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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
WHAT FREE TRADE WILL DO.


In Just about six months from
this date all West Vlrginians who
last fall voted for Woodrow Wilson
and many who voted for Theodore
Roosevelt and thereby indirectly
voted for Wilson. the Roosevelt sup
port practically clcCting Wilson to
the presidency are going. to- awake
to the fact that in giving Wilson
their votes they have done them
selves and their neighbors what may
be an irrcparable injury; or at least
an injury that will take some time
to correct. With the signing OF the
Underwood Simmons tariff bill by
President Wilson heavy blow has
undoubtedly been struck at many
West Virginia products. About ev-
erything this state produces goes on
the free iist--coai, lumber, wool,
crockery, glassware, metals and kin
bred produCts-and what has no.
been placed on the free list suffers
a reduction of fifty per cent or more.
Within the next six months-mayDe
sooner-will come to West Virginia
imports from all parts Of the world,
wholesaiing at a less cost than the?
can actually be produced here. A
natural consequence is that produc'
ton will decrease In this and other
states that find themselves hard hit.
The decline will come gradually at
first. There will be dizziness In the
market. Demand for labor will not
be so insistent, AfterSa while men
will be looking for work rather than
work looking for men. The WOODEN
mills of this country will not do so
brisk a business. Glass plants. iron
mills, and other industries will be-
gin working short time" The wool
en- mills will have foreign fabrics
to buck up against; these fabrics
will be sold to the wholesalers of
this country ut a little less than
Americans manufacturers can offer
them; ditto the lumberman, iron
and steel worker. the glass worker.
Later on, II the American manufac-
turer and producer cannot compete
with the foreigner, will begin the
gradual grind that preCGdcs all man
ner OF labor struggles, brought
about usually through reduction OF
wages. 1t Is an utter impossibility
for America to have free trade rela.
lions with foreign countries and yet
suffer no haTdshipS thereby. Every
body knows that labor is cheaper In
foreign countries than II Is in Amer
lea. Everybody has long been ia
miIiar with the low wage scales Of
England, France. Germany, Belgium,
Italy. Most everybody who knows
anything at all knows what brings
so many foreigners to these shores.
Any who don't know may easily In
form themselves by questioning any
one or more of our intelligent citi.
zens who came from foreign climes,
One need not so out OF Charleston to
do this. And when we are satisfied
with the fact that America cannot
produce with a high wage scale
what foreign countries can produce
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10

world. They do not seem to appre-
ciate the fact that the population is
growing every year, that there are
consequently more consumers for
the products OF the soil and that the
land acreage does not Increase while
the population increases. They do
not seem to take into consideration
the fact that as land grows scarcer
per capita as population increases,
that land values naturally go up.
These and other conditions furnish
the reason for the cost of living be-
ing as high in free trade countries
as 1t is in the United States.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
THE RECORD THE BEST PROOF,

In 1890 the number of wage earn
ers in this country was 4,25l,613;
wages paid was $t,S91,22S,321;
value of manufactured products, So
G12,437,2SS.
In 1910 the number of wage earm-
ers was 6.6l5,046; wages paid. 49,
A27,O37,SS4; value of manufactured
products, $20,672,051,S70.
This is pretty strong. testimony
for the Republican plan OF tariff
Twenty years the number OF. wage
earners increased about fifty per
cent. and it was necessary that this
increase be provided with employ
ment and that the wages should keep
pace with the advancing cost OF liv-
ing so instead of providing 1891 Mill
lion dollars In wages in twenty years
1t had increased to S427 million dol
lars, almost two to one increase. The
output In manufactured products 1t
will be seen justified this huge wage
increase as It was something over
nine billion dollars in 1890 while the
increase went to 20 billion in 1872.
The Republican party has nothing
10 be ashamed of when the country
goes forward under its leadership by
such magnificent leaps and bounds.
The voters may endorse this rec
ord next Tuesday by voting for
Julian G. IIearne for congress. A
vote for the Democratic candidate is
an endorsement of a different tariff
policy than the one under which this
business was done.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
DEMOCRATS FOR HEARNE.

Word comes from the First MS
trict saying that. as was expected
ROT Il few Of the leading Democratic
manufacturers of that district VIII
use their influence to elect Senator
llcarnc. Ncpnbiica nominee. TO COW
gross to succeed John W. DAVIS,
Democrat, resigned. Tho menufac-
lurers Of that section are in no wise
pleascd with the Wilson tariff poll
cics and they will hand the presi-
dent a rebukc in the special election
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
of November IA. Senator Chilton's
Charleston Gazette and ex-senator
Watsons Fairmont Times will kind
Iy take warning.-Charlestorf Mail.
TYPICAL DEMOCRAT.

