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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
FIRMS MANAGEMENT
WILL CHANGE TODAY
Brokerage House of Pollock
Goes to Control of Lo-
gan & Bryan.

Today viii mark the formal opening
Of local branch or the Logan & Bryan
brokerage firm and the retirement from
active business Of James A. Pollock. head
Of the firm Of James 4. Pollock & Co
Logan & Bryan, one OF the largest brok
erage firms in the United States, today
takes over the business OF the Pollock
company. as announced In the mining sec
ton OF The Tribune last Thursday.
Edwin @. Woolley. Jr-, the junior men,
ber OF the firm of Pollock & Co., will be-
come local manager for Logan g. Bryan
L. n. Stott, manager OF the Los Angeles
branch OF the Logan & Bryan firm, Will
be In the city for short time while the
new firm lnaugurates IT'S business here.
Mr. Stott has been in Salt Lake for the
past ten days arranging for the transfer
OF the business.
The entrance OF Logan & Bryan into
the local brokerage field is considered an
important one. 1t puts Salt Lake City in
direct touch with every important ex-
change and trading center in the United
States. The firm is a member OF the New
York Stock exchange, the Boston Stock
exchange, the Chicago Board OF Trade.
the New York Cotton exchange. the New
Orleans Cotton exchange. the Chicago
Stock exchange, the New York Produce
exchange and other markets.
James A. Pollock has seriously consid-
cred retiring from business here for some
time past in order that he might devote
80 "tLSH'ioi " Iiio NdiAioi ina iIlSISolos
Last June he privately announced TO
some OF his business acquaintances that
after the end of the year he would re-
tire from the local brokerage firm. Mr.,
Pollock, since coming 10 Salt Lake in
1890 az manager OF the Salt Lake Stock
exchange. has been prominent in the busl-
ness affairs and social life of the city.
He built UP highly successful business
as head OF the firm which he leaves to-
day. and through close cooperation with
Logan & Bryan gave Salt Lake and Utah
It's first complete system OF private wire
| service 20 the great markets OF the coun-
try.
For nearly twenty years Edwin G..
Woolley. Jr., has been associated with
Mr.. Pollock in various capacities. He
started a messenger and In 1899 was
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
DECLARES SCIENTIFIC
SCOUTING NEEDED
Mining Writer Ayers Such
Men Must Replace Old
time Prospector.

why Is the mining industry sta gna ting
why Is tho old-ume prospector passing
away? Why arc state geological surveys
preferable 10 the United States geologi-
cal survey? Why so much scouting" by
technically trained engineers? These are
frequent topics OF discussion in the mine
Office: in the prospectors cabin 1t Is
daily the subject for disquieting thought.
What the cause and what the remedy. II
snS: says a writer in the Engineering and
Mining Journal
According TO one authority. a prlnci-
pal cause Is the exhaustion OF the easily
ulScoVcrablc, easily developed ore re-
sources OF the United States. which has
greatly reduced the opportunities of the
prospector and OF the mining operator OF
small means. This is moi a sudden
change, but IS orc that has been pro-
SreSslNe through MANY years Ore dis
coFerieS were many and frequent In the
Gus and 'i0s. fewer and less frequent in
tne sos. and Stli more so in the '90s
since 1881 the only new mining districts
OF magnitude have been Creede, Cripple
Creek, Tonopah. Goldheld, Cobalt, Porcu-
pine and the placer districts OF Alaska
no great number for q period Of twenty
Years. The demand FOR good copper. lead
ana gold mines is no less keen. Unfor-
tuna tcly II is not known where they are,
We do not mean 70 imply that there are
no more and that they viii not be found
but probably they are for the most part
dcep-lying deposits whereof there is 1T
tie or no surface indication, deposits that
await deep and costly exploring before
they will be found
Tho successful mining geologist or en-
gincer employed by tho largest corpora :
lions is inclined to do his financial think
Ing in terms OF six or more figures and
not in that Of proportionate profit. He
IS inclined to measure n mine with stan
dards derived at the Bunker Hill g. Sui
Ivan. tho Utah Copper the Homestake
or the Alaska Trcodwcll. and considers
anything smallcr unworthy OF attention.
The small mine has little place in his
scheme Of things. lie visits the property
IN question, and IL impressed. samples IT,
studies It's immediate geology and hast
ems back to his office 10 write his report
Thence. he goes perhaps to another quar-
ter OF the globe. The conditions of his
employment arc such that he does little
scouting while In the district and much
too often his attitude OF mind, due to his
associations, .precludes a fair considera-
ton of anything but proved ore bodies.
What then is the remedy? Who can We
get 10 make wise selections OF proper
ties and 10 open them efficiently and
we'll? The school OF mines man or a
man with equivalent training. well sea-
soned in the school of experience, in
charge OF development companies Is the
one,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
ELY COPPER
HAS INCORPORATED
List of Incorporators Chiefly
Salt Lakers, Including
D. c. Jackling.

