada, have forgotten the
good work of the Comstoek as a pro-
Queer in the old days, and who rush
ed off to fiirt with fortune in Gold
field, Manhattan, Tonopah and Raw
hide, are now swarming back to the
old Comstock to tell her that they
find her as charming as ever and that
they love her still, says the Carson
City Appeal.
While the stocks of southern Ne
vada are crawling up at the rate of
two or three cents a day. the north
enders are jumping in leaps and
bounds and reminding one of the
days when Sharon handled the
f1uctation Of Ophir, the bellwether of
the flock. and the mad whirl of
speculation turned millions into the
outstretehed hands of the plungers.
For a while the Comstock was o
deserted camp and the bats and owls
came in. The income of the Interna-
tional hotel hardly paid the taxes,
but now you can't get a roo in the
house.
What a swarm Of lovers the Old
Comstock has now. She looms up,
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28

provisions of any statute governing
the commission which may here
after be enacted; and
'sSixth-Said commission shall as
sist in gathering and preparation of
a suitable exhibit of the states agri-
cultural industries and mining re-
sources for the Panama-Pacific Ex-
position to be held in the city of San
Francisco, California, in 1915"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28
NEVADA SHOWS
GREATEST GAIN
THIS STATE LEADS THEM ALL
IN THE MATTER OF INCREAs-
IN PRODUCTION OF THE
PRECIOUS METAL.

The United States Geological Sur
vow has issued a bulletin on the pro-
duetion of gold and silver in 1909,
which says in part:
'The total production of gold in
the United States in 1909 was 1921
701 fine ounces, valued at $99,673,-
400. Compared with the production
NJ 1908, this was an increase of 247,-
s61 ounces, or s~5,113,40O. II was
also the largest output of gold in the
history of the country.
TWENTY-FIVE states and territor-
les contributed to the production of
gold In 1909 and the Philippine Is
lands and Porto Rico added to the
output. OF these "a geographical d.
visions increased production was re-
corded from IL and decreased out
put from IS. The greatest gains
we're as follows: Nevada. 1886
500; California, ~$1,373,900; Mon
tana, $500, 100; Alaska. $3.50, 500;
Utah, secs 600; and Arizona, $685.
500. A decrease of $1,16S. 600 was
shown from South Dakota and an
other of s~1,024,400 from Colorado.
In no other state did the production
decrease 500, 600.
The gold mining Industry was
again generally prosperous in 1909.
The production would have been con-
siderably over 500. 0O0. 900 but for
certain abnormal conditions prevent
ing operations for the entire twelve
months of the year at the Home
stake mines In the Black Hills, ana
for reduced mining in the Cripple
Greek district pending the completion
OF deep drainage tunnel. Although
the production from the great Gold
field district was from a smaller num-
Der of mines than originally expect
ed. the output has been great and on
the increase. Elsewhere, In many
Nevada camps especially. develop
ment and exploration have been Wig
orous, and prospecting has been ac-
tive throughout most of the west. ad-
ding some new camps. The dredg-
ing industry continued prosperous in
general. especially In California. A
normal annual production of about
800. 10000 In gold from United
States. Alaska and the Philippines.
may reasonably be expected. although
present conditions do not indicate an
output in considerable excess of the
amount.
The production of silver from
domestic ores in 1909 was 54,721,-
500 fine ounees. with a commercial
value of s2s.455.200 This repre-
sents an increase in quantity of p
10000 fine ounces and in value OF
$404, 600 over the output for 1909.
"Twenty-three states and territor-
les supplied the production OF silver
Tor 1903, and a normal quantity was
derived from refining gold bullion
produced in the Philippines. OF
these states In increased output for
1909 was shown from only eight. and
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28