NJ. NJ. Neely. Democratic candi'
date for congress in the First dis
trict, is being pointed out as typi-
can Democrat, and we agree with
the suggestion. Nicely was the DEM
ocratic clerk of the house of dele
gates, and besides being valuable
aid to the success Of Clarence Wat
son, in his ambition to be United
states senator, drew more pay and
extra cash allowance than any other
clerk since the formation of the
state. Nicely might make his race
for congress on HIS reputation as
clerk Of the house. 1t would help
Hearne, but it wouldn't help Nicely.
-Fayette Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
TELLING ABOUT
GOODS AND
SELLING GOODS

There are many methods Of
advertising open to the ma
tional manufacturer, all with
merit.
There are many ways he
can TELL about his goods.
But there is one best way
for him to sell his goods and
that is through direct adVer-
Using to the consumer through
live daily newspapers like The
West Virginian.
Newspaper readers are ad-
vertising readers-and the ap'
peal sooner or later reaches
them at the time they are in
the mood to buy.
The ideal plan is co'opera-
tive newspaper advertising be-
tween dealer and maker-one
telling about the goods and
the other pushing them at the
store, and placing them where
they can be seen.
Direct sales-on a satisfac-
tory scale, are an almost GER
tain result of cooperative ad'
yeFtising,
1t pays all around!
The Bureau of Advertising,
American Newspaper Publish
crs' Association, World Build.
ing, New York, is anxious to
be of assistance to manufac-
turers who have national adj
vertising problems to solve.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10

The most fatal mistake the DEM
ocracy has ever made was when It
promised that a new tariff bill
would bring down the high cost Of
living. 1t is unfortunate that the
people are going to expect this de-
crease or hold the Democratic party
responsible for the failure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10

Potatoes, turnips and turpentinc,
shoe strings, beef, pork, apples, etc..
remain at the same high price re-
gardless OF the Underwood bill.
When are our Democratic friends go
ing to bring the prices down?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
The Issue: Will the First Congress.
sional district again be "mis repre-.
Septed in congress2

. This is FriGay. Just one week
ago today the Underwood tariff bill
was passed and still we have no visi-
blee violence that the cost Of living
is going down.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10

Remember that the Democratic
party claims to have elements OF
strength" that were injected" into
it by Senator Watson. We are not
saying this, mind you, but that is
what the Times told US few days
ago,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
OTHER CANDIDATES RESPONSE.
BILE.

The people who tell us that the
high cost OF living is chargeable to a
high protective tariff seem to forget
that other conditions contribute to
this situation in the markets of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
will lose orders for the forty car
loads of glass each year.


loads OF glass each year.
The same condition applies to all
coast trade and it likewise applies to
tho coast trade of the Mononsah
Glass company.
These companies will lose this
business or be forced to make such
o reduction in the price of glass that
they will lose money or be compelled
to cut the wages of the workers to
a level Of that paid by the foreign
manufactures which will not enable
the American glass worker to main
tain his present standard OF living
which is much higher than that OF
the foreign countries.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10

suit that socialistic sheet, the Nor
edntowm Chronicle = which Is
much to the credit of the former
Parkersburg State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
SHOWS NO FIGURES.

The Times takes exceptions TO the
statements made by the glass manu-
facturers Of Fairmont as to the CT
fects of the Underwood bill on their
business but 1t does not undertake
TO dispute the figures which show
the actual effect the new tariff will
have on these institutions. The fol-
lowing figures as shown by the artt-
Gle published In regard to the WIN
dow glass business will show 1us1
how, why, and to what extent the
new tariff law affects the window
glass business of Fairmont.
The article which the Times does
not answer was in part as follows:
Taking a common 1Ox15 window
glass as an example and compare the
cost as made in France and delivered
into the American market duty paid
under the Underwood tariff bill we
have the following results:
Taking a fifty foot box of glass
the cost delivered in San Francisco
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10

THUS the American manufactur-
or confronts a difference OF 81 cents,
or more than half the entire, cost,
including the tariff, to the foreign
manufacturer"
These figures show absolutely that
the local company cannot meet the
foreign competition on the Pacific
coast with SO cents difference in the
nrice OF a box of window glass that
the foreign manufacturer can lay
down at San Francisco for $1.41'
That is why the local company
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Millinery at $1,000