Tho announcernent yesterday that the
Federal Ely Copper company had fled
articles of Incorporation with the county
clerk created an unusual amount OF in
terest locally. and there arc a number Of
prominent and conservative citizens who
profess to see in the action an important
development OF the Federal Ely property
or possible merger OF numerous smaller
holdings. says the White Pine News. This
view IS based on knowledge of the list OF
lncorporators. who are William 81. Brad
ley, u. c. Jackling. Henry Newell. w. H
Dickson. w. J. Craig =. l. Sheets. Rich
ard f. Evans. John 7. Hodson, l. II.
are names that carry weight and are
somewhat OF surprise 10 those who aim
TO keep posted on the mining game, S
being considerably different from the
ones supposed 20 be interested in The af-
iairs of Federal Ely. In fact. IL IS the
has been associated In any way with the
Development OF the property,
The mining lands OF the Federal Ely
include tine Panama claim about one
half mile north OF the Star Pointer shaft
OF the Nevada Consolidated; eight claims
claims between the Cumberland Ely and
Turner Ely. and the Queen OF the West
group In Robinson canyon. Churn drill
bortnss on the property are said to have
given n satiSfac ctory showing of ore, and
the development has been by tunnels aG-
three shallow shafts. The mlne has a
steam plant and a water supply esti-
mated at $40 miners inches In n dry sea
son and constituting a valuable asset.
The Nevada Northern railroad passes the
mouth OF the tunnel.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
Iniustice To PollcYhoIders.

Regarding the income tax section OF
the new tariff law. Darwin P, Kingsley.
In one OF the New York daties as saving
IT is 'barbarously unfair to the policy
holders lie says:
"Our income tax Is the only ono know
OF under which the money paid for life
insurance Is not deducted In making up
tax returns. The feature OF the law tax
ing the net income OF life insurance COM
panies Is perhaps just as barbarous.
The average policy In the great COM
pnnies Is only $4,000. This indicated that
the average pollcyholder has an income
materially less than $4,000. Under the
theory of the income tax men with such
incomes arc exempt, but In its actual
pra Ctlcc they are taxed II they are so
foolish as 10 protect their families
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
OROVILLE OIL SEEPS
MERELY IRON OXIDE

An investigation by the United States
geological survey of supposed oil terri
tory near Orovile, Cal, has gwen mega
tive results. the oil showing on tle
surface OF water having been FOUND TO DC
caused bv the presence or iron oNluc.
rhe so-called oil seeps in the NlcinitS W
Of orovilIe. about which some inquiries
have been made. prove TO be mainly
stains of iron. and are not indica tiohs ~ W
petroleum according TO Geologlst X: w,
Pack, OF the survey, who eSanlhea lhom.
in December 1913. These "seeps occur
i'm the gravel covered mesa that nes or
;be north side OF Feather river onppHitS,
Tho citv OF Oroville. They CONSIST OF
bright iridescent color5 on the surface OF
small uools OF water and Of dark staInS
on the ground, mainly near Such o9ol..
The coIors arc caused by a INN OF iron
oxide on the surface OF tho water. -,
Reneath the gravel that covers tne
mesa north OF the city are beds OF salu
aud clay that contain some ear6onac,eouSS 10
matter which locally forms small oeas OF o.
coal. Small amounts OF gas or even tracen e,,
~ OH occur In beds OF this type IN many
narts OF the world and such small pocRRtetss >
~ cas as were found In the well orii,eu
| 10 y dcpth of 1000 feet about tiVe Iilllee s
north OF Oroville probably occur sIat-
| tered through the beds. II Is very I'M
! nroba bic. however that larger booies oi
| oil or gas will be found mere
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
SALT PEOPLE LOOK
FOR BUSY SEASON
Pumping Begins in March
and Harvest Takes Place
in October.

