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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-04-25
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To w. V. Richardson and N. NJ
Otterson, your heirs and assigns.
You and each of you are nersoy
notified that the undersigned mas
expended in labor and improvements
$500 during the year 1905 S400
during the year 1909, ana S4Uo
during the year 1910, on the tol,ow-
ing named quartz claims: the Com
bination, the Combination NO !,
the Combination No. ana Tue
Gray Eagle, in Morey Mt, Unorgan-
lied Mining District, Nye county
state of Nevada, under the Prov,
sions of Section 1924 of the keViseV
Statutes of the United States o.
America, and January 22' 1851, con
corning annual labor on mih'u'
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-04-25
GRAY WOLF is KILLED.

Thomas Agee shot and killed a
genuine gray wolf at Stormy Can
yon, about thirty miles north of
Wells. a few days ago. Before be-
ing dispatched the wolf had killed
twelve or fourteen large bucks be-
longing to band of sheep owned
by the Yoke Land & Live Stock
company. The wolf is the first ever
seen in this section and was a pow
erful animal. In fact, but few of
them have ever been found in the
county and then only in the extreme
northern portion State Herald.
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bling, straining, or too frequent
passage of the urine; the forehead
and the k-of-the-head-ache the
stitches and pains in the back; the
growing muscle weakness; spots be-
fore the eyes; yellow skin; sluggish
bowels; swoolen eyelids or ankles;
leg cramps; unnatural short breath;
sleeplessness and the dependency?
| have a recipe for these troubles
that you can depend on, and If you
want to make quick recovery, you
ought to write and get copy of it.
Many a doctor would charge you
$3.50 just for writing this prescrip-
ton, but | have it and will be glad
to send it to you entirely free. Just
drop me line like this: Dr., A. p.
Robinson, K1206 Luck Building, De-
troit, Mich, and l will send it by
return mail in plain envelope. AS
you will see when you get it, this
recipe contains only pure, harmless
remedies. but it has great healing
and pain-conquering power.
1t will quickly show it's power
once you use it, so | think you had
better see what it is without delay.
will send you copy free-you
can use it and cure yourself at
home.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-04-25

their mining and railroad PROPOSE
tions enabled them to do this.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-04-25
Wittenberg Warehouse &
Transfer Company
COAL! COAL! COALi
BUILDING PAPER, ROOFING PA
PER FOR YOUR OWN PRICE
PHONE 1862
NOTICE TO The PUBLIC.

NOTICE is HERBY GIVEN that
on and after March /, 1911, the 1ol-
lowing rates will be charged Tor
sewer service in the town OF Tono-
pah, Nye county, Nevada:
Residences $500 Labra-
Bakery 49,. 500 tory '... DIV
Barber shop. 1000 Livery
Billiard room 500 stables - U.0V
Boarding Ofhces 49, 1'VV
house 1000 Photogph :
Brewery 1000 gallery 500
Butcher shop 500 Restaur-
Candy fact'y 500 rants lO.OO
cigar manu- Rooming houses,
factory :. 800 l 10 ~ rooms'
Club rooms. 500 per room per
Confection- month 40
erv 500 School h e
Saloon 1000 and pu b ! &c
Halls 500 building, free
Hotels -. $500 use given ~:
Ice ere m Soap TACT y IVY
parlors :. 500 Store ..... 5.OO
If payment of such rates is MADE
in advance for one year, the party
or parties paying said rental SO ID
advance will receive discount OF
10 per cent on the rates charged
All the foregoing rentals are pay
able at the office of the company
at the Nevada First National BANK
of Tonopah, monthly in advance, OF
the first day of each and ever!
month.
On all residences a discount OF Il
per cent will be allowed II paid a
the office of the company on or be
fore the 18th day of each AM
every month. !,
The foregoing rates and rules vii
be strictly adhered to and unles
payment of rentals is made durlnl
the current month the service VIII
be discontinued on the first day 0
the succeeding month.
TONOPAH SEWER & DRAINAGE
COMPANY,
BY ]. G. CRUMLEY,
President.
Dated at Tonopah, Nevada, Eel
ruary 18, 1911.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Q F r F FL enterro del Juez Lassauel

El celebre experimentation nos ha vi
sitado esta manana, acompanado de
los senores Marin y Arache.
Onofroff Sc presentara q nuestro
pGblico, manana jueves, a las ocho y
media, en- ell "Teatro Municipal'.
Este maravilloso hipnotista es una
|celebridad mundial.
TODD ell mundo ha dido hablar de
Onofroff; a todas parties ha llegado La
|leyenda del pdder misterioso y suges-
two de arte raro, de este extrano artis-
TIA cientifico que ha recorrido en- triun-
'fos los primeros escenarios de Europa
|y de America.
De Onofroff Sc cuentan estupendas
anecdotas, que hoy no tenemos tempo
|de referir.
Nos disponemos a aplaudir manana
al celebre a~rtista, que puede ser con-
siderable como ell creador de este ge-
nero de ~espectaculo mnpresionante Y
divertid1simo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Notas de Arecibo
LA Srta. CALICO.

FL domingo celebr6, en- ell Teatro Oil
ver, la bella seiorita Margarita Gale
10, Ell primer concerto de la s6rie que
'ha die llevar a cabo, para reunir fon-
dos con que trasladarse a Milan para
%completar su educaci6n artistica.
Ell exito de la senorita CaIeio. la
sldo Verdaderamente extraordinario.
Va sociedad de Arecibo acudi6 al
~teatro, que presentaba aspecto brillan-
t1simo.
Fue una expressive voz de aliento &
Ia nina gentil cuyas aptitudes sobresa-
lIentes. hacen esperar que ell nombre de
Margarita CALICO pueda fgurar alg1n
dla entire las eminencias del S'bell can
to-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Suceso sensational
Ell CRIMEN DE PONCE

Maestro cOrresp0nsal nos cOmunica
ell telegrama %siguiente:
I'm la tarde de aver David Herman
DEE, peon de don Manual Mejla, pene-
tr6 Ell la casa del doctor Carl Vogel y
cogiendo a la esposa de este por IN
brazo la requiri0 para declararle su
passion, y como ella no aceptara lie dis
par6 dos tiros de revolver, hiriendola
IN la cabeza. Acto seguido ell crimi-
nal quit6se la vida, disparandose IN IT,
TO p0r el dido derecho.
El suceso ha causado profunda in
dignaci0n en- dicha ciudad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
10 DE CAGUAS
I'm "Habeas Corpus en- favor de vilar
Los dos ~excarcelados.

Los asuntos de Caguas, tocan a SUI
termino.
Han sido excarcelados Juan Marca-
no y Angel Nnnez, obreros que Sc ha-
llaban detenidos en- la carcel de este
DistritO.
Queda preso unicamente Juan Vilar,
'Presidente del Club "Los del IL de DC
tubre" y a la vez de la Sociedad 'FJu-
ventud Estudiosa" donde Sc haNaron
Is cuadros libertarios y los libros de
.doctrina anarquista.
Para Ia libertad de Vilar Ell abogado
enor Lopez Landron, mieanbro afilia-
do a la Federation Libre, ha presenta-
do I'm "Habeas Corpus, que Sc vera
esta tarde ante el honorable ,juez AL
|drey, de esta Corte. Suprema.
"La Federation Libre'' por su "laa
ler' Iglesias, Sc propone recurrir ante
eel gobierno de los Estados. Unidos, pa
"a vindicarse ante ell Congreso de la
Federation Americana, de los cargos
que seg1n ellos Sc les ha:hecho gratuf-
tamente, en- ell proceso Me dos supruestos
completes del crimen de Caguas. Ma
ma informaremos acerca del resulta-
do del t<TTabeas Corpus.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Ell suceso de ayer
ARROLUADO POR UN TROLE

Aver tarde, entire la parada ) y 6,
en- Puerta de TERRA, IN trole que lba
para Santurce, arroll6 al senior Marti-
no, fracturandole varias costillas; tam
bien he hizo .varias contusiones en- dis
tlntas parte del cuerpo.
FL senior Maritime reside en- Bayam6n
y habfa venido a negocios d San Juan.
El herido fue llevado a la casa de
unos amigos, pr6xima al lugar del su-
ceso, y ALI lie fue practicable la pri-
mera cura, por los doctores Mulloz
Diaz, Lippit y Lopez Sicard6.
Ell estado del senior Martina es de
suma graWedad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05

Esta manana Ia las ldiez, como avisa-
ba la esquela mortuoria, Sc IIev0 q efec-
to ell sepelio del que fue juez municipal
de San Juan, don Francisco Lassalla V
DoVal, electo por sufragio en- las cleo
clones de 1908.
La popularidad del correcto funcio-
mario qua ha dejado de existir tras de
una cruel1sima d~olencia, qued6 demos
'trada una vez mas, por ell extraordi-
mario n1mero de personals que asistl6
al entierro.
Todas niIestras Glasses s~ociales estu-
|vleron digna y nutridamente represen
En la presidencia del duelo, forma-
ban los honorables magistrates del
Supreme, don Emilio del Toro Cuehas
y don Pedro de Audrey, ell licenciado
don Manuel Rossy, por Fl particle re
'pulblicano, y los famiiares .del fnado.
FNrente a la iglesia de San yose, des-
|prdl0 ell duelo al elocuente magistrado
del Supreme, don Emilio del TorQ,
|quien hizo ,el el6gio f1nebre del juez
liassalle, con Erase l~apidaria.
La oraci0n del juez del Toro, fu6
de unanimes elogios, por La sin
|ceridad, por La belleza de expression
distingue siempre al elocrpente ora
dor forense.
E BOLETIN, Sc asocia al duelo que
produce EN- San Juan el fellecimiento
del excelente y correcto funcionario
y envla q pesarne mas sentido 4 la "a
Imilia doliente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Fl Dia NacionaI
-~T $3.50
de Ia tuberculosis
LAS IGLESIAS COMlBATIRAN
LA TLSIS
LAS IGLESIAS COM1BATIRAN

FL 80 de Abril pr6xlm0 eS Ell deslgna
,Io. como "Dia de la Tuberculosis. y sc
puardara en- las 100000 iglesias que hay
en- los Estados Unidos, en- forma ana1oga
4 la u Sc adopt0 para guardian Ell do
minoo de Ia Tuberculosis en- 1910, dla
en- que Sc predicaron mas Gle 4O,O0o ser
mones sobre la prevention de- esta en-
fermedad.
La Association NacionaI de la Tuber
culosiS espera consegulr que absoluta-
mente todos los $4,000, 900 que son miem
bros de alguna iglesIa, M ell pals. entra
ran a formar Ell ell ej6rcito que ha EN-
prendidO esta campana.
Este dia de la Tuberculosis diferira
del Domingo de la tuberculosis de 1910
en- un particular: En- lugar de suplicar
4 las iglesias que %dediquen d la defensa
contra la tuberculosis un servlcio doml
meal especial. ell plan es pedir este
ano que celebren meetings ell domingo
80 de Abril, en- las cualeS Ell asunto de la
Tuberculosis Y de su prevention Sc de
sarrolIe. Y 81 no en- csc dla en- c%ualQuier
otr0 de la Immediate semana anterior 8
de la pr0Xima siguiente. i.
.Lo que Sc desea es que
81 asunto &c la Tuberculosis Sc dis
cuta Ell todas Y cada una de las 100000
iglesias de los Estados Unidos tan stimuli
faneamente como sea possible. Este no
es exigir que sc dediQue determinado
ServlclO a esta Obra, aun cuando clio tai
Vez seria de desearse, sino pedir que
cualqUier ministrO del altar, Il otra auto
rIdad a la que pueda este invitar al efec
to, expOnga ante sus feEigreses el probe
ma, antes 8 despues de celebrado ell ser
vicio religioso de ritual 8 en- otro dfa
cualqulera, con tai de QUE sea dentro de
la semana inmediatamente anterior 8
posterior al 30 de AbrH.
La Association Nacional esta proyec
tando la fOrma de Obtener de esos miles
de ministries del altar datos establishes
que manifesto cuan seria cosa es ell pro
blema de la tuberculosis para cada igle'
STA. Estos n1meros indicaran, entire
Otras cosas, ell n1mero de defunciones
por tuberculosis que hubo Ell ell ano pro
ximo pasado en- las feligres1as, y cuantos
auxiliOs Sc recaban del clero, en- cumpli
miento de SUI ministerio, por los que pa
decen de esta enfermedad.
Tambien Sc tiene Ell plan de publican
millones de circulares y de follctos sohre
Ia prevention de la tuberculosis, expedi
das por la oficina Nacional Y las centra
les de las $50 asociaciones anti-tubercu
losis que cooperaran en esta campana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
La reforr11a de
Una Ordenanza
I4)S CARROS E~LEfTRICOS

Esta n0che Sc discutira en- Ia session
del ConceJo Municipal, IN informe del
|comite de Legislation compuesto de los
Isenores Pon4'e, S1Bau y Faura, acerea
de la reforuna de la ordenanza sohre
carrOs eIectricos.
Parece que Sc trata de prohibir en-
absolute la introduction de bultos. de
.c~nalqnler chase que sean, asi como lie
a perrltos en- los carros electricos-
Seria comveniente taaa1lbiieen que el Co
mite ~refornnarse 8 snprimiese esa or
den arbltraria de entradas y salidas
en- Jos carros, que no Sc cumple Run
ca por ser irrealizab2e EN- la practica
y cuando MAS 4e3iicacia debiera fenex
que es cuande van llenos los earros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
UN PoETA

BESIDE hace varios Hias Sc encuenlra
zen esta capital, ~procedente de los rs
|tados Unidos, el distinguido literato
don Gonzalo O'Neill, natural die esa
isla, perO que ha residido en- Norte-
america hace varios amos.
Gonzalo O1Neil es autor de la le-
ira del AtHimno a Borinquen' del
maestro .Santoni y de Otras inspiradas
poes1as.
Deseamos grata estancia en- San
Juan, al brillante poeta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Ell accidente de aver

lH licenciado Valdes Cajas que SUI
fri6 aver una peligrosa calda, al SUI
Dir las escaleras del "Hotel Inglate-
rra,' suceso del que dimos cuenta en-
la edici6n de aver, Sc FRACTURE eel cuello
del femur, 10 que obligara a guardian
CANA durante mdlchos dias.
Asisten al d~istmguido pasiente, eos
reputados f~acultativos, doctores Mu-
noz Diaz y Lippit.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Ell Dr. Carboneu

Sigue mejorando notablemente, y
'puede afirmarse que Sc e~ncuentra fue-
ra de peligro, 10 que celebramos sin
sacramento.
La noticia ha de producer excelente
impression por las muchas simpat1as
que cuenta aqu1, ell doctor Carbonel.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Cine las tres bandera2

Gel acreditado circo de las Tres Ban
Sc we diariamente lleno, debi-
do a u inmejorables peliculas, que
son la diversion MAS favOrecida del p1
Iblico de San juan. Els tai La fama de
este cine que no hay fOrastero que no
10 visite mediante su estancia en- esta
.eiudad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Nota c~Ernatoloeica

Va temperature promedia de la Sc
mana que termin0 el sabado, 10. de
Abril, fue cast normal para Ia esta-
|ci0n, con una mhxima promedia en- la
|semana de 81 grades y una minima
|promedia de 60 grades.
La temperature mas alta que han In
tornado fue 81 grades en- Aguadilla
" la mas baja fue SO grades en- Jayu-
va y MaricaO. "
LloWio m~oderamente en:1a division
N0rte de la isla, ell total de la semana
|promedio cerea de una pulgada.
La l1uvia promedia de las divisiones
Este, OesEe Y Sur fue respeetivamen
tie, OTIS pulgada, O.O pulgada y O.25
|pulgada.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
LIDIA ARCHILLA


Hace dias que Sc halla pasando una
temporada en- la. Residential de nues-
tros amigos Angels, en- Catano, la Sc
norita Lidia Archilla, de Toa Alta. De
seamos que su estancia entire ~nosotros
lie sea agradable.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Las horas de peligro

Habiendo t~ranscurrldo las hOras de
maYor peligro para las coanplicaciones
en- los operados, puede esperarse que
Sc acentne la mejor1a iniciada en- nues-
tro estimado amigo don America Sa-
las.
Ash 10 deseamos vivamente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
Ell Juez Jenkins

Ha meJOrado notablemente de la do
lencla que lie retiene en- CANA, el homo
rable juez de la Corte Federal Mr..
Jenkins.
Hacemos votos porque siga la mejo-
u1a
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05

Sc ha Visto ante la Corte de Distri-
to de AguadiHla, la causa criminal CON
ira el senior Asisclo Mlejlas, acusado de
supuesta seduction. Ell senior Menas
tue declarado no culpable del delito
de que Sc le acusaba.
BESIDE hace a1gunos dias han oneida
do en medic del mayor s~iIencio los SUI
.cesos de Caguas. La prensa no ove
.llablar Gle Hnjustieias nj atropellos por
.parte de nadie. Ventura Grille toda
via seguira loco hasta aIgdin tempo.
Aver tarde, EN- Ell muelle frente 4 Ian
Colectlva, fu6 hallado, detras de una es
tIba de madera, ell anciano conocido DOR
Maestro Agustfn, con una congestion ce
rebra3. Fue eonducido q La casa de so
c0rr0,
lHa de1ado die existir EN- Adjuntas {
la edad de Is amos ell caballero-es
~&
.ranoi-natural de Mallorca, senior
Francisco Mol y CanapHns, que fu6 ALI,
Idurante la. pasSda domination conces
jail del Aytlnta miento y juez mnnici-
pal.
A11oche celebr6 session ordinaria eT
ConeeJo Municipal, aprobandose algu-
rps reso1ueIoaes que publicamos en-
otro sltns de este perlodice.
HM e-oFrespunsa1 de Arecibo, inform&
a1ne anteayer aparsci0 colgad0 de una
yiga, eR Ia residencia de sl hermane-
81 demente Carlos Olmo y Colon Para
reaaizar Ell E,ecfe Sc pa1i65 de una camisa
y de UT s,aataloa-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05

Esta madrugada, EN- la calle de San
Sebastian No. Is, sitio conocido po1
LA Chorrera',, la mujer de vida al
rada Maria Medina Sc impregno la 70
pa en- petroleo y TONIC una d6sis Gel
referido liquido con inteneion de suici
darse, 10 que fue impedido por otras
mlJeres de mail vivir. ia Medina fut
d~ebldamente auxiliada Y arrestada DIES
pues por aherar la paz.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05
La o|a...d de suicides

Aver tarde en- la ca1le del Sol. No.
153, Regina Malver, mujer de vida al
rada, intent6 suicidarse tomandose va
elas pastillas de permanganato de po-
tasa. FSue asistida debidamente y arres-
tada por alterar Ia paz.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-05

Anoche ce1ebr6 sesi6n ordinaria eE
ConeeJo Municipal, a~probandose algu-
rps r~esoaaelanes que ~publicamos EN-
0tro sltns de este perl6dice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-06

correct a child for wrong be-
lore thu rest o. the school ia
the extent tia ihe rest of the
school feel sorry for the one who
is being corrected, and take sides
with the pupil. More harm is
done to the school than can be
Imagined
That a child will act on the
first or nearest thought which
comes to his mind"
THAT we expect a child to
have a keen a sense of dishonor
for lying as older people should
Rave. We do not expect q child
10 be as. strong physically as a
grown person. Why expect them
TO be as strong mentality They
I've in world of imagination and
what w call'falsehoOds on their
rart Ray be, and sometimes is.
rnly their imagination. They re-
ally believe what they are saying.
Mr.. Wnans illustrated this by tell
ing Of a child that the mother de
tected telling stories, as she be-
lleved. The child ran TO her and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-06

so the flea, and put him at the
head of the list. "
The paper by Prin. Paisley, of
the HOiSington schools, was one
containing many good thoughts.
The teachers who were not pres
cnt missed a treat in it.
To the teacher who needed en-
enlargement, the address by Ex-
Superintendent George. W. Win
ans of Hutchinson was an inSpira-
ton. Who in the teaching prOfes-
sion does not get a little blue once
in a while? II also was rich in
truths and good suggestions. The
following truths were brought
out That teachers often Sug-
geSt things for the Pupils to do
by making a rule that such and
such a thing shall not be done
when the pupils up to this time
had never thought of sd,h a
thing "
That teachers Should cultivate
a good clear, kind but firm tons
o. vplrr.
THAT a teacher should never
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-06
FEW HURT IN WRECKS.
Railroad Companies Guard Their EN-.
ployes Against Injury.

State Labor Commissioner Johnson
an bulletin lately issued, says that
only sevepty-eight railroad EMPLOYEES
we're injured in accidents in Kansas
IN the first eight months of the year
This includes employees in transpor.
tation, maintenance and shop depart.
nents. The figures are obtainsAle
through the operation of the law re-
Quiring all transportation and in.
dnstrial concerns to file reports of
al accidents with the state labor bu.
reau. There are 1856 railroad EN-.
pAoyees in Kansas, operating 21,216
miles Of line. The improved facilities
Tor handling trains have reduced the
number Of personal injuries to almost
nothing, considering the character of
the work and the army of people en-
plOyed therein.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-06
STOCK WIDELY DISTRIBUTED
NAilWay Shareholders In United
States Number $4,000.

The Interstate Commerce commits
Sinn has dropped the investigation
Sl1rted some time ago to show thai
SAe control of the railroads of the
Gaited States are concentrated in .
NV hands. The commission called
tor a statement of the largest ter
Anlners of voting securities" of the
sAllway companies. The returns
established the fact that nowhere die
the Largest ten holders" own a ma
jointly, or an approach to a majority
Of the controlling stock.
There are, according to reports to
The commission, 100000 holders Of
railroad stock in the United States
As only 1S2,O46 of the 221,132 miles
operated by the 36S reporting com
panies are covered by the capital
stock, the reports show one and three
tparths stockholders for every mile
81 road owned by the companies re.
PORTING, and indicate a total of AS.
go stockholders in all the railroads
81 the country.
T. l. Copeland, secretary and treas.
1Ter of the Santa Fe, says that if the
ownership of railway bonds, which
Is even more widely distributed than
mat OF stocks, couN be traced, il
would be found that over a million in.
Vestors are interested in the financial
welfare of the railroads of the eoun.
Try. This would mean an average
hnlding of $4,000 for every investos
with an average income of $500, or
tour per cent" Mr.. Copeland said.
EpVestors generally are not satisfied
with so small a return on their
money, and the public does not OBJ.
Jeet to investors making a fair re.
turn on their investments. When the
public becomes more familiar with
the railroad business, there will be
no disposition to work a hardship on
a million investors by hammerinF
down our rates"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-06
TO DAM THE GRAND CANYON.

Irving E. Bush, mining engineer
OF Los Angeles, proposes. If he can
raise the money, to dam the Colorado
river in northern Arizona, near the
Nevada border. where the walls OF
Grand Canyon are only $50 feet apart.
The cost would be s2.OOO.OOO. and the
object is irrigation and electric DOW.
er The walls of the canyon at the
site OF the proposed dam rise 1000
feet above low water mark. and the
project contemplates a dam 700 feet
high. This would cause backwater
for distance Of fifty-five miles above.
and 1t is claimed would make the
greatest water power in the world.
The lake would be more than a mile
wide and. until filed with silt, be an
average depth Of $50 feet. The pro-
motors Of the project claim that the
dam would generate 100000 electric
horsepower for less than one-fourth
OF present cost. The power would be
used principally in the reduction Of
low-grade gold and copper ores found
in Arizona, Nevada. and California
southwark The site Of the proposed
dam is many miles west OF the SAINTS
Re Railways Grand Canyon station