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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13
HOME LABOR.

The policy Of the oficsrs Of the
Fargo National bank in the employ
rnent Of home labor in he erection 81
the building is very creditable. and
every person In Fargo who intends 20
erect a building of any kind will do
well to follow this policy, as it not
only gives employment to our W
labor. but az all the money expended
assists the local business men. The
various buildings erected by Fargo
labor in this city and other places.
demonstrates that any sort Of a build
Ing can be erected as quickly ana
economically by Fargo contractors an
it can By a building contractors on
earth.
The officers OF the bank desire that
every citizen Of Fargo, as well as 81
the state at large, call and see their
beautiful new home when ia the city.
ana they can rest assured of receiving
d hearty welcome. rake d few MIN
sutes or when ia the city ana view
this new home 81 the Fargo Nationaa
bank
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13

in depth. The stone for the basement
and the first two stories is Bedford
cut stone, and the contract for the
furnishing Of the same was let 20 the
Kettle River Co. Of Minneapolis. The
remainder Of the building was OF
pressed brick and hollow tile back.
The brick for this part Of the struc-
ture was of bun, and was furnished
by the Hebron Press Brick Co. of
Hebron, N. d. The partitions are OF
Pyrobar blocks, and the floors are of
Mosaic, and the entire finish Of
marble. The floors n baseboards
were furnished by the Northwestern
Marble & Tile Co. Of Minneapolis.
The trimmings for the interior rooms
are of Vermont Verde granite. The
floors in the building are Of tile, and
the only wood used is for the windows,
sash and doors. which were made from
special designs by the Dakota Sash &
Door Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13

great amount of thought in the ar
rangement of the many conyeniences
for the conducting of the banking busi-
ness. The windows are of plate glass
Of the very best quality, and were fur
nished by the Pittsburg Plate Glass
Co. The floors are Mosaic, and no
expense has been spared to make it
one Of the most complete bank build
ings in the northwest.
The decorating of the building was
designed exclusively by the North Da-
kota Decorating Co., and the effect is
very beautiful. The walls are painted
in the Glidden fiat paints, instead OF
alabastine. This finish can be washed
at any time without being injured.
Messrs. Boerth and Crbom, who com
prise the firm Of the North Dakota
Decorating Co., are both artists in
their line. and in the finish OF the
Fargo National bank they have per-
formed a work which will be a lasting
testimonial to their ability.
The second and third floors Of the
building are occupied by offices which
are handsome in finish and design.
The oficers Of the bank were persis-
tent in their efforts to secure, so far
as possible, Dakota home labor and
home products in the building and
furnishings Of the edifice. The ccn-
was let to Bowers Bros. a Fargo
firm, and the decorating was done by
the North Dakota Decorating Co. The
fixtures were furnished by the North
western Marble & Tile Co. Of Mime
apolis, and the furniture was pur-
chased from Bergstrom & Grove. a
Fargo firm, while Fargo residents
were employed almost exclusively in
the erection Of the structurs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13
The Only Fire Proof Bank structure In the Northwest

officers, as well as with a view q
harmony and beauty. The room occu-
pied by the bank quarters is "a feet
wide by about 7Sh feet in depth. The
floors are of tile and the counters are
Of italian veined marble, trimmed with
Vermont verde antique marble. The
counters and desks are of mahogany,
and the finish is of the same precious
wood. AS n enters the portals Of
the main entrance a short fight OF
marble steps lead to the banking o
On the right are three desks for the
convenience of persons who desire to
make out notes or checks. In front
TO the right of the main entrance Is a
large ladies' rest room. with com
PORTABLE seats and a large mahogany
table, A room in the rear of the build
ing is for the use Of persons who have
safe deposit vaults in the bank and
desire to examine their contents Ia
private.
To the left Of the main entrance is
the private Office OF President Hector.
and just west Of this is the Office Of
Mr.. Nichols, the cashier. Then comes
the cages Of the teller. bookkeeper and
other clerks. In the rear are 900 mod
ern safe deposit boxes furnished by
the Diebold Safe & Lock Co. The vault
doors are burglar proof, and are Of the
very latest type. They weigh two tons
each, and inside are two Of the very
latest improved burglary proof man
ganese safes-the strongest known
safes used in banks today, also fur
nished by the Diebold Lock & safe
Co.
The lighting system is perfect. The
desks are SC arranged that the light
from the south windows shines directly
on the desks of the clerks, while over
each customers, desk are beautiful drop
chandeliers containing two strong cleo
trio globes. In the center OF the ceiling
Of the counting room are bunch-iight
covered by ~srey-toned
glass globes, which throw The sort.
luminous light to all parts OF the room.
The employees OF the bank are a. 81.
Taylor, assistant cashier; ]. A. And
erson. bockkeeper. and ]. J. Hun, note
In each cage Inc room at the
bank lisa telephone connected by pr-
yate telephone system with the ous-
side exchange.
The convenience and beauty OF the
Fargo National bank building III
indeed q credit to the city Of Fargo
and t the state Of North Dakota. ii
shows great care IN it, designing by
the architect ia charge, as well as q
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13
MATERIAL USED.