The Consolidated Salt & Refining COM
pany, whose salt beds and pumping plant
are between Garfield and the shores OF
Great Salt Lake. is getting ready for
the seasons campaign.
Pumping usually begins in March. the
water beng brought from the lake to a
series OF ponds about an acre in extent.
IAesc are filled with the salt water to
a depth OF from six inches 10 a foot and
as II eVaporates more is pumped in until
toward the end Of the season, when they
are allowed TO dry UP, In October. when
lGc PONDS are all dry. comes the harry Is [,
Wnlch consists In scraping up from the
Old hard salt bottom OF the ponds the
new salt that has formed during tho
summer. wnicl runs from COO to 1000
IONS 10 each acre pond. according 10 the
season. wet summer OF course. re-
tardlnS evaporation and lessening the
amount OF salt deposited
Ihe conpany's output is 1000 tons n
year, OF which about 90 per cent Is re-
lihed at the company's refinery at Ninth
South and Third West streets in this
CITY. Tor table and other domestic pur-
poses. The smelters take 10 per cent OF
me production, and a largo amount is
used by stockmene Both of these con-
Sulners take il in the crude state That
used by packing houses for curing meat
and other operations is required 10 he
coarse crushed or what is known as half
ground.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
Iron and Steel Trado Better.

January proved To be a much better
month In the iron and steel trade than
many expected. says the Iron Trade Re
view Moderate improvement. first noted
shortly after the opening OF the new year.
continued through the thIrty-one days.
and, IN the mea autime. fundamental con-
ditions became gradually better. Many
mills. operating at less than so per cent
before Christmas now are running at
about 75 per cent capacity, and indica-
tions are that schedules will be gradu-
ally increased. Standard steel pipe and
wire products have been advanced 81 a
ton. and steel sheets appear stronger
than week ago Genuine activity, roa-
tured by advancing prices, is being re-
fiactad by the pig iron market The
Youngstown Sheet e. Tube company has
closed for %. 600 ions mostly basic. and
nondinc Inquiries Involve over 100000 tons
OF basic. nearly all for first half shipment
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
Dogs and Mouse Cause Fun,

The homo of G. r. WlIbert valued at
$4,000 and situated at PAS Flood avenue.
West End, together with furniture and
other household goods valued at about
$500. were destroyed by fire at o'clock
Tuesday morning.
il was shortly after Mrs. Wlbert had
begun the preparation OF breakfast that
she. carrying a lamp, opened the door
OF A pantry, A tiny mouse leaped out
upon the floor and was Immediately pur-
sued by two small dogs. In the race the
dogs tripped up Mrs. Wllbert, causing her
to drop the lamp An explosion imrne-
diatev followed the blazing oil quickly
spreading over the house. The woman.
at home alone with her children, had
barely time TO save her children and
make her way out of the place with
safety-San Antonio Express.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
PLAN NEW FEATURE IN
COPPER RECOVERY

When pit mining operations are begun
by tho Consolidated Coppermines COM
pany, now feature to steam shovel min
Ing In this district VIII be Included in
the plans, according TO the Ely EXposi-
tor This VIII be the creation OF stock
piles built up out of the low grade ores
from which a large percentage of the
copper contents will DO recovered by a
simple teaching process.
a plan used at tho Rio Tlnto mine in
Spain VIII be adopted by the CoppermInes
whenever tho company begins TO develop
It's first pit with steam shovels. Tais Is
the plan for putting the lowgradc ore
into stock piles and teaching.
The water. after soaking through the
heaps of ore. can be robbed of the cop
per IT carries the same way that the
water from mines In the Butte district
are treated-by running it into tanks
filled with scrap iron and by other simple
means. The Coppermines has places on
the west side OF the property where such
a weathering and teaching process can be
cheaply and successfully operated and
practically all tho copper recovered will
be velvet.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16

Prepare tlons for the ninth annual ban
quet OF the Utah Association Of Life I'm
derwriters, which is to he held at the
Hotel Utah Saturday evening, February
IS, are now almost completed and the
committee in charge look for n largo
gathering Of insurance men and women
from all parts of the state. In addition
To w, j.. Hathaway OF San Francisco,
insurance commissioner for the world 6
insurance congress in 1895. who. It Is cX-
pected, VIII be one Of tho speakers. ef-
forts are being made to secure tho at
tendance OF other insurance men with ma
tional regulations,
As before stated, the president has e1-
tended an invitation TO members OF both
the fire underwriters and the association
Of casualty and surety agents to attend
the banquet, and II Is learned that both
organlza tions Will be largely represented
at the gathering,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16

