The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-12-04
DISSERTATION ON SPOKANE NINE"
SEVERAL FACTS WHICH NEED PUBLICITY
A coEuR DALENE MINERS PAYROLL COMPARED
WITH THAT OF sPoKANE-THE RAILROAD BUSINESS
M LOCALITIES

Spokane Mines" Mines of the In
land Empire" (whatever that unlimit
ed territory, with Spokane as the cen
ter, ,includes) and Mines of the Spo-
kane Country"-these are familiar
and Chronicle.
1t Is sort of blanket claim OF
everything within radius OF four OF
five hundred. miles or more And this
misrepresentation is called boosting
Spokane"
AS il there were not already plenty
of misunderstanding as to mines, To-
cahties and the general geography OF
the west among eastern people and
others who are invited to come and
help develop this newer country these
newspapers would designedly still fur
ther muddy the water with the hope
of some local gain.
Two newspapers, which occupy
practically without opposition on ac-
count of exclusive news service) the
best afternoon and morning fields in
the entire west, should measure up to
a higher standard of fairness and
common honesty.
1t is contemplate, and that is about
all that need be said about it at this
time though much more could very
appropriately be said The Occur
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100000 and more year, and SO far as
Spokane is concerned the output
would not be lessened, nor would it
be handicapped or inconvenienced in
the least if Spokane We're off the map.
Stated briefly, the Coeur dAlene
mines have developed Spokane to
much greater extent than Spokane
has developed Coeur d'Alene mines.
The above is only preliminary to
recital of a conversation the other day
between a Miner reporter and a we'll
known pioneer Coeur d'Alene mining
man, a thoroughly practical miner who
has been fairly successful in accumu-
lating worldly goods, but who has
kept the common touch"-a man of
sound Judgment, good, education and
an abundance Of common sense.
DO you realize" asked the reporter,
that there is in the Coeur d'Alenes
a bigger payroll today than at any
time in the history of the camp" And
then the reporter hurriedly mentioned
the 1900 or more men in the Wardner
Kellogg district, the 1900 or 1900 on
Canyon creek with the reopening #
the Frisco, with the opening Of the
National 1900 or more in the Mullan
district, between 700 and 500 in Nine
Mile and Sunset, besides those along
the South Fork and on the North Side
and odds and ends all around. And
without half trying the number was
between 5000 and 5000 before it was
necessary to even stop and think in
the calculation. /
Eyes, sir; l fully realize the truth
Of what you say, but there is more to
It," said the pioneer miner. II am 60
ing to use safe and conservative fig
ures, but will take round numbers for
convenience.
"The payroll Of the Coeur dAlenes,
mine and mill employees, amounts I,
100000 day. That equals 100000
month. For one year it means $780,
900. Il
This seven and quarter million
dollars is original money earned by
first producers. Every one Of the 49,
900 or more people Of the camp live
principally, directly or indirectly, up
on this seven and a quarter million
dollars. Not clerk, workingman or
employe Of any business who gets the
second benefit of this original money
is included in this payroll Were it
not for the first or original payroll
there would be no second or third use
"Now, listen closely to what I am
going to say" continued the miner
I'm the palmiest days Of Spokane the
annual payroll did not reach $1,000
900. And mind you, this was after
raking fore and aft, !combing with q
fine-t tooth comb in the search. 1t in
cluded what original producers there
are, such, for instance, as are engaged
in manufacturing, every clerk and EN-
ploye of business and trading estab
lshments, city. county and all otner
officials and employees who draw sal
aries, and so on, with no particular |
limitation. And with all the padding,
and in the flushest days, still the So
called payroll was below the present
productive payroll today in the Coeur |
d'Alenes.
"'Spokane Mines indeed. Great :
dope for newspapers to dish out daily
to several hundred thousand readers
when protected by exclusive rights
which bar men who know better and
are honestly inclined from making y
correction with equal publicity! In J
fact, clean-cut instance Of the tail f
to wag the dog. o
"Spokane's payroll today leave to II
the readers estimate" O
There are some very blunt truths a
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