To see the building completed the
layman has no idea Of the amount OF
material used in its construction, and
to look at the Fargo National bank
n would have no idea that the fol-
lowing amounts OF raw material were
dovetailed together in such a way on
the a Of 2Bx7sh feet. In the cree
ton of the building the following raw
materials were used:
Ninety toms OF structural steel.
-Four carloads of Bedford stone
weighing 100 tons.
Fourteen thousand Hebron press
brick.
One hundred and ninety-rhree thou
sand hollow tile.
Three carloads Of plaster.
One carload OF Pyrobar blocks.
Seven carloads OF cement.
Four carloads OF Hime.
Forty carloads Of gravel ana sand.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13

In 1897. q number Of the business
men Of this city, realizing the neces-
sity for larger banking facilities to
accommodate the rapid growth Of
Fargo. mel and organized q corpora
tion to conduct the Fargo National
bank. The organization was ccmplet-
ed Sept. 10. 1891, with Martin Hector
as president; q. J. deLendrecie as
vice presidents ". g. Macfadden as
cashier. with ! directorate composed
Of the above oficers and s. 6. Wright
and G. r. Nichols. they succeeded
the Citizens National bank, which had
failed = short time before, mi pur-
chased from the receiver the building
END fixtures. me bank was organ
lied with . capltal o. $4,000, ana be-
gan tte transaction q business as j
rAaaaklx commercial bank. When Mr..
k EFG
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13

partially burned, and it was necessary
for them to move out until the upper
story had been removed and a new
roof had been placed on the building.
For time they transacted business
in the ruins, but previous to the nre
they had considered the erection Of i.
building SUFFICIENT to accommodates
their needs. and as soon as possible.
the plans were drawn and the contract
let Tor the erection or the present
beautiful structure,
During its erection the business was
transacted in the Acme Harvester Co.'s
building on N. +. avenue. The new
building is one Of the most complete
ana modern nreprOof structures In the
state Of North Dakota. II il 25x7sx
feet In depth and the quarters OF the
bank on the main floor are arranged
FOR the convenience OF the clerks and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13
LABOR EMPLOYED

From thirty TO nifty men were given
continuous employment during the
summer. and Al an average wage o.
$40 per week. or an average Of $1,000
per week was placed In circulation
among the Fargo business men.
Bowers Bros, who had the contract,
81 exceedingly fortunate ID beius
able TO erect q structure Of this kind
without d single accident wherein i
laborer was injured. G b. Hargrave
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13
One OF Most Complete, Modern
and Handsome Fire Proof
Structures In Northwest

OIUGIUICS III IVUIIHWESI
Substantial and Elegant in Every Detail. New Bank
Home is Credit to Fargo and the State. Takes
Place of Building Destroyed by Fire
Occupies One Of the Corners OF the Square That Forms
the Heart Of Fargo. Convenient in Location.
and in Every Detail of Accommodation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04

