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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
MILAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Campbell Of
South Rock Island and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sydnor, Jr., were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell Satur-
day evening.
Mrs Theodore Bosold was taken to
St. Anthonys hospital and under
went a serious operation Monday.
Miss Mary Crawford is in Hillsdale
this week.
Mrs Mary Toenges and Mrs. Eliza
Benn of Rock Island were Milan Wis
itors Monday.
Mrs Clara Hand and Miss Canton
vie of Davenport spent Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Deticker
Mrs. Fannie Haines is home from
stay of several weeks at Taylor
Ridge,
Ray Caldwell left for Two Rivers,
Wis, Monday morning where he will
be married March q to Miss Anna
Siebenhorn, of that place.
Mrs. William Ferns attended a par
ty at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Mosher in Rock Island Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greasy of Moline were
Milan visitors the first of the week.
Mrs David Rathbun of Bowling is
spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. f. Little.
7. NJ. Van Horn of Chicago was a
recent visitor with Dr.. and Mrs. Wig
gins.
c. A. Hull Is in indianapolis this
week taking special course in vul-
canizing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Clarke of
Presumption visited Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b.
Clarke Thursday
Eric Anderson of Matherville is as
sisting his uncle. Harry Lundell, in
the grocery store.
Mrs. E. l.. Rhoadarmer and little
son have gone to Orion for a visit.
Mrs. NJ. Gaunt of Reynolds and Miss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
WE'LL KNOWN ORION
GIRL PASSES AWAY
Especial to The Argus.)

Orion, H., March 25.-Miss Stella
Wayne, aged 26, one of the popular
young ladies of this community, died
this morning at o'clock at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Wayne. Heart trouble, from which
she had suffered for a long time, was
the cause of her demise.
In addition to her parents, there
survives a sister, Mrs. W. D. Chap
man, Silvis, and brother, Forrest at
home Deceased was a member of the
First Methodist church and the East
ern Star. She was a graduate of the
Bodfors School of Music, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
BOARD APPROVES
PAVING PROJECT
Improvement of Twenty.third Street
and Second Avenue Recommended
to Rock Island Commission.

A project for paving three blocks
was approved by the Rock Island
municipal board of local improve
ments today. The paving will be laid
on Twentythird street between Sec
ond and Fourth avenues and on Sec
ond avenue between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth street. Brick is speci-
fed
Twenty-third street is now paved
from Second to Fourth avenues and is
So feet wide. The cost is estimated at
$500 by City Engineer Wallace Treich-
Ter. An ordinance asking the confirm
alton of the commission will be submit
ted at Mondays meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
VIEWS OF MAYOR
ON RATE CHANGES
Declares the Peoples Power Company
C0nfuses Public in Recently
Offered Schedule.
WANTS STATE BOARD TO SETTLE
Believes People of Rock Island Are
Willing TO Deal Fairly With
the Corporation.

Mayor William McConochie today
gave TO the press the following COM
munication:
To the Citizens of Rock Island: 1
do not intend to get into public con-
troyersy with the officials Of the Peo-
pies Power company through the
press over its rate schedule recently
submitted, but, like the old woman, I
want the last word.
The rate submitted March p and
the explanation in the press a day or
so later is very misleading. If the
reduction allowed was as the company
officials stated in the press, facts
would not be so bad, but in their ex-
PLANTATION they neglected to explain
the proposition on the increase in the
turning points for houses having over
five rooms.
I will admit their rate schedule
reads in part as follows: For any
number of kilowatt hours up to the
first turning point, 8 cents per kilo-
watt hour. For any number of kilo-
watt hours in excess of the first turn
ing point and up to the second turn
ing point, I cents per klowatt hour.
For any number Of kiIowatt hours in
excess of the second turning point, 4
cents net per kilowatt hour"
If that were all the above rate would
be slight decrease in the cost to the
consumer of electricity used for light
ing purposes, but if you will go with
me further into the maze Of rates you
will find the following:
For residences Of five rooms or less
the first turning point shall be %
kilowatt hours, and the second turn
ing point so kilowatt hours.
For each room in excess of five the
first turning point shall be increased
by four kilowatt hours, and the sec
ond turning point by eight kilowatt
hours
THE gross rates shall be one-halt
cent per kilowatt hour additional and
the difference between the gross and
net rates shall constitute a discount
for prompt payment to be allowed on
all bills paid not later than 10 days af-
ter date Of bill"
I will admit, further, that I am not
an expert in the art of figuring out
rates for power companies, but l be
lieve a man of ordinary intelligence
can by a little study come to a fail
understanding of the facts of the case
To make myself more clear, permit
me to offer the following, which is {
fair sample Of the application of tht
new and old rates:
A certain nine-room house in Rocl
Island in October, 1914, used A kilo
watt hours, for which the consumer
was charged at the rate Of u cent!
per kilOwatt hour, from which wal
taken the usual 20 per cent discoun
and 10 per cent discount for cash
making the net bill $3.50.
Take the same house under the new
rate; To find the first turning poin
for nine-room house, add to the frs
turning point of % kilowatt hours fou
kilowatt hours for each room in ex
cess of five rooms in this case Is kilo
watt hours, and we have the first turn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

the hands Of the public utilities COM
mission Of the state Of Illinois, and
for my part l am in favor of taking
the matter before the board and re-
questing it to appraise the value of the
property known as the Peoples Power
company and investigate the cost of
production of electricity and gas in
the tri-cities, and after due considera-
ton of the matter and facts at hand
to fix the rates to be charged by the
corporation to consumers, and l am
firm in the belief that Rock Island
will be able to obtain a rate far be-
low the rate asked by the city COM
mission for both electricity and gas
and still give the power company a
large margin for profit.
To me it is a breach of business
principle for a corporation the size
of the power company to deal as it has
done for years past with the citizens
Of city which has given it valuable
franchises and every opportunity ask
ed for to expand its interests. Citi-
zens do not object to fair percentage
of profit, but they do object, and right
", to rates far in excess of any rea-
sonable profit for the manufacturer,
which we are firmly convinced is the
| case in the city of Rock Island.
City Goes Half Way.
I believe the city of Rock Island is
| justified in the fight it is making to
reduce the price of electricity and gas
for light and power. The city has
gone over half way to meet the pow
er company and deal fairly, but it is
! evidently Of the opinion that rate
| schedule, clothed in elastic terms,
would be sufficient, and that city Off
Gals would not delve into the matter
and find out for themselves. We have
not only done this, but we have been
F! interested in the action in other cities
| in the state of Illinois which in the
! last two years have secured very
low rate through the action Of the
public utilities board.
If the power company cannot be
dealt with fairly and squarely and
frankly, and is unwilling to give us a
straight rate SCHEDULED certain sum
per kilowatt hour, with perhaps a 10
per cent discount for cash, to which
we would not object, and leave out
the room consideration and make it
strictly meter proposition and give
all consumers the same rate, I believe
the city of Rock Island should carry
the matter higher, and I believe firmly
the higher powers will stand by us
in our fight for right and justice.
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE,
Mayor.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
Some Questions asked.

There is one thing which is not
clear to the city commission, and that
is, why should the number Of rooms
in a house enter into the proposition
at all? The company is seeking to
combine the fiat and meter rates. Why
are meters placed in residences if not
to measure the exact amount of cleo
tricity consumed? Why should a per-
son having a house of eight or nine
rooms pay more per kilowatt hour for
electricity than the person having five
rooms or less?
The rate schedule as submitted is
on its face a reduction, but to per
sons who figure it out carefully and
considerably, the whole schedule is a
joke from start to finish. The sched-
ule submitted must have taken much
thought to prepare it, and l have come
to the conclusion that is why the city
ences with the officials of the power
company, and were told each time
that they would have something def
mite to submit in few days. 1t must
have taken the concerted action of all
the officials of the power company to
construct a schedule which on its face
seemed fair without consideration,
and one in which the power company
could read between the lines and con-
strue as they saw fit.
1 am only one member of the city
| commission, but I believe l voice the
sentiment of the balance of the COM
mission when I say that We are
through dickering with the power
company. l believe the city Of Rock
Island will receive fair treatment at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

institution of a new Rebekah lodge in
Davenport, Thursday.
Miss Margaret Carnaghan will
leave for Two Rivers, Wis, Saturday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