Ostrich rlumes are used to splendid adyan-
taee in the trimming of these shapes, not alone
because they are so wonderfully adapted to that
purpose but, too. because fashion dictates So
There are Hats in this lot you would think out
Of place-they are of the eighteen dollar class
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Millinery at $500

ouaintly shaped Turbans Of rich fabrics, with
inst resemblance Of a brim peeping from beneath
enough only to break the tumbled masses into the
realm of style. More than ten dollar values =.
thev,re $500 everywhere
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Millinery at $500

A wealth Of new ideas have been used in tile
trimming of these richly designed shapes o.
trich plumes in unusual color-toneS are strongly
advanced by fashion = then by US. cleyeriy
adapted adornments are in pleasurable evidence
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Priced Up 10 $4,000
ChiIdren's HeadWear

We take particular pains to p her here here for e
and Children's and Misses Hats in many new
STYLES priced from fifty cents to three dollars and
fifty cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Millinery at $500

Never were we so fortunate in possessing UNI
usual five dollar Hats as we are today. In some
manner OF other, our skilled artists have woven
into these beautiful Hats the same distnctiveness
that usually characterizes $500 and $1,000 Hats
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Other Stylish Creations
Untrimmed Shapes

Our very comprehensive showing Of the new
shapes includes everything that has been .advanc'
ed by fashion centers thus far in tile season. Inc
small prices attached will be as pleasing to you
as the shapes themselves.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Is. 8. JONES
Non,qll's Store

willing, know of no way to convey to your mlnG
crediable impression of the %onderoGs tone e.! o.
quiet eleganc, that prevails throughout onS mn,
linery Shop today:S This is an occasion when sou
are welcome to look and buy as you wish \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Millinery at $500

Enough to supply all those who want to save
three dollars on a ten dollar Hat. These chic,
Frenchy sha YES possess every true characteristic
Of distinguished style The materials used in
trimmings til ,rOughly qualify them to enter the
tan dollar nl1ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10

You void not want Hat that you could
tell by its appearance to be valued at three dol
lars, nor would we offer you such. There's quail
ity in every inch Of trimming used in this splen,,
did assortment, and the instant you glance at
them YOU ee. the impression Of five dollar values
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-26

mine ownsr1 in.t - statss Tor their
activities "a behalf ofe safety.
rom the very ffirst, the bureau
Of mines has noted the friendly CO.
operative spirit b,ssttwee the opera
tori, the miners, the state inspectors
and the bureau tof mines. The ag.res-
sive, progressive spirit manifested
by all persons concerned, the desire
upon the part Of the operators and
the men to learn about the work of
the bureau along safety lines, the en-
shusiastic, kindly greeting of the
men Of our rescue ears, the eagerness
Of the miners to take the prescribed
rescue and first-aid training, all those
were sufficiently noticeable to. bring
warm comments from the employees
of the bureau. And the result has
been so fruitful in so many less
funerals, so many less widows made
and so many children who have their
fathers left to them. IF there were
a lesson to the entire mining indus.
try for the year just closing, I would
point to the remarkable record made
by Michigan and Minnesota"
The bureaus report on rnetal-mine
accidents in the United States in
1912, shows 661 men killed, 4,502
seriously injured and 26,232 men
slightly injured out of a total number
of 169,199 men employed.
The figures show a decrease Of
thirty four deaths from 1911, despite
the fact that Alaska with twenty-one
fatalities is included for the frs,
time in the 1912 report. The death
rate for 1912 was 3.91 for every 1000
employed as against 4.19 in the yea,
1911.
The report on metal mine accidents
completes the mortality statistics TO,
the mining industry for the year 1912
and shows in coal mining, metal min.
ing and quarrying, total of 1924
deaths for the year, with death rate
of 1922 as against 1902 in 1911 and q
rate of 1853 in every 1000 employed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-26
PIONEER HOMESTEADERS
MOVE INTO TOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Granville A. Burns
are now nicely settled in their new
home at 730 Hayes street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burns are among the earliest
pioneers of the Mesaba range. In
March, 1892, the former came from
Pennsylvania into what was then the
unbroken wilderness and settled near
Ely Lake, now called Cedar Island
lake on the government maps. Mrs.
Burns followed as soon as tote"
road had been put through to Eve
leth from Mesaba, and the change
from city life with all the convenien-
ces Of that age, to q. roughly hewn
log cabin in the heart Of the mighty
pine forest, was an experience which
few young women Of the present day
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-26
ACCIDENTS IN
MINES DECREASE
Mesaba Range Holds Record Accord
ing to Federal Bureau for
Safety Efficiency.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 23-1n a
review Of the work accomplished in
the campaign to reduce the number
of deaths in the mines of the United
States, the Federal Bureau of Mines
at Washington, has placed the states
of Michigan and Minnesota in the
honorable mention column
The report, which deals with fatali-
ties in the metal mines of the coun-
try for 1912, shows that Michigan
has reduced its total Of deaths in the
copper and iron mines from 134 in
1911, to ninety-six in 1912; that Min
nesota has reduced its total deaths
in the iron mines from seventy-six to
: fifty in the same period. The death
rate. for every 1000 men employed in
Michigan was '4.24 in 1911 and 3.26 in
1912; and in Minnesota 4.59 in 1911
and 3.02 in 1912.
',;'' The thirty EIGHT less lives lost in
Michigan represent one miner saved
for every 1000 employed and the
twenty-six less lives lost in Mime
sofa represent one and one-haf min
ers saved for every 1000 at work.
"The decreases in Michigan. and
Minnesota in years time are the
most remarkable we have encounter
ed so far" said DR.. Joseph A. Holmes,
the director of the bureau today.
and were largely due to an active
safety campaign during the last three
years. It is indeed gratifying to note
that the Lake Superior mine opera
tors are meeting with such marked
success within so short a time. 1t
shows what may be done in other
states if special efforts are made to
safeguard all engaged in the mining
industry.
:. II do not wish to be understood as
agreeing that the death rates in
Michigan and Minnesota are as low
as they should be, or as low as they
will eventually become, but I do say
that these two states in the year have
made more real progress toward the
desired goal than others in the Union,
either IN metal mining or coal min
ing, and that much credit is due the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-26