decreases are indicated for the re-
naming sixteen. The largest gain
was from Utah, whose production
increased 2,059, 800 ounces, mainly
from lead ores; the next most i'm
portant increase was of ~1,678,300
ounces from Montana, from augment
ed copper production; the production
OF Nevada increased by $1,000 fine
ounces, mainly from lead ores; but
also from increase of siliceous ores,
and California increased her output
6Ol,2O0 ounces from copper ores.
! Ihe most notable in silver production
was from Colorado, where the out
put declined by 1903, 900 ounces,
mainly from copper ores, but also
from dry or siliceous and mixed ores;
there was a decrease of 802,40 oun-
ees noted from Idaho from all classes
of ore, and a decrease of 376,40O
ounces from Arizona from dry or
sllieeous ores. In each of the other
states increased or decreased produc-
ton for 1909 was under 100, 900
ounces, and in IL of them the
changes were not 10000 ounces
either way.
THE silver-mining industry as
such is relatively small under present
mining conditions in the United
States, only SO per cent of the silver
production being derived from prec-
ious metal ores in 1909. and only a
small portion of this being from those
elassed primarily as silver ores. The
great bulk of the silver production
is from the refining of gold, copper
and lead from gold-silver ores, cop
per ores and lead ores. The prosper
ity of the copper and lead mining and
smelling industries Is, therefore, a
large factor. With better prices for
silver the mining of silver-lead ores
would largely increase. Undoubted-
ly the price of silver is of great i'm
portanee in western mining especial
ly, being the final factor often in the
decision whether a mine can be work.
ed at a profit or not. As 1909 was a
fairly good year for both copper and
lead industries. silver production
from copper and lead ores increased
largely.
The average price of silver in
New York in 1909 showed remark
ably little Quotation. never falling to
90 cents nor raising to SO cents. the
average New York price for the year
being 50 cents. Undoubtedly heavy
production from Canada and Mexico
kept down the market price, and
there Is little present indication OF
decrease in output from either conn-
try. On the other hand, the Canad-
ian production, mostly from Cobalt.
is on the increase. The output from
Canada in 1909 was 2~7.529,473 fine
ounces and that of Mexico about 73,-
600, 600 ounces The production of
Mexico showed no material Increase
over that of 1908, but that of Can
ada increased nearly 100000
ounces.
In the worlds production of sill
lowed by the United States with one
third of the total to her credit, fol-
lowed by the United States with one
fourth of the total and by Canada
with about one-eighth. The total in
crease of the worlds output for 1909
was only about 5000. 600 ounces-or
approximately the increase from Can
ada, as other producing countries
maintained an ever output, or like
Australia, suffered a decline. De-
mand continues to be mainly from
India and China, although it is in
creasing in the arts-as. for instance
In photography.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28

vada and Ophir. The good old girls
whose faded charms they derided a
few years ago now look perfectly
lovely with their beautiful ore bodies
and prospective dividends. The gold
en- lure of the "Old Lode" will never
die.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28
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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28
At the Lunch Counter.

Said a bald-headed man to a waitress
bold:
see here, young woman. my cocoa's
cold.
She scornfully answered: 1 a t
help that.
If the blame things chilly put on
your hiatt"
Success Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

couldn't get near enough
to peek over his shoulder,
so when he gets out and
stops in front Of the
Birmingham-Walcs Con
solidatcd-'
went directly there,
did he?" says Mr.. Robert
through his teeth.
"Uh-huh, saysI. ~And
was pushin' right in when
| well, | must have
slipped or somcthin', for
| bumped him kind Of
hard, and swipcd this at
the same time. After that
il was a case Of who could
sprint down fourteen
flights Of marble steps
faster. He amt so slow
on his feet, either; but |
guess he was too anxious.
or else the cane trippcd
him. ANYWAY. the last |
saw he was caromin'
against a scrub lady about
the sixth floor. But, say,
Mr.. Robert, YOU don't
need any plumber TO plug
that leak now, DO you,"
All, whats the use? II
was q smear for the Jap.
All that Baron business
WAS q fake, too.
Me? Say, shade Your
eyes now, Icpl That's
what Mr.. Robert laid on
my desk this noon. Thin
one, amt it, Thcm's the
classy clocks, YOU know.
And there's goin' to be-
some cngravin' done ON
the outside Of the case:
and when it's all fixed up.
with hamonogram fob, Mr..
Robert says he's goin' to
call the force together and
Piddicmakc the pres
cntation speech. Fancy
that, now,
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