ing point for this residence. Al kilo-
watt hours. These Al kilowatt hours
are charged at the rate Of cents, and
the remaining three kilowatt hours OF
their monthly consumption is charged
at the rate of cents, which makes
the net bill under the new rate $500
Take a five-room house using q
kilowatt hours per months. The rates
compare as follows:
OLD RATE.
% kilowatt hours at 12c. ........S3 .0C
Less 20 per cent discount. ... &C
Sac
Less 10 per cent for cash. .. "a
NEW RATE.
% kilowatt hours at sc (neD -. 81. .
Take a five-room house using 4e
kilowatt hours per month, The rates
compare as follows:
OLD RATE.
40 kilowatt hours at 12c.......S5.SS
Less 20 per cent .............. lis
SAC
Less 10 per cent for cash ...... Al
Net -.'.......... ....'.''. 9o.Et
NEW PATE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

Anna Brubaker of Edgington spent a
few days this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Mcconnell
Mrs. William Deticker attended the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

morning TO attend the Caldwell-Sieo-
enhorn wedding, at that place Mareh
p, the ceremony to take place in 81
Johns Lutheran church at 5 O'CLOCK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
IN MOLINE LODGES
-ORocK ISLAND. ILL, !ziaa ssxs4s -

| Svithiods of Frej lodge, No. 16, mi
tiated two new candidates at the meet
| ing in X P. hall last evening while
number of applications were read.
Regular business was transacted and
a social session was enjoyed after this.
Meeting of last evening marked COM
mencement of the sixteenth annivers-
airy in the lodges history and wit
nesses the largest membership at any
time since its inception.
Swedish Olive Rebekah lodge No.
SAB, l. O. o. F., held an enjoyable So
cial gathering in Swedish Olive hall
last evening, following the semi
monthly business session, at which
regular matters were disposed of. Re-
freshments were served later in the
evening. Sewing circle of the lodge
will meet with Mrs. Emma Bauer, 1921
Thirteenth street, the afternoon of
April G.
Anniversary celebration of King
| Fnlllp tribe, NO. IA, l. y. II. NJ, is 10
surpass any previous efforts in the
line according to plans announced by
the committee in charge at the tribe
meeting last evening. Next Friday
evening, March 81, is date of the event
and members of Leola council, No. s,
| Degree of Pocahontas, and several Wis
iting Red Men will be guests Of the
occasion. Program will consist of mu-
sic, speeches and refreshments and
will be definitely made out this even
ing.
Fridheim lodge, No. 16, l. 0. G. T.,
will hold a meeting this evening in
Swedish Olive hall and make plans for
the spring program which has been
outlined. A social will also be enjoyed
after the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

he new tub silk waists and blouses
ihcIuoe Dozens OF strikingly beautiful models,
some of the striped effects being daring 10
the extreme. Prices as low as $3.50 and to
1896.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-02
NEW CORNELIk BUYS
 MUCH OF SHEET LEAD
Big Ajo Mining Company Lays In Stock For Lining
 Of Its Solution Tanks

The New Cornelia mine. of the Cal umet & Arizona Mining Company has ordered S9OO.OOO worth of sheet lead for the lining of it's solution tanks at Aio. This We learn from the Ajo newspaper, Copper Ore. recently started there Lead at present prices is high. but it hasn't made any such gain as has zinc. which is fortunate for the mining company. Work at New Cornelia is coming along strong in all departments and the company will be ready for business at the esti- mated time, if not a little before. Mir. John C. GTeenway has a good habit of making good on his promises, and is one of he greatest hustlers in the Southwest. New Cornelia, when it gets into action. will add about g. 000.000 pounds of copper to the an- nuad output fthe Calumet & Ari- Zona company. and will make 1t as cheaply as it is procured from the company's mines at Bisbee. or under s cents per pound based on present la bOr and material costs. And this will be from ore running less than ? per cent copper. New Cornelia has ores of better grade. but it figures safely on product yielding about 1l2 per cent
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-02
PREMIUM PAID FOR
 LABOR IN ALASKA
Head Of Big Alaskan Copper Mine Visits Coast And
 Tells Of The North

LOS ANGELES, July From Alaska to Mexico-such may soon be the route of several companies of mil itia now in the course of organization in Seward. Alaska. according to Emil Gaupholm an engineer in the employ of the Guggenheim interests in control of the Beatson copper mine. who is a visitor at the Clark hotel in this city.
 Preparedness is as popular in the land of the midnight sun as it is in California. and though We are busy there now building a railroad and In the mining business, a movement to organize militia bodies has been started and has wide support" Mir GauDhOlm said.
 There is unusual activity in the copper mines in Alaska and prem ium of 10 per cent is being paid to all employees in the mines as the re- suit of the abnormal demand and rise of prices for copper" the visitor said. "The industry is growing by leaps and bounds with newt n;nC< and plants being opened daily. At La Touche island' Mr. Gaupholm said "a concentration copper mill has Just been completed. where by use Of q new process great quantities of metal are being extracted from the ore and shipped east and south" g..
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-02
GOLD MINE COMPANY
 ORGANIZED IN NORTH
 OF MARIC0PA COUNTY
Phoenix Capital Interested In Promotion Of New Prop erty. Is Called North Mari copa Gold Mining Go.

i PHOENTX. July With "a mining boom for Phoenix as it's slogan the
 North Maricopa Gold Mining Com many was organized at the offices of the company in the Goodrich block to- day. The subscribers for the stock of
 the corDOratiOn held a meeting of the
 stockholders at which the resisnations of the incornorators and directors
 were reeicved and the following per
 sons were elected officers and direc- tors: Fred Blair Townsend. president:
 Robert s Fisher vice-president and
 counsel: Charles Spence. director: P.
 F Johnson. Sacretarv: Henry !. S.
 Abrams. director: Herbert Strickland, engineer and John w Wagner. treas- urer. The reports showed that the pre-organization sale of stock had fur nishnd sufficient capital fo rthe pre- liminarv eouip~ent Of the camp and for several months Of current expense, A very large nroportion of this money came from Mar'coDa county. but a number of subscriptions were received from other narts of th" state. New Mexico and California The company feels that it has demonstrated the pos
 sibility of developing sNcnptoms Of mining interest in Phoenix. Cash is being paid for every item contracted for. upon delivery This is to be the continued policy of the company.
 The property of the company is known as the old Union mine m the Winnifred Mining District in North ern Maricopa county There are sev- eral veins on this property. all show ing values from the grass roots. IL is said by old-timers in the district that more than a quarter of million dollars of bullion has been taken from the ground When it is remembered that no ore has been stoped below the one hundred foot level. this is remarkable history. There are workings four hundred feet deep on the property and cross-cutting at a depth of three hun dred and sixty feet has shown sub stantial bodies of high grade ore. The work of the company will begin on what is known as the Liebold shalt which is located on a vein near the southwest boundary Of the property dipping in toward the center of the ground. High grade ore has been eN- posed at several points on this vein. and in as much as there is less water in this shaft than in the others, it is believed that quicker results may be obtained by beginning at this point. rotary pump and engine will be in stalled at once.
 A number of engineer sand prori- nent mining people have recently seen the property and with one accord have pronounced it most promising and have agreed in their belief that the geology and ores Of
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-02
ABANDON WORK.

PHOENIX. Ariz.. July l.-Compelled to abandon work on their claims in the district south of AiO, because Of armed SleXicans in tha' district. pros pectors and mining men are address ing petition to Arizona's represent stives in Congress asking that bill be passed relieving claim owners from performing the annual assessment work until after the present Mexican
 trouble Recommendation that the matter of securing relief for Arizona mining men be taken up with Con gress has beeu made by the local '. & land office. DozeOs of mining uieu who were engaged in performing as sessment work Ou their claims in the district along the Mexican boundary have returned to Phoerix.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-02
ACTIVITY IN MINES IF
 FINAL
Florence Blade Tribune Com ments On The Great Ad- vance Made By Pinal Coun
 u Mines During Past Year

Just now there is quite an activity in mines and mining properties
 throughout PinaI county and quite re gently a number of important deals
 have been made and others are in the process of being closed. according to i the Florence Blade-Tribune. There is vast area of highly mineraliZed territory in Pinal county and very lit tie of it has been prospecteG with enough thoroughness to determine it's value This is well illustrated by a deal recently made through the pur- chase of the Aguerre property near
 Sasco. This property was purchased
 by L. & Gates and w s. Boyd of Ray
 a short time ago, but has since been
 transferred to the Mineral EXplOra-
 tion Company. This company estab-
 lished a camp on the property and
 have some 25 men working and ore
 is being shipped to the Sasco shelter
 near by. This group of claims origin
 ally consisted of seven claims, but
 the showing was so good that, upon
 advice of their engineer. the new own
 CTS of his property have staked be-
 tween 90 and 90 claims adjacent to have been recorded and theassessment
 work for 1916 has been done. From
 all indications the holdings of the new
 company give promise of great mine.
 This and other properties in the Sas- co country are keeping the Sasco mill
 and smelter running night and day.
 ID in the Mammoth and Copper
 creek country there is also a great deal of work being done and new bonds and leases are being taken al- most daily. F. W. Childs has bonded his property on Copper creek to Epes
 Randolph. and the mine IS beng worked for molybdeum. Ten men were put to work last week. This property is in the Bunker Hill mining district between the Copper creek mill and the C. < A. property, and gives promise of being a mine worth while. It IS intimated that should this property prove anything like as good as anti cipated, that MT. Randolph will build a railroad from Benson to Winkeiman dow nthrough the San Pedro valley. | There are many mining properties | along either side of the San Pedro ' that could be worked profitably with | adequate shipping facilities ct hand |
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-02
HULL HOLDINGS IN
 VERDE DISTRICT ARE
 TAKEN OVER BY CLARK
United Verde Interests Take Control Of Hull Copper Company And Much Land And Other Real Estate

! PRESCOTT. AriZ.. July l.-Accord- Ing to reports from Jerome which are
 verified by deeds filed for record yes
 terday in this city the final closing of
 the deal for the holdings of George
 w. Hull in that field has been consum-
 mated. in which the United Verde
 Copper Company and Charles w.
 Clark acqUnre all interests of the seller in and to the Hull Copper Com pany. the Cleopatra Copper Company. and outlying interests covered by Wa ter rights an dtOwn lots in Jerome.
 Deeds for the property had been in
 escrow since April. 1915. and were finally released only few days ago. or during the recent trip to Jerome Sf Ex-Senator Clark.
 According 10 authentic information given at the time of the escrow trans action, when negotiations started. the holdings affected in this deal are val ued at nearly s1.0OO. .OOO. The princi- pal assets in the transaction are the Hull and the Cleopatra mines. both properties adjoining on the south the United Verde Development on both has been performed and a continua- ton of the mineral zone of the United Verde is but fair conclusion to draw to support such heavy deal being closed up.
 Another important matter linked to the deal is that the realty holdings of Mir. Hull in that region are similarly affeted ass are his mine holdings. All his land interests aside from individ ual sales heretofore made in the Town of Jerome. pass into the new purchss- ing channels thereby giving them ab- solute control of that municipal cor poration. By way of a coincidence. since the sale has been ratified and closed up. reports are also current in Jerome that the United Verde will at once increase its smelter and mine force by an additional 500 employees. thereby indicating that an elaborate operating program has been decided money that is involved in this deal. the desirability of the holdings taken over. in copper rating, all the more adds 10 the attrsticye outlook of the Jerome field. The remarkable deter minations made by the United Verde it is stated. caused the ne sotiations.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-02

this district are right for the devel- opment ot splendid mineral values Samples of ore showing free gold have been found in various parts of the property at shallow depths. Mint re- turns and shipping receipts have agreed with the testimony of former leasers and employees upon the prop erty in showing that this mine has bee and may be expected to be again a splendid producer
 Several truckloads of materials are already on heir way to the property and actual mining will begin without delay. E. II. MeCulloch will be in charge of the actual mining opera tions under the direction of the com pany's technical engineer
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-02
NARROW GUAGE ROAD.

PHOENIX. Ariz. July 1.-Prelimin- ary steps toward the construction of a narrow guage railroad from Bran aman station on the Phoeniy tS East ern railroad to the Snider mining property are being taken by George B. Crittenden. The Snlder property is eleven miles from the railroad. and is to resume operations as soon as the new road is completed. Bransman is between Ray Junction and Hayden on the Phoenix & Eastern.