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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
ROUSE COUNTRY IS
 SUDDENLY AWAKENED
(From Fridays Daily. )


 An arrival yesterday from Bouse
 stated that the mining field adjacent
 was beginning to assume an era of
 activity that had not been known for
 many years, and 1t was the general
 belief this fall and winter would see
 lively times.
 The deal for the famous Dutch
 man" mine, owned by Thomas Bouse,
 has been closed, in which the con
 5ideration was $SO,OOO with a heavy cash payment made. The new oper- ltors come from San Francisco, ani are practical mining men, A camp is being established and new ma chinery is commencing to arrive. High grade ore was shipped from this property from limited develop ment This mine is situated within four miles of Bouse, and when first discovered created boom in gold mining for that region.
 The large placer holdings in the Plomosa range have started opera tions under the management of Col. Dunne, of Los Angeles, with whom is associated MT. Quinner, inventor of the Quinner process of reduction A Quinner plant is running in com bination with a Stebbins concentra- tor. This undertaking is a dry re- covery of placer values, and an i'm mense area is under ownership, that has been sampled at Hundreds of places, with reported values astound- ing. A large sum has been expended in bringing in machinery and prepar- atory work for beginning big opera tions.
 The ratifying of the deal for the large holdings embraced by the Planet mines, has taken place and .hese copper mines are now in charge of Globe, Arizona, operators. Work s to begin at once, and it is report d that it is probable a branch rail 'oad from the A. & C. line will be eality inside of one year. The Planet s one of the first known copper located in Arizona, and las been intermittently operating and for over 40 years.
 The Success mines have been re- lived and shipping high grade gold ire has started, as we'll have Enos
 and Sullivan started development n their gold group, shipping from which begins in few weeks. Bouse 5 the gateway to the above camps. nd with Swansea actively prodre- 1g and shipping to Humboldt, the leld assumes future that would ldicate some of the biggest mining perations the western part of Ari- ona has ever known.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
VERITABLE MINT WAS
 ONCE IN FULL BLAST
(From Wednesdays Dailyl

(From Wednesdays Daily)
 Returning short time ago from a
 sightseeing trip to Granite mountain, well known resident mining man
 made announcement of having acci- dentally discovered what was unques- Etionably the richest piece of ground at one time ever known in mineral spheres.
 Evidence to support this belief was revealed in primitive plant that had long ago served its purpose being found, but the only direct evidence of az active career remaining was the paraphernalia that time and the elements had eroded into a faint re- flection of what was once a gol- conda.
 It was the plant of "highgrader" accidentally run onto. The primi- tive relics Of workable mant were easily discerned, and the furnace blast with the crudely built retort left no doubt of the purpose for which this reduction works was intended,
 The revelation in this day of such an institution being in full blast in the earlier period of mining, recalled what actually existed when loose methods prevailed in recovering and saving the real stuff" Mill plate robbers, bullion thieves, sluice box fiends, and those who picked out the highgrade from the free mines, evi- dently had "cinch" in their Granite mountain seclusion in putting the fin ishing touches to their gigantic na- raudings among the mines and mills of this region. The fact of such an isolated locality still harboring indis- putable evidence to this end leaves no doubt for speculation of the ul- terior methods that prevailed in get ting the filthy lucre in fine shape for any purpose which the unctuous de- sired This plant was we'll built, and must have had a long run with only frequent shutdowns. The locality was an ideal one for shielding the illicit business. That it steamed up at night and closed down during the day was the practice, as the deep defile oblit- erated any glow from the fires, and the darkness carried away the telltale smoke. A fine spring of water also was still living nearby, and pieces of canvass were strewn around, with a picket pin holding the earth together, where once was standing small tent, probably.
 Struggling his shoulders. the dis coverer said, in answer to a statement that it might have been the rendez- vous of the Apache in the long ago: Not by a d-d sight; these joints were common in the day of rich strikes, and wherever a bonanza was found it was conclusive evidence that It some convenient spot high grade mill was running in full blast to keep away absolute evidence of identify ing the stuff if an arrest was evef made Dispel yourself of the illusion that the red man was camped at that place on Granite mountain; it was the white face who was on the. ground with both feet and two hands.'
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
OVER-ESTIMATED THEIR
 PROPERTY SAYS CARTER
(From Thursdays OaiIy3

