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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24
the Carnegie Steel company.

the Carnegie Steel company.
The corporations are the Car
negie Steel company, the National
Tube company, the American
Bridge company, the American
Sheet & Tin Plate company and
the American Steel & Wire COM
pany.
AS a result of the increase, or
binary laborers will receive a mini
mum wage of 271a cents an hour.
Local independent steel manufac-
turers indicated tonight that a
similar increase in wages would be
granted their employees.
The increase in wages will di-
rectly affect the income of not
less than 1900 employees Of the
United States Steel corporation in
Duluth.
In addition every employee of
the company throughout the range
country will be benefited. The
increase in wages will further be
felt by all employees of the Mime
sofa Steel company.
Miners in the employ of the
companies receive from So to $3.50
per day, which rs the lowest wage
paid to men in the operating de-
partment. In the executive de.
partment, and for engineers and
other skilled workmen, the wages
are correspondingly higher. Els
timated on the lowest basis the
increase will amount to not less
than $125,000 per month in Du-
luth and on the range.
The first of the present year an
increase in wages to all men in
the operating department was an
nounced and went into effect Jan.
1. Toward the end of February
another announcement by the cor
poration granted an increase to
other departments, making this
the second substantial increase
that has voluntarily been granted
within a year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24
$1,841,401,66
Assessed Value Of Real and
Personal Property In State.

The assessed valuation of real
and personal property in Mime.
sofa subject to ad valorem taxa.
ton for 1916, as equalized and
made public Tuesday by the Min.
nesota tax commission, is 81, 841,-
4O1,7
This total represents gains Of
$106, 693,054 over that of 1915 and
$141, SO0,393 over the 1914 value.
The valuations for these years
by classes follow:
1916. Real Estate, 81 1867, 076,
9O9; Personal Property $241, 034,
973; Money and Credits, $685.
2S9,S84; total 81, S41 ,4O1, 766.
1915. Real Estate, $780, 14,
531; Personal Property, $685.
1868, $50; Money and Credits,
$212,134,901; total, $1,734,717,,
S12.
1914. Real Estate, 1924
159,395; Personal Property,
1928, 893,871; Money and Credits
$196,548,307; total, 1889, 601,.
373.
Real estate is assessed only in
the even numbered years AMI
the 1915 assessment in the same
as that of 1914 with the exception
of the addition of new buildings
and land becoming subject to tax.
alton between May 1, 1914 and
May l, 1915.
AS compared with the last reg.
ular real estate assessment in 1914
the 1916 valuation shows an IL.
crease of $92,917,514. Personal
property increased in assessed
valuation $12,141, 1902 between
1914 and 1916. Money and credits
assessments, taxed three mills on
full value, show a substantial in.
crease of $37,741,577 during the
same two-year period.
In 1910, the last year in which
money and credits were assessed
and taxed on the same basis as
other personal property, the total
returned was but $13,919, 500
The tax on this amount was $979,.
754, compared with $699,866 on
the new total. Several raassess.
ments 1T was announced, are not
included in these totals and when
equalized the total will probably
reach 1924, 000,00 in which event
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24

The census OF the lumber pro-
duction Of the country for 1916
will be undertaken by the forest
service in cooperation with the
National Lumber, Manufacturers
Association. The information to
be obtained by this work, it is
stated, will be Of immense benefit
to the lumber industry, the forest
service and other branches of the
government.
1t is estimated by the forest SER
vice that there are more than
10000 sawmills in the country
and it is planned to have the in
yestigation reach every sawmill
in operation. Each Of these will
be asked to make a detailed re-
port Of it's production. Informa-
ton is sought as to the total guam
tity Of each kind of wood sawed,
the number Of lath and shingles
manufactured and the average
mill value Of each species. Printed
schedules designed for use in diff
ferent regions if the country will
simplify the collection Of the fig
ures and make it easy for each
mill man to send in a complete re-
port. The work, it is stated, will
be directed by the Office Of in
dustrial Investigations of the for
est service in Washington, but
the western part Of the country
will be covered by the district Of
fees of the forest service located
in Missoula, Mont. Denver, Colo. !;
Albuquerque, N. M; Ogden,
Utah; San Francisco, CAL; and
Portland, Ore. The officers in
charge of these districts, being
nearer and thoroughly familiar
with the scene of operations, are
able to secure returns and COM
pile results in less time than if
the work were all handled in
Washington.
1t is intended that preliminary
statements showing the produc-
tion of the principal species, such
as yellow pine, Douglas fir, white
pine, and oak, and also the pro-
duction of the leading states, will
be issued as soon as the figures are
available. The Importance of
these annual statistics, forest SER
vice officials say, is apparently not
fully realized by all of the saw
mill men, since past attempts to
gather similar data show a large
number often fail to reply
promptly, or neglect to make any
report. A better response has
been received from the lumber
trade in late years, and the Of
ficials in charge of the work be-
ieve that with proper coopera-
ton on the part of the lumbermen
final figures showing the total
production can be announced by
June l, 1917.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24
WAGE INCREASE
Steel Corporation Announce In.
crease to Take Effect Dec. IS.