peddn the firms letters and YOU nail me at It, all
YOU got right to do is kick me out. But don't look for
any wccpy confessions out OF me. m either crooked or
straight and YOU and Googan have started in to find
out which. That bcin' the case, all got to say IS,
blaze ahead. Maybe | won't enjoy the process; but
III tell YOU one thing YOU can count on me to stick
around until its all over.
We was loOkin' each other square in the eye, and
when | winds up Mr.. Robert shovcs out his hand.
"Thank YOU, Torchy," says he. you shall have every
chance | can give YOU.
Tha, helped some; but it didn't clear up anything,
and as goes back on the gate finds Pddic and GoOgan
in close confab. Maybe put in comf'tabe after
noon too. Yes | did-lkc a snoosh First I'd have
spell when all the hot clarct had went gallopin' up
back. Gctn wrathy always affects me ike that. But
kept the ld on, and after awhile | quit plannin
diff rent ways OF spon' Pddics fronspccc, and be-
gun usin my bean the proposition.
Even if | did know hadn't been playin' the sneak
sieve act, the fact remained that someone had, and
until the guilty party smoked out | was as good
as it, There want any sense in THROWN 1t back at
Pidic either. He wouldn't have the sand, in the first
place Then there was the hossy lady typst, that
splurgcd on baby Irish collars and big punches Of yio
lets Most likely that trail would lead to some old
squash head that took her for table h6tc unchcons
WAS still goin' over the list, ryn to dig up a few
suspects, when out through the gate struts Mr..
Tagasaki, smokin his cigarette and swingn his cane
aun'y and 1t just strikes me that Mr. Robert been
gone quite sometime.
II lCktll more u Iltl ol pl 'l Nl'lSlI llIlt' Dul
grabs my hat slides easy behind him, watches him
take local elevator down, catches the next express
myself and I'm just in time TO swing in behind him as
he step, lively out through the arcade into Broadway
How did know? didn't | Just felt it in the top OF
my nut. Besides, WAS ready TO take any kind OF a
chance.
Did it lead anywhere, Say, the time between break
fast next mornin and the minute when Mr. Robert
showed up the office with me waitn 10 spring 1t on
him. seemed about a month long. Pddie had somcthin'
10 unload too; but beat him 10 II.
"Wcll Torchy;" says Mr.. Robert, when chascs him
in and shuts the door careful. What now
"Onlv this says l. hashn' the crumpcd sheet OF
Corrugated lcttcrhcad that I'd had under my pillow all
night And could tell by the way his brow furrowcd up
as ne ran over the on it that he Joggcd
BOY" SAYS ne, "whcrc did YOU find this?'
at want find, says l. 1T a ease OF pnchin it.
Mr. Tagasald had it tight in his fist.
"Nikd," says Mr.. Robert suckn, in his breath.
"That's SO, by Jovc, It's his writing
81 had hunch it might be, says |, when | see him
pildn into the Metropolitan Budin' and takin it
out Of his inside pocket cautious. He was too busy
gon' over TO notice me in the same elevator; but
couldn't get near enough
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-14
TERRIFIC BILLIARDS. RAGE:
SNOW SHEDS ARE REPAIRED
Overland Trains Delayed. but Only One
on Western Pacific is Or
dered Annulled.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Jan 13.-With
hundreds OF men battling with the SNOW
choked passages OF the Sicrras in an ef-
fort to keep the railroad lines clear.
all the gigantic resources Of the South
ern Pacific and Western Pacific compa-
MES were brought To bear tonight in
fighting the worst snowstorm the noun
tain systems have faced in the last
twenty years.
The Southern Pacific tracks in the
snowbound Sjerras east Of Towle. Placer
county. were cleared sufficiently tonight
TO allow the cast and westbound over
land trains to proceed over the division.
From advices given out by the Off
cials OF the Southern Pacific tonight.
Weslbound overland train No .. which
was due In Sacramento Thursday after
noon, and trains Nos. %, .. 3. ! and 3.
due here this afternoon. and which were
held at Sparks and Reno, New, will pass
through Sacramento at an early hour to-
morrow morning.
Al a late hour tonight all east and
Southern Pacific tracks through the
Sierras. and the snowsheds. which were
damaged by the heavy fall of snow the
past TWO days, had been temporarily re-
paired.
Western Pacific railroad officials to-
night ordered it's stalled eastbound over
land trains at Belden and Orovillc to re-
turn to San Francisco. and annuled the
overland al San Francisco, which was
ready TO depart for the east Vice Presi-
dent c. III. Schlacks. I'm a special train,
was compelled to return tonight after
reaching Beldcn.