(From Thursdays Oaily.)
 Intimating that Wilmot w. and Robert B. AEdgley took advantage of their long acquaintance with him when they exchanged their property in Southern California for his in Northern Yavapai county, George A. Carter yesterday filed answer in the Superior court to the suit brought against him to force him to complete the work of furnishing a title to his former property for the two Midg- ley brothers The plaintiffs suit was filed but month ago, and in it they charged that Carter and his wife were not keeping the terms of a con tract which they had signed last March. According to the terms ot that contract, a copy of which is included in the complaint of the Midgleys, Carter was to have com pleted the work on the title some time in August. In the answer filed by Carter yesterday he claims that if the contract is read it will show that the work was not to be finished until the 17th of September. For this reason Carter asks that the suit be abated.
 Carter then goes on in his answer and asks that the terms of the con tract be held for naught because of alleged false and fraudulent represen- tations made by the plaintiffs before the exchange of the property oc cured. He states that he entered into the contract with the plaintiffs. taking their word as to the valuation of their property because of his long acquaintance with them and thinking that they were both honorable men According to the defendant they es- timated the value of the property al $7o,0O0 and he traded with them at that valuation. The property con sists of lots in Los Angeles, orange land in the Cucamonga foothill reg ion and acreage in Imperial valley and Carter claims that after he had been on the orange land for two months he discovered that the Midg- leys had ever-valued this part of the land. After making an investigation he claims that he found that all of the land and improvements that he had received in his end of the ex- change were worth not more than S5S,000, making a difference of $21,- 000 Carter also alleges that the plaintiffs at the time of the deal knew that their statements were false. After discovering that the value of the land was much less than had been represented to him, Car ter says that he wanted to repudiate the contract and place both parties in the position they were in before the deal was made. Attorney Reese Al Ling, of Phoenix, represents Car ter, while the plaintiffs are represent ed by Norris and Mitchell.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
$33,S63,551.00
 $45,847,730.20

ty, without taking into consideration the railroad or the actual corporations engaged in the industry. IF the prin- cipal industry is shattered, so must the others more or less feel the sharp business decline that must in evitably follow. A resume of the above showing made in the small number of heavy taxpayers enumer- ated is conclusive evidence that Yav apai county derives its financial life from but two sources, viz, its min eral resources and its railroad hold ings, all other industries being of sec ondary consideration, although very important, however.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
GUNMAN
 PLACED IN COUNTY JAIL
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

N1 lOlil " NN4lCSUdJ DuilyJ
 As result of pulling gun or Kelly Crozier, Manuel Caraval, a Mexican, is now in the county jail awaiting hearing before Judge Me Lane on a charge of carrying a con, cealed weapon. The gun pulling and excitement caused by the Mexican cavalier all happened yesterday among the Mexican section zane bunk houses and Crozier was involved while trying to do his duty. If he had not been quick on his feet seri- ous trouble would probably have re suited.
 He had been called to assist in moving a family to another building and had just arrived to do his work when the brave son of the land of "manyana" stopped the proceedings very abruptly by pulling a revolver and informing him that he would fill him full of holes if he did not make himself scarce in about 20 sec onds. Crozier. who preferred to re- sort to the law and who cared not much about looking like a sieve, de parted In the allotted time and noti- fled the sheriff's office of the deed of the daring MeXicano. Deputy Guy Bozarth was the next actor in the little playlet of real life and he sub dued the Mexican in a few minutes and placed him in the county jail to think the whole thing over. The gun was found in possession of the Mexican and it is expected that he will plead guilty to the charge.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
HEALTHY OUTLOOK
New Copper Mines Heavily Produc- ing. Other Investments Being
 Made and County Advancing

During MT. Robinson's incumbency he has made comprehensive and car nest investigation of all industries of the State at large, visiting every coun- ty, and within each all of its commun- ities to ascertain absolute conditions in evidence. Every business element is taken into consideration, and al
 though his organization has for its object that of mines and mining, ma terial interests such as are covered by varied industries, are carefully in vestigated. The motive is to ascer
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
MONICA MILL RUNS
 BOTH DAY AND NIGHT
(Frem Thursdays Daily.)