ance taeir O. and enjoy tho
many conf forts and priviieges that
they could not have o. tie home
stead. That the &c sinoon Of their
pioneering days may be long and
happy IS surely the wish d, their
many warm friends Eveleth News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-26
BIG .llCR| s.
. ship hIElg| r
Stat I.sasl liaes Nearly Double
Ontpat During The Past

Shipments of iron from state-own-
ed mines in 1918 were almost double
those of 1912. According to figures
prepared by P. J. Funk, mineral clerk
in the office of State Auditor 1verson,
the output the past year was $780,
1877 tons. as against 1,464,736 tons
the previous year, making gain Of
1895, 461 tons.
The increase in the state mines is
more than two thirds that of all mines
of the three Minnesota ranges. The
total shipment for 1913 was sc, 1885,
1877 and in 1912, 34,107,260 tons, a
gain of 2,087,927 tons.
The state mines belong to the per-
manent endowment of Minnesota s
schools. Under existing leases Is
cents royalty is paid on each ton,
making an addition of $715,050 to the
school fund this year.
Although the developed mines make
Minnesota the greatest iron pro-
ducing state in the world, the unex-
plored areas give promise of adding
billions of tons to the ultimate ore re-
sources of the state. The Guyana
range, according to testimony in the
Steel Trust suit, is known to contain
435,000,0 900 tons, while some operat-
ors place. it at much higher figure.
From the ten mines shipping this sea-
son: the average metallic content of
the ore was from Sc to 81 per cent.
In addition, mining authorities say
that great areas in Cook county arc
underlaid with ore, high in iron con-
tent, but containing elements, such as
tintanium and sulphur, Objectionable
to the furnace masters. A statement
made recently by Geo. A. St. Clair,
of Duluth, an authority on the Mesa
ba range, before the American Iron
and Steel institute, is cited by Mr..
Funk to show the possibilities in the
UNEMPLOYED territory. Mr.. St. Clair
said that the existance of range in
Northern Minnesota unknown now to
geological marmakers and contain
ing more than 6,00o,0o0,000 tons of
ore is beyond dispute.
The estimate has been made that
the state school fund will total $780,
100000 when the lease expires in
1850. There is every indication that
this prophecy is correct from the
records of shipments for 1913 and the
prospects for 1914 and succeeding
years, Mr.. Funk says.
The state mine output next year
may reach the 1900, OO0-ton mark, ad-
ding 100000 to the permanent
school fund. Several big mines on
state land have been opened recently
and are in the process of development.
The Hill Annex, near Marble, will
yield 100000 tons eventually
meaning $12,500,000 in royalties. An
other is the Minnewas, near Virginia,
which is expected to Yield from TO-
100000 to 100000 tons of high
grade ore. Others are the Philbin,
Wanless, Buckeye and Smith.
The state on August had 1874 min
ing leases in force. On 48 of these
ore of commercial quality has been
found.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-26

would cars TO shaxe Burns was
the first white kol,an IL what s now.
3 Fayal township, and tie first = view;
st. arys lak., which she named.
Mr.. and Mrs BARNS had lived % their
claim more tl.an twenty one years,
when they decided to buy . place IN
town and move in. to spend the bal