block 4515, public school land: consid-
Grafton $40; July /, 1912.
Ell Paso county, TeX.-E. B. Queen and
wife to Sam Allen. sections "A to 20,
block 451z, public school land; consid-
Grafton $50; July 1, 1912.
Licensed to Wed.
Robert /. Maddox and Emma c. Han
cock.
]. E. butcher and Amy Freida
Schultz.
William Bergen and Martha O'Brien.
Enrique Guzman and Francisco San
chez.
Roy n. Davis and Helen Newell.
Automobiles Licensed.
1227-J. S. Curtis, 1924 Magoffin ave-
nue.; Victor truck
Births-GirIs.
To Mrs. Manuel Orosca, 1923 Stanton
street; Dec. ,.
To Mrs. Henry n. swayze, SIS Texas
street; Nov %.
To Mrs. c. F. Braden. 1907 Arizona
street; Nov. a.
Births-BOys.
To Mrs. DoseanO Calderon, First
street; Nov. 26
To Mrs. Q. Acosta. 1912 Oregon street;
Nov. %.
To Mrs. Hilario Ruelas, 2O6 Eighth
street; Nov. %.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04

granite structure, yet with the biotite
replaced by nests of limonite, carry
ing gold.
0utcrops Of compact. white quartz
are always barren, or nearly so, OF gold
value, and in the workings below the
similar compact quartzose parts of the
ore bearing rocks are generally Of the
lowest grades.
Placer gold is found in the arroyas.
That search for it which carries the
prospecto to the quartz out crops
leads him to disappointment. The ore
bearing material is hardly recOgniz-
able at the surface, and indeed, shows
seldom as an OutcrOp, the weathered
surface being sandy or shaly; and, as
is the case in many mining districts,
the apex of the ore bearing material
often rests a few feet below the sur
face, where only the line of the frac-
ture is to be recognized.
mo well founded prediction OF the
extent of an ore body can be made at
the place, for its thickness at any point
and its extension in any direction are
quantities varying in correspondence
with the ramificauOnS in bulk. extern
sion and direction of the dikes and
sills Of the diabase. Also the variation
of the value is such that two adjacent
foot wide samples are almost sure to
vary considerably.
THE principal development work
ings in the camp are on the FavOrite
mine, which show a continuity Of ore
bearing material to the lowest depth
attained, and the pay streak at one
place three to four feet wide. In the
100 foot level the ore body ran one and
one half, and two and two tenths
ounces gold per ton. Surface outcrops
on adjoining claims showed gold, one
carrying as high as eight tenths of an
ounce of gold per ton"
The fact that rich float has been
found from time to time argues
strongly that the locality is a favor
able one for a prospecting proposition,
leading with strong expectations to a
development and then to a mining
proposition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04

Continued from page I, this section.)
sociate. Hayward, are developing their
Idaho group in the Dripping Springs
country between the Miami and Ray
districts They have sent a Whim and
three months supplies to the property.
The Idaho is near the Renfro property
and is in a lime and diabase formation
intruded by pOrphyry. Thus far de-
velopment has shown considera BILE
copper ore along the lines Of contact
Find Rich Silver Gre.
The White Metal company consist
ing of William Fiske, Henry Smell and
other well known mining men of this
district, has exposed some unusually
rich silver ore in the Apache noun
tains, some of the ore carrying 400 to
500 ounces of the white metal.
The ore recently encountered in the
Superior and Boston continues as the
drifting and other exploration work
along the vein progresses. The east
drlIt OF the eighth level continues in
the ore and the raise started from the
point on that level where the ore first
was encountered, has been lifted 20
rect towards the sixth level and IS
wholly in ore. As there are nearly
1000 feet of unexplored ground in the
eastward direction in which the eighth
level drift is following the ore, the
prospects for the greater development
OF mineral values Of a good grade seem
unusually good.
Summit Shipments.
General manager Henderson expects
TO take out six carloads of about 16
percent copper ore from the Summit
this month as against seven carloads
for November. The leasers also will
ship two carloads of ore as they did
last month. There are two parties of
leasers extracting ore at the Gibson
on party on the Pasquale vein, and the
other on the Summit vein The ore
now being taken from the property by
the company is on the fourth level. but
as soon as a shute has been finished
to the sixth level the ore from the
fourth level will be dropped through
to the sixth and the intervening
ground between those two levels viii
be worked from the fourth to the
bottom.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04
DAILY RECORD
Building Permits.

BuliuAES PERMITS.
To Alice BarthOlemey, to erect a
brick tenement, Fourth and Broadway;
estimated value $500.
To Juan Castro, to build a frame res
idence, Canal and San Antonio streets;
estimated cost $225.
Deeds Filed.
Northeast corner of TularOsa street
and alley-William R Piper to ]. E
Beaton and John NJ Hay lots IS to %
block a. East FL Paso; consideration
$3.50; Nov. %, 1912
North side of Wyoming, between
Newman and Brown streets-Daniel
Kelly to wife Meddie Belle Kelly. lot
- and west five feet of lot 80, block
%, Franklin Heights; consideration,
love and affection; Dec. 3, 1912
South side of Nations, between Par
tello and Lakeland streets-Grandview
Realty company to NJ Morris, lots 23
and "a, block 70. Grandview; consider
alton $500; Dec 2, 1912.
Northwest corner of Hueco and Ce-
bada treets-PhOeniX-E Paso Build
ing company to Ohio r. Hill and wife.
east 10 feet OF lot 10. all of lot Il and
west five feet Of lot y, block 121, Easr
Ell PasO; consideration s33O6; Nov 4,
1912
. FL Paso county. Tex. B. Queen
and wife to Sam Allen, section %,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04
PEARSON INSPECTS
RINCON GOLD FIELD
FL PasO Engineer Thinks Locality
Favorable for Prospecting and
Mining PrOpOsitiOn.

Led by the reports of the rich gold
discoveries recently made in the Little
RincOn mountains of Arizona, T. c.
Pearson, the well known assayer and
mining engineer, Of Ell Paso, has made
preliminary inspection Of that dis
trict
Mr.. Pearson says: at is four hours
drive northward from Benson, Ariz.,
to the Massoletti. gold camp in the
Little RincOn mountains. In that VI
cinity the country rock is a metamOr-
phic granite fractured by a system
having nearly an east-west trend.
Along the lines of fracture the granite
IS altered chiefly by a decomposition
and teaching Of the biOtite and to more
or less extent the orthoclase; and the
resulting granite rock appears from a
distance like white diEes coursing the
granite and striking MISUNDERSTANDING
east a second and later system Of
faults and fractures has northwest
and southeast trend, with intrusion of
dlabase, which is usually schistOse to
shaley on and near the contact.
Then there is third system having
a more distinctly vein-like character
with ferriferous quartz gangue, carry
ing copper oxides and gold with a lit
tie silver The schistOse and gneissic
contacts of the diabase and granite are
more or less altered and charged with
hydrated iron oxide and some oxide of
manganese; the rocks on both sides of
the contact being mineralized for
varying and i'll defined distances. with
much of the granite retaining its
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04
MINING NEWS
ZINC MINED IN
OLD GOLD CAMP
Pinos Altos District, Near
Silver City, Becoming Fa-
NOUS as Zinc Producer.
nv L. H. Dnrfs.l

The old gold camp of Pinos Altos,
near Silver City, \. N, is becoming one
Of the most important producers Of
zinc ores in the southwest Mai. Isaac
Avina, Of FL PasO, has just returned
from there. He is interested in mining
and reports increased activity in the
district He said Of the camp;
John F. Oglesby and I own the old
Langston mine, which is about five
miles northeast of Silver City, consist
ing of two claims on the main vein OF
the camp Of PinOs Altos and are &C
lively working it. Our vein runs in
northerly and southerIy direction, and
adjoining US on the north and on the
same lode are the Pacific No. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04
MIAMI PLANT IS
BEING IMPROVED

Continued from page I. this section)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04
MINING NEWS
MINES IRE BUSY
IN BLACK RANCE
Returning Mining Man Says
No Band Of Rebels In
vaded District.

According to Capt. John a. Winram
who has just returned from a three
weeks visit to the Apache mining dis
trict in the Black range in New
Mexico, there is more life all over that
district than he has seen for % years.
He was one Of the original pioneers in
that country, having gone in there
about 80 years ago when the APaches
were bad, and was there during the
boom days IN the early SOS, when sill
yer was at a high mark and millions
were being taken from the mines.
The Silver Monument and United
States Treasury mines are the leaders
Of the new boom.
A long string Of mule teams is rails
ing the dust in the long road from
Fairview by way of Elephant Butte to
Engle station. I had a hard time TO
get any men TO help me do my annual
assessment work on my property, be
cause every one who will work is
panies." said Capt Winram, and very
soon when the mill OF the United
States Treasury starts there viii be
more men needed. Of course, there is
an unusual amount OF work going on
anyhow, as every one is doing his as
sessment, and the hills are filled with
miners at work
The long 1900 foot tunnel of the
Silver Monument. has completely re-
futed the old canard Of some would be
experts that the mineral Of the Black
range was rich on the surface. but did
not go down This tunnel and other
workings show the very richest ores at
the 500 foot level below the surface"
continued Capt. Winram. Indeed they
are taking out ore in these lower
depths that is so rich that the quartz
is literally hung together with wires
Of pure silver.
States Treasury where they are taking
out ore little filled with native silver.
OF course, in the long run. they viii
depend on the large bodies OF lower
grade milling ores IN that district and
let me tell you there are immense
bodies OF this kind of ore UD there. In
my claim, called the Mall Line, I have
reached a depth Of 80 feet and am in
flcn ore, my KaiCes DelhS slI1er' SoIo
and copper In fact the deeper l go
down, the bigger and richer my ore
becomes It is about eight miles nOrtE
OF the two big mines have mentioned,
and is in Dry creek camp All that
that district needs IS the railroad 1t
is said that the santa E'e company has
made survey from Elephant Butte to
Palomas recently Col George H. Hole
gate is at the Pelican mines where
they are taking out very high grade
ores.
No Rebel Band There.
Every one wonders how that rumOr
got started that was telegraphed about
a band Of Mexican rebels being in the
Black range and threatening to raid
the towns Why. I was at a dance
in the very town, Fair
view, where it was said they intended
TO invade, and we never heard any
thing about it. If such q thing should
be attempted, there would be 500 men
in the saddle, fully armed, in ten
hours, and they would simply eat
those revcIutiOnists up. For the coun-
try is filled with COW boys and old
frontiersmen who know every. foot OF
that country and they would make /
short work of any 8Iexicans from Old
Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04
WILL USE AUTOS To DELIVER
MAI. WITH PARCELS POS

Trinidad. colo. Dec. delivery Of
United States local mail viii be by
automobile in the zone embracing this
city, when the governments parcels
post system starts January 1. This plan
was announced by the postmaster, fol-
lowing information given him by mer-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04

FL PasO's stores are now exhibiting
complete stocks for the Christmas
trade. Shop early and avoid the
Christmas week rush.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04
SMALLPOX IN INSANE ASYLUM.

Toledo, o., Dec. Eight insane pa
tients in the Toledo state hospital. be
heved to be suffering from chicken
pOX, were declared by the city health
department TO have contracted small
pOX. strict quarantine was at once
established
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04
Not What He Is Going To Do, But
What He Has Done For Others

Dr. Miam the recognized leading specialist of Texas,
has given from time to time references from various
banks and business concerns of the state believing that
YOU were sufferer you would investigate his stand
ing in the business world He herewith gives state
ments from cured people who will be glad to answer any
question YOU may ask If you write these patients you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04

Special sale this week Of genuine Mexi-
can hand made $3.50 zarapes for $500,
at Kline's Curio Shop. Little Plaza
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-04

chants that they viii suppiant team
delivery systems with common usage Of
the parcels post. The merchants de-
clare they can use the parcels post
with no more expense than is incurrqed
now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-30
ION THEIR HONEYMOON" I"

"On Their Honeymoon" is the title
OF q clever farce which will be pre-.
sented by the Midnight Maidens'
company at the Gayety Theatre. III
Washington. next week. The actloll
of the piece is supposed to take place
on board Pullman Palace car which Is
speeding across the Great Divide with
its passengers-three bridal couples
bound for Australia on honeymoon.
Each OF the three brides is anxious TO
keep her marriage secret from the
other two. This attitude causes no eud
Of complications when are made even
more amusing by the fact that The
Young girls are first terrified by n
mountain storm and then by thrill
! ing hold-up by typical Western bad
men,. But the climax ls reached
when the honeymooners encounter a
band OF redskins.
The second half OF the entertainment
| is devoted to travcsly on small town
affairs called The Village Fire Bri-
gade".
The company OF fifteen clever prln-
cipals is assisted by all attractive chg
rus Of SO pretty girls who have an op'
portunity to dance in spite OF the fact
that the first half OF the show takes
place inside Pullman car.
VIM. S. Clark. former manager oi
the Gayety Theater is the manager for
"Tbe Midnight Maidens.