An arrival yesterday from the Monica mining camp, near Kirkland valley, stated the 1O-stamp mill was running day and night, and it was expected the first cleanup of the cyanide plant would take place this week. Plate returns also are given, and it is evident that the proposition is proving a success. Over 20 en- ployes are on the payroll. Produc- ton for the present is confined to the upper levels.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
MINING SAFEST INVEST
 MENT OF THEM ALL
(From Thursdays DaiIy.)

NIlOIu HUI SUdy Odlly.J In statement just made public by Chester R. Lawrence, a prominent f. nancier of Boston, the startling claim is made that of the average returns from capital invested in various indus tries, mining profits lead all others.
 Mir. Lawrence is well known among the mining men of the West, having financed among his many projects, the Empire Copper Company, of Ari- zona.
 His statement, in part, follows:
 The National Banker in a recent issue makes the unequivocal state ment that the combined dividends paid by the gold and silver compa- nies of the United States are greater than the combined dividends paid by all the banking institutions of the United States.
 That the combined dividends paid by the copper companies of the Unit ed States are greater than the com bined dividends paid by all of the railroads of the United States, and that 52 per cent of the freight handled by these same railroads is either ore or some commodity connected with the mining and milling of ore.
 "To this somewhat astounding and not generally known fact, Bradstreet's and Dun's commercial agencies sup ply the somewhat startling addenda that but 36 per cent of all legitimate mining investments fail, as against 54 per cent in general commercial lines.
 "Seventy-six mines of the United States have paid in dividends in 1914 up to October 1 over $75,00O,OOO.
 During 1907 $3OO,OOOOOO was lost in gilt edge securities and about as much during the past two years, which was more than was ever lost in mining.
 Government figures show the fol- lowing returns on capital invested.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
MORMONS GREAT
 ENTERTAINERS HE SAYS
(From Thursdays Dsily9


 Silent and unobtrusive, but great entertainers are the Mormons," said Judge J. J. Hawkins, who attended the meeting of the American Bar As sociation, recently held at Salt Lake City.
 "We held our sessions in the Nor mon tabernacle and the council met in hall belonging to the secretary. In fact the various divisions of the gathering were dependent one way or another upon these people, who, although not in evidence, showed that they understood the art of entertain ing in all its phases.
 Salt Lake is not only a beautiful but prosperous city, and the trip, aside from the meeting of the Bar Association, was well worth while just to see it.'
 From Salt Lake Judge Hawkins went to San Francisco to see the ex- position. He secured only a glimpse of the big show in the short time he was there, and it is his intention to return next month and spend sev- eral weeks. The tide of travel to and from San Francisco, he says, is tre- mendous, and even greater than the and railroad officials an ticipated. Every hotel in San Fran cisco is crowded and it is a very diff ficult matter to secure accommoda- tions. As to the exposition itself, the word "wonderful' is the only one that can adequately describe it. "It is absolutely impossible to see the in few days" says Judge "In fact there is hardly a building on the grounds in which one could not spend week with pleasure and profit"
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
SUMMONS COMES TO
 RESPECTED RESIDENT
(Fron Wednesdays Daily.

Death came to J. D. Mann yester- day after an illness of some years, due to a general breakdown in health. He came to this city about four years ago, from Memphis, Tenn, and his wide acquaintance made him host of friends. His faithful wife was with him to the end. The remains are at Ruffner's.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08

It will be news to good many Utah people that the Park City mines have produced more silver, paid more in dividends and produced more mineral wealth than any other mining camp in Utah. The United States geological survey, which has pretty good facilities for gathering facts, places the value of the camps output in the last 45 years at $152, 100000 This is several million high CT than the estimates based on pri- vate records of individual properties. The difference is due to the fact that the companies were in the habit of keeping track of the net returns from their shipments which averaged about one-third less than the gross value of the minerals in the ore. The government statisticans have taker account of this value and properly credit this district with all the metal it has actually yielded-Goowin's Weekly.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08

An experienced employer attaches little importance to written recon He remembers how many he has himself given out and how little they really meant.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08

The chances are about 10 to one that you will never have any use for anything that you put away in a pigeonhole.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08
S45,847,730.20
Total

A O the financial sit the burden of the "Who Pays the Freight" producing patented their the reveals together with smelters and financial responsibility mining machinery Taking the 1915 roll ab per of the entire guide culng thereron should shutdown 25 of the mining industry 31O0 taxpayers the rol that seriously assessed value would 33951O0 "A of the oneaf received the mining balance of S948 consideration in o2 be borne by the payers suboned railroad will clearly concusiey Associang is subsantate this remarkable tua that both bear 70 of ton:
 Assessments Yavapai County, 1915. Copper Jerome --$8z392451 railroad Ca 412000O F. P & P brancD
 Angeles, 4O480OO Power Company, Prescott Arizona 1O2768974 Valley Railroad Company, Los 992475OO GA. T. & S. F. Lessee)
 Pacific railroad Los Angeles 3986721 CLand asesmenD Smelling Company Humboldt &5465O0 United Verde & Pacific railroad Jerome ----- 3939OOOO Verde Tunnel and Smelling ClaIkae--. 349S56OO Calf, Ky. Company 330OO0Oo Prescott and branch)
 Imp Company Carkdae 31166S3O Prescott, Arizona O6429S6 Bashford Bumister Company Prescott Arizona 29845979 Calf, Arz. S. F. Ky. Company 2S45OOOQ branch)
 Prescott Arizona 249254 Caif Ariz Ky. Company ---------------- 231525H Bradshaw Mt banct)
 T F. Miller Company, Jerome 2Oo235O6 Evans & Company Selgman, Az-- N347SOQ E B & M. Williams, H8O5464 Company. Prescott H1929OO L. L. Harmon, Tempe Arizona 14165OO Valley L Company Ash 1316OOO Upper Verde Public Utilities Company Jerome 126OO244 Campbell 1388OO Hayes Company, Kirkland Arizona 1O929OO
 s33s63551m Total $4587O2O
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-08

Job Work-the Journal-Miner.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-08-13
PICNIC SUNDAY AT
SHELTER GROUNDS

A good time is in store for those
that attend the picnic to be held Sun
day, Aug. IS, at the Smelter Picnic
Grounds At pm, Carrie w. Allen,
fresh from the backgrounds of Eu-
rope, will speak of her experiences
and of what they mean to the working
class in general.
At pm. all kinds of sports VIII
be started, the winners to receive
prizes, which will be distributed later,
There are some 40 prizes to be given
away.
At 4.3O. J. NJ. Salter will speak on
the water bond issue and the welfare
of the citizens of Everett.
There will be other attractions and
all kinds of refreshments.
Bring the wife and family and your
lunch basket and enjoy the day. The
grounds are situated at the end of the
Smelter car line.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-08-13
"FEUDALISM STILL EXISTS

Editor Perkins discusses the feudal
system in the Cigar Makers Official
Journal as follows:
Industrial feudalism was supposed
teenth and fifteenth century. There
is no question, however, but what in
dustrial feudalism exists in the United
States and of a nature just as brutal
and inhuman as anything that ever
occurred under the old European feu
dial system, and those who indulge in
it are a thousand times greater Grim
mails than those who profited by the
feudalsm during the feudal age.
During the age that the feudal sys-
TEN prevailed it was sanctioned by
law, and while brutal and inhuman
those who INDUCED in it We're, never
theless, within the pale of the law
while today the law and advancing
civilization are supposed to have made
it a disdemeanor and a crime, hence
those who practice industrial feudal-
ism here and now are not only guilty
of brutal and inhuman tactics but are
criminals as much as any bucaneer
who ever scuttled ship.
Industrial feudalism exists in our
country, exists in the southern coal
fields in Colorado, in the textile indus
tries and other industries. 1t exists
in many of the iron and steel indus
trial centers. 1t exists. in any COM
munity where the proprietors and big
captains of industry place the work
ers in their debt either by loaning
them money, selling them property, or
renting to them under long leases; in
places where the company owns the
surrounding land, and owns the stores
and in some cases the churches.
This specie of industrial feudalism
should be absolutely prohibited and by
drastic methods if necessary"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-08-13

due to modern machinery, greater eff
ficiency, improved methods, new pro-
cesses and rapidly growing population,
is based the vast amount of stocks,
bonds and other evidences of corpor-
ate wealth
! In the public utility field the fran
chise is the basis of capitalization.
The total capitalization in the form
of stocks and bonds of public service
corporations amounts to over 25 bill
lion dollars. The only limit placed
is: How much gouging will the public
stand?
The beneficiaries of this form of
exploitation are keen and alert to pro-
tect their holdings and through press,
magazines and politics manage to
maintain the game.
The widespread agitation for munich
pal ownership of public utilities is an
attempt to escape from this form of
bondage.
At present rs men control the light,
power, heat, water and street railways
of about 800 of our cities.
Of the Is billion dollars or more of
public utilities in the United States
these men control large part and are
out to gain control Of it all. To pass
the ordinances now before the people
of Everett would mean that we had
served notice on the rs men who form
as choice a nest of financial bucca-
neers as ever strangled a municipality
that we would no longer submit to
paying tribute on our water, light, and
power.
AS Socialist I we'll know that mu.
nicipal ownership does not solve the
problems of the workers.
Give us heat, light, water and trans
portation free and our stomachs would
still cry for food and the chilly winds
and wintry rains would be decidedly
uncomfortable to us without clothes
and shelter.
The construction Of the pipe line
would mean employment to a large
number of Everett's working men.
Have no hesitation in saying that no
workingman can make a mistake in
voting for the three propositions sub
mitted by the city council.
J. M. SALTER.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-08-13
My Views on the Proposed
Municipal Water System
BY j. M. SALTER,
Commissioners of Public Works

After considering several sources
based on reports of competent engi
neers, Sultan Basin was selected as a
source of supply Plans for bringing
said supply to the city we're prepared
| by the engineering firm of Burns &
Mcdonnell, which project will cost
100000. General bonds to pay for
construction of this supply line must
be voted to build pipe line from Sui
tan Basin to Everett. Besides, Uncle
Sam offers $4,000 acres of watershed
in the Sultan Basin with unlimited
supply of PURE water and $4,000
horse power free from taxation or in
terest charges Uncle Sam will also
help us care for it without charge
Ordinance No 1909 provides that the
city council prepare plans for city
distributing system. But it was deem
ed more business-like proposition to
attempt to acquire the old distribut-
ing system and get dangerous COM
petitor out of the field than to submit
plans at this time for a new distribut-
ing system. The engineers after an
investigation brought in report plac-
ing the value of the old plant at ST.
100000. The proposed ordinance pro-
vides that the council may purchase
or condemn at price not to exceed
the above amount. Personally l be-
lieve the figure is too high and am not
in favor of offering that amount to
the water company. Would prefer to
acquire by condemnation.
Proposition No. 8 is an important
one. 1t opens the way for Everett to
secure an immense water power.
When we consider that rs per cent. of
the available water power of the state
is in the hands of a monopoly or water
power trust, the importance of this
project becomes significant.
A glance at the connection this cleo
ton has with the capitalist system
may help to understand the fight is
waged against the proposed ordinance.
The basis of modern capitalism is
the capitalization Of earning power.
Not only the present earning power
but the future producing capacity Of
the workers to produce wealth is TAX
en- into consideration.
Upon this present and ever-increas-
ing producing power of the workers,