lin county, Wash. was recently de,
stroyed by fire. making the third school
to burn in the past three years IN the
same district Adjusters say It points
to incendiarism.
Superintendent Arthur P. Huntington
OF the Metropolitan Life returned during
last week from New York where he at
tended three days conference OF over
500 superintendents from all parts OF
the country. lie reports II as being
tho most successful gathering IN tho
company's history.
The Western Insurance. company. of
T'ittsbuTg las reinsurcd it's business IN
all states except PeunsTlvanie, Wis
cousin. Cook county in Illinois and the
metropolitan districts Of New York i'm
the Willlamsburgh City Fire Insurance
company of New York. Its general agents
In Salt Lake City were Windsor Ss COM
pauy. The Western las always stood
we'll and was recognized for it's cousor-
vaLivo management
In an account of the Equitable agency
managers banquet ia New York, pub
lshed IN last Mondays Tribune The
statement was made that John Il. llege-
man ofliciated as toas1nIaster, when IT
should have read w, 4. Day. AS ma ny
know, Mr.. Day IS president OF the Equit-
able, while Mr.. JIegeman fills a similar
position with the Metropolitan Life.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
n5ethodist Minister Recommends Cham
Ia berlain'g Cough Remedy.

Rev. James A. Lewis. MiIaca, MINI,
r;tes. Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy has been needed and welcome
e.! In our home for number of
gus gus I highly recommend it to my
Semopys as being a medicine worthy Of
trIi triaI in cases Of colds, coughs and
srtn .rn,, - Give Chamberlain Is Cough
GGvaeedv a trial and we are confident
nol ,aon viii find it very effectual and con-
;uue 70 use It as occasion requires for
yeals Por sale by all dealers.
lAdeorlscmeuL)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
Mining Notes.

Tho Lady Bryan mnc In Beaver coun-
20 lust south OF the Moscow. has op-
ened UP q new body OF good ore on the
400 level II 10 reported.
The Western Utah TRANSPORTATION
,on,nany. which Is about to start the new
ayfn truck service between WendoVer
and the Deep Creek country offers 10
haul ores worth less than $50 ton from
IN tSsrh.r district to Wcndover for So
sh1 ton FOR each additional So In value
.be rate would be twenty-five cents a
ION higher. The freight rate from Wen
doyer TO the smelters rs s2.oO n ton
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16

Production for 1913 shows an increase
over 1912 of oS.3eO tons, or 20 per cent:
over 1911 OF 102, go tons. or II g per cent,
ton OF spelter grew from 615.290 TO 800
$50 tons; a gain OF 3i5,4to tons. or 81
per cent Tho production Of the United
States grow from 163 220 TO Sl5.24 tons,
am increase OF l52, 02o tons, or 9S.2 per
cent in the ten years.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
Hardy Wins Two Prizes.

rector for the Western States Ilfe Of
California has been awarded first prize
by his company for a fulfllment of al
lotment given his branch office, cover
ing the states OF Utah and Idaho; also
the prize for the greatest number OF
thousands produced by any branch office
in excess of allotment.
In 1911, while acting as general agent
for the same company, Mr.. Hardy dis
tinguisbed himself by capturing the
Westerns cash prize for the best and
most efficient field organIza ton.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
WEEKLY TONNAGE OF
THE TONOPAH MINES

The Tonopah- Belmont company sent SsIr,ns. 10
$50 the ToGopaaho E%5ensSn ians sbe aron tSS
tona' -Tnnonab 1907 tons. the MacNamaT1l
70 san nat ,ons TofiI the Jim Butter soc tons the
Nerrer zoo tons. the NORTH Star $50 tons,
and the Midway so tons making {sa me ,ons ,o
,hn ~ peqtSmated value being s2I6.37o; LAST
week @ ii. .0o5 tons, valued at s26o,sOV was
gant to the niilI--Tonopah Bonanza
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16

given an interest In the business when
the ilrm Of James A. Pollock & Co. wa
formed. Since that time he has been
active IN all It's business affairs and
prominent in building II up 10 the sue
cessful condition which II enjoys IS Il
passes into the mana cement Of Logan
& Bryan. The fact that Mr.. Woolley
Will remain as local manager is source
OF qualification TO his many friends and
business associates In Salt Lake City,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
Claim Insurance Had Lapsed,

his wife In the wreck of the steamer
Valencia, carried policies OF insurance to-
falling $50. 900, The company says these
policies had lapSed two DAYS prior TO the
wreck but an attempt will be made by
the administrator of the estate to show
that the vessel was lost before premiums
fell due,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
Baokac1,e-Rheumntism Vanish Away

Men and women having backache'
rheumatism, stiff and swollen loihls etV
honestly glad to know that Foley hla
new Pills are successful everywhere IN
driving out these ills. That is because
Foley kidney Pills are true meaicine
and quickly effective in all diseases
th.t resnlt from weak inactive Kidneys
80 ur;narv irregularities. Schramm-
Johnson. Drugs, "the NeVer-9uoS'''u-
tors FIVE (5) good stores.
lAdyorlnemen'-)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16

Assist Nature. There are times
when you should assist nature. II is
now undertaking to cleanse your sys-
tem-if you will take Hood IS Sarsa-
parlla the undertaking will be sue
cessful. This great medicine purifies
and builds up as nothing else does.
(AdvortiscmoutJ
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
WORLDS ZINC OUTPUT
FOR THREE YEARS

Mesars Henry R Merton e Co. Of Lon
don, have Issued their statement of the
production of zinc or sDelter for the CAL
endar year 1913, says the Engineering
and Mining Journal We give below the
statement for three years past, the fig
hnLnC IN lnmE- fnns.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
||H WORK DONE BY
|lRENCE-COLDF|ELD
. Shipping 700 to 1000
/. Monthly; Annual Re-
port Issued.

G;oldhcld Mining compan,
Its annual report coverinl
s,sncial operations for the yea
y. mine is now shipping iron iron
- ~ ions a month Extracts IRON
Ia follow; ,,,,.
=, isos. .ss dry tons OF ore were
I, md shipped. Of this amount
-, were treated in the cyan
y tehs The Jumbo Reduction
ant mill al Bonnie Clare,
EsI WAS leased 10 the COM
Wiz VIII GROSS value recovered
\ M e,,s q9 tons was SIS, $685..
theassreJ the value OF S2.il a ton,
y,presents an average eNtrac .i
= sbout Sc per cent, FROM inc
~ OF November 10 the close
1896 dry tons were
,a fhc Belmont Milling COM
y tho western Ore Purchas-
nv the gross value being
ers or slo.92 ton.
amount OF underground
. ,o,S and development work
snshed during the year was
z, "iS- feet OF which was drift
"a ~ cross- cutting. S07 feet raia-
"a 40 feet Winning
!. setuu, cost per loot for aeNel
work. based on labor ana
NJ supplies used, is as FOL
mating si.1S; raising. $o."S:
,.y,nr 1876. with total cost
= Ssyelopment Of si.64 a foot,
Sayolooment work done on tho
~ and I200-foo levels failed
'.i.ss ANYTHING OF value In tho
rsr nnd all work on these lev
~ ceased and pumping opera
-rere stopped in July, which CT
~ saving OF about Slooo "
!. ,,rnosslble 10 estimate the
and value OF ore In sight at
.-~zsnf In the company'S prop
ano 10 the extreme irresularity
~. bodies and the distribution
rold contents IN them. AZ the
lime there Is as much. II not
crs in sight than there was at
|r,r, OF Stopping operations In the
IA, of the year just passed.
n. Is very good chance that
4 acvelopment work on the mp
cesIs NAV add 10 tie visible ore
q IN substautlation of this. the
= raise north OF the main shaft
~ ass.ioot level being driven for
4 s,rs,k exposed IN the No. l
4, nom the o50-foot level. broke
a rsry good grade Of ore on jan
-'G The ore is exposed In the
Ii n the incline about forty teet
4 ,hc 251-ioot level and from
.ui Indications seems to be the
|fa rich shoot Of ore, One sam
fnm The streak in the bottom OF
|l,s,Inc nssayed s209t across ono
ore.half feet. At the present
. pct enough development work
4. Mar done on this streak TO de-
- lust what il Will make, but
e ;ery encoura ginE considering
|an that Il is in virgin territory
= 10 work has been done In the
= rrado of orc shipped during the
ronlh OF the year ended and the
1 Honth Of the present year. has
ID marked Improvement in val
|rSera cars giving q gross assay
~ go 10 $50 per ton. In car
+ 'bts. The present tonnage be
|,inpsd ls from 700 20 1000 tons
nth
ncial Statement.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-16
Get Well In Natures Way

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