New York, Nov. 21.-The Unit
ed States Steel corporation today
announced an increase of 10 per
cent in the wages of the employees
of it's steel and iron companies eff
fective after Dec. Is next. Wage
and salary advances in other de-
partments of the corporation also
will be equally adjusted it was
stated.
Ordinarily the question of
wages would not come up for con-
sideration or decision at this time
of the year," said Chairman Ell
bert H. Gary, in making the an
nouncement, "but in consequence
of the abnormal conditions now
existing it has been decided to
increase the wage rates Of our iron
and steel companies about 10 per
cent, to take effect Dec. Is. AS
to other departments, increases
will be equitably proportioned. "
Chairman Gary declined to
make further comment, but an
other official of the corporation
said the action of the directors
was taken with due regard for
the higher prices prevailing for
necessities in all parts of the
country"
Total salaries and wages paid
to the company's 1926 en-
ployes in 1915 aggregated $780,
S00,S64. Since that time the num-
Der of employees has been greatly
increased and several wage adj
vances have been made. 1t is esti-
mated the payroll of the steel cor
poration at this time is over $780,
100000, which implies that an in
crease of approximately $20,OO0,-
600 under the higher rate of pay.
The average rate or salary per
employee in 1915 was 1922 a day,
an increase of 4 cents daily over
the previous year. The advance
to take effect in December will
raise the average wages and sal
aries to the highest level in the
history of the corporation.
The increase in wages announc-
ed tonight by the United States
Steel corporation affects five cor
porations and approximately
$4,000 men in the Pittsburgh dis
trict, according to the officials Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24
Danger From Kitchen Fires

This is the season of the year
most fatal to children. Not from
a sanitary point Of view, as the
doctors would say, but from care
lessness in managing the house
hold heaters and the kitchen range
says Robert w. Hargadine, state
fire marshal.
Recent reports received by the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24
Will Rebuild Europe

The rebuilding Of Europe is i'm
American job in the opinion of H.
E. Hooper, president Of the Ency-
clopedia Brittanica Co.. New
York city, whose business inter.
ests have. been such hat he has
had wonderful opportunity fer
travel in European countries and
studying conditions there at first
hand. He is not. only familiar
with the western war area, but
also has a wide acquaintance
among men who know the situa-
ton and can forsee in some de-
gree the inevitable result.
american business men," he
adds, "should take the opportu.
nifty now 70 prepare themselves
for larger duties. With radical
changes inevitable in information
al business, the manufacturer and
merchant will have a chance to
prove their capacity to domi-
nate the commerce of the world
"What we need most is a more
broad and intelligent knowledge
of Europe, South America and
other countries Of the world. We
should know their people, their
institutions and their customs.
Such knowledge is! fundamental
it is acquired through the study
Of history and the causes under
lying Euro. can and other civil.
ization, as well as trade condi-
lions, financial and political sys-
TENS.
Heretofore we Americans have
been so self-sufficient that we
saw no necessity to inform our
selves as to people and countries
lying beyond the borders Of the
United States. Except for the
very small proportion of wealthy
Americans who have travelled
abroad-mainly for pleasure
most persons know very little
about England, France, Belgium
and Germany. Therefore we do
not realize to what extent the
war is making Europe dependant
on America.
Take northern France and
Belgium where the war area is
close to 10000 square miles
about one third the area of New
England. That area, once a pop
ulous manufacturing territory, is
devastated. More than 700 towns
are in ruins, and hundreds of
other cities have suffered damage.
The property damage is estimated
In excess Of $2,500,O00,00O.
just as soon as conditions per-
NIT, at the close Of the war, this
territory will be rebuilt. But 1T
will not be of stone as it was. It
will be modernized-built of steel.
just think of what enormous
quantities of steel viii. he re-
quired.
"This is merely one illustration.
For at least several years there
will certainly be large demand
for American foodstuffs and raw
materials. But aside from these,
American export trade will show
enormous increases. This will
continue indefinitely the era of
extraordinary prosperity which
eur people are now enjoying
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24

All the arrangements are COM
pleted for the annual ball to be
given by the Ely Fire Depart
ment at the Opera house Thanks
giving eve, Thursday, Nov. 49,
This is the twenty-second annual
ball and as heretofore will be the
one big dance of the season.
Knutson's five-piece orchestra
will furnish the music and a tur-
key supper will be served in the
hall. Tickets are placed at $1.00,
supper extra. Door rights re
served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24
CHURCH NOTES

At the Methodist Church next
Sunday morning the subject will be
How God Guided Abraham's
Servant and in the evening
What Jesus Said About-A
Grain of Wheat" All invited.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24
the tax revenue will exceed $500,

The foregoing assessment fig
ures, it was explained in the com.
mission Offices, do not include IL. :
value of railroad property in the
state nor the property Of freight
line, sleeping car, express, tele-
phone and trust companies not
doing a banking business, all Of
which are subject to a gross earn
ings tax. The total of these items
has not been ascertained but ac-
cording to rough estimates will
aggregate $700,0OO,OO0.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24

G. w. Lundstrom of Virginia
will pay Jacob Korpi Of Tower
81, 625 for the death of his son,
Clifford Korpi, who was accident
ally killed in Tower on June 2 OF
this year when he4was hit by an
auto Lundstrom was driving.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24

Inasmuch as it is not possible
for me to reach individually. the
many men who assisted in the
search for me during the past
week, I take this means of express
sing to them my deep appreciation
of the sacrifices which they made
and of all the tender care and
sympathy which they so generous
ly extended. My hat goes off to
those men of the North Woods.
and especially to those big hearted
Firms, those Good Samaritans who
found a stranger dying of cold and
hunger by the wayside, took him
in, shared their last crusts, and
with Christ-like devotion and self
sacrifice, saved a human life.
HORACE JACKSON.
Chicago, Nov. 10, 1916.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24

At the union Thanksgiving SER
vice to be held this year in the
Presbyterian church the Rev.
John Blaekhurst, pastor Of the
M. E. church will preach the SER
mon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24

Rev. j. G. Mapson will preach
next Sunday morning from the
subject, "The Responsibility of
Blessing and Privilege. /" Do not
fail to hear the children's choir
in the rendition Of a special selec-
ton in addition to the regular
music Of this particular service.
Prayer-service is conducted by
the minister in the vestibule of the
church at Z 80 every Wednesday
evening. At this service 20 min
utes is given to the consideration
of important spiritual points of
the Sunday school lesson for the
coming Sunday. 1t will pay you
to attend.
The minister conducts a cate
chumen class on Wednesday af-
ternoons at 4 o'clock, in which in
struction in the 1913 intermediate
Catechism is given, also the Apos-
ties Creed, the Lords prayer,
it's meaning, the Ten Command
ments; instruction in Christian
worship and Life and the Scrip
lures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-24

1 am now prepared to take sew
ing. Good work done. Call at
Chas. Anderson's residence, Chap
man St.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-29
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for large lots Of good
marketable goods only. Jobbers' prices are higher.
lower grades may be sold for less Fancy goods
commsnd higher prices
The produce market yesterday. under heavy re
ceipts and hindsrcd continued about steady. With
advance Of the season. chickens showed weaker
figures The warm weather, a hindrance to veal
calves responsible for trsctionsl weakening in
their figures
EGGS-Fresh per doz.. 9.
BUTTER-Best prints. new. PR lb.. s.; do. tub.
per h.. q; process 80 undersrsde creamery. 30a2
store packed 2Os:2.
LARD-Tub. pure. h. llal2; do, compound. ION
eottonseed oil. per 3T5
CHEESE-New York new, Per lb., Is: fat, pei
b.. ls Swiss domestic. Per h.. 3; do.. foreigp
per lb. 40
LIVE PoULTRY-Hens. per lb.. lsa2o; rooSteTs,
2; spring ducks. per h., lsS20; chickens spFlng.
Per h.. 2a25 turkeys, per h., 30.
GREEN GOODS-Asparagus, Fer dozen bunches,
5Oa20o; beans. Ter basket 5Oal.oo; beets per 100.
20Oa300; cabbage new per crate. 0a75; can
flower Florida bssket Balls celery. Florida.
per crate. 2o0a275; com, North Carolina, per
crate lO0a2 25: cucumber per basket 50a 90; Gym
blings per crate Local 75 sgRpants per crate. 2O0a
800 kale. per hb. 25a5O lettuce. crate 4Oa6O; do.
bb 75sl 80: onioss. per sack. 2ooa2 Is: do, Texas
per crate L75a20o peas per basket. lcos2co; do.
per h.. 25Oa40; peppers. Per crate. l.5Oa20o; po-
tatoes per sack 275a3 10: do. new. per bhl. 3.0Oa
$50; sweets per bbl. 80; tomatoes, Mississippi,
per ssaan crate. @al.lo: turnips. per bunch sai4.
FRUITS-Apples. Per bill, 2.oOai00; cherries per
crate, lOoa3oo; cranberres per bbl s.ooalO so; do
per box. L75a2oo; grapefruit. per box. Looa4 80
lemons, per box. 40oai.a, oranges per crate, 2o0a
275 peaches, per crate l.5oa3Oo: pineapples, per
crate, 2ooa20; raspberies. per quart, l214a0i
Strawberries. per quart, 3as.
do medium. Per Ib.. lOalos spring lambs. fat. per
h.. l0iaall.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-29
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore June S.-EGGS-Msrket dull Mary
land, Pennsylvania and nearby frsts. q Eastern
Shore Maryland and Virginia, frsts, p; Western
(Ohio) frsts p; West Virginia hrsts. 2; Southern
North Cardinal frsts q.
BUTTER-Separator, extras 3la32; do. nrsts,
sOa3l; prints It-Ib extras 32a33; firsts 3la2; do
lib, extras S2s33; frsts. 3la32; blocks, lbs.
extras. slaS2 frsts. sos3l dairy prints. Nd. Penn
ylrania and Virginia extras. 2ia25; frstS. z2a23i
storepacked, 22a22lk; MARYLAND aud Pennsylranis
rolls. 2; Ohio rolls. p; West Virginia rolls, 2
LIVE POULTRY-Prices per pound. unless other
wise stated. Chickens spring, Ia to 2 lbs. 30;
90. do. II to IA lbs 2sa2s; do. do. under Ib.
25a26; do white LeehGns. 2a2i; do, old hens.
heavy, 20; do. do, small to medium, %; do. old
roosters and stass lcsll ducks. Mrsscovy and mon
gre. old, BALI; do. white Pekins. old, Halls; do,
Indian runners. old. l2al3; do. puddle, fat, old,
IA do. do small poor l2al3; do, spring. 81
lbs, %; pigeons old, per pair, 25a1; do. young,
25aD; guinea fowl, each, old. 40.
VEGETABLES AND GREEN FRUITS-Pota-
toes. white. Eastern Shore McCormicks. bushel,
l25al.S; do, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Sal 50
do, New York and Western. l.z5aL5o do new
Norfolk. No. l. bbl 3oos3 Is; do. No. 2. l7Sa2 g
do, North Carolina, No. !. 2.75s3.oo: do. York
River. 2S0s3.oo; do. Rappahannock. 2s5a3.o0: do,
Eastern Shore Virginia, St0s3.25; apples early hsr-
vest per basket 6Da7e ssrarasus. Maryland and vr-
gina, No. !, dox.. locsl.25 do, culls, doz. 6a75
beans. native. green, per bushei, 0a6o; d. Kappa
hammock, 4oaso; bsets Norfolk bunch gIsas; black
eerriea North csrolina. quart, Aas; do. Eastern
The Washington herald., 1916-06-29
selling Orders
SHOW DECREASE
Better Tone Given Market by
Contraction in Business-No
Aggressive Strength.

New York. June 2s.-A favorable
indication of the present position of
the stock market stability after the
heavy liquidation and decline this
month. was furnished today by the
contraction of business. The reduced
volume OF dealings suggested that the
disappearance of selling pressure aft
er Monday night had marked the res
toration of the list to a state of COM
parative equilibrium in the environ
ment of disturbing influences with
which IL has been lately surrounded.
The action OF stocks themselves was a
deterrent to the renewal of persistence
of speculative stocks intended to force
farther liquidation.
There were in the morning intervals
OF selling activity, but prices offered
a good deal of resistance, although
there was at no time during the day
a display of aggressive strength. Some
issues were relatively heavy. but the
market as a whole was simply some
what irregular with changes in quoted
values owing largely to the trading
operations of the professional contin-
gent
Government bonds displayed in
creased heaviness and there was more
talk about special government financ-
ing on Mexican account, but the funda-
mental situation of the securities mar
ket and the basic circumstances OF
the money market do not permit any
depressing inference to be drawn from
the outlook for new offerings of public
loans, domestic or foreign. The French
loan. which has been long under nego-
tiations. seems to be nearing a con-
clusion. and other foreign borrowings
here are in process of arrangement
Reports in circulation today indicat-
ed a good deal of activity at Wash
. FHr
military materials and supplies. Advice
from the steel trade showed an in
creased foreign inquiry for munttion
steel
The Washington herald., 1916-06-29
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia June I-BUTTER-Trsde was quiet
and prices Of solid packed creamery declined NC.
Prints were without quotsbie change Following
were the quotations: Western fresh solid-packed
creamery. fancy specials PER pound 32l4; extra.
3o'9a3li5; extra frsts 2sha29; hrsts El4acs; SC
ends. 2sizsg: nearby PRINTS fancy. %; average ex-
ira. 3laS; frsts. 2sa3O; seconds EaSl4 special
fancy brands Of prints jobtans at s6a3.
EGGS-Dem.nd wss good and the market ruled
firm, with Supplies well under control Quotations
follow: In free cases, nearby extra 3 per dozen
nearby frss 7.S5 Per standard case nearby current
receipts 675a6.s; exceptional lots higher. West
em extra per dozen: Western extra frsts 7.S5
per case; do, frsts 6.75s7o5 per case; fancy Sc
lectsd eggs .obbing at 8a3l per dozen
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls lslzs2O roosters ISal4
spring chickens according to quality weighing la2
pounds aTdece, A3D; white Leghorns according to
quality. aa2i; ducks to size and quality, l4sl6:
pigeons. old, per pair zsaS; do. Young Pas
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh-kiIled drz-packed :
Fowls. 2 to box y-pcked-Fancy selected III
weighing 41ss5 pounds apiece, p: do. pounds
apiece, 2 do. 81 pounds apiece q do } pounds
Northern Indiana and Illinois weighing 4ia5 pounds
apiece, M; Southern Indiana and Illinois weighing
I pounds apiece. q; smaller Sizes Iss2O: old
ROSTERS, dry-pcked. IS; bruilers Jersey fancy 4s
u; broilers, other nearby. weighing lhs2 pounds
apiece. 3sai0; broilers. nearby. smaller sizes S3s8
Ducks. nearby. spring laa2o. SQUADS per dozen
white, weighing llal2 pounds leOas0o; do aslo
pounds. 3Sa40 do. pounds. 3ooa5. 70; do.
pounds, 250a275; do. sa6ls pounds l75s2 90; d,rf
L5oa2U; small and No. q 50al.lo.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-29
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. June IA demand from room
shorts. rallied the cotton market today after II
bad shown easiness Steadinsss in the spot mar
kets Of the South also helped. \ dispatch from
New Orleans said that it difficult TO buy cot
ION there.
Fairly large exports also were q bullish factor.
The Weather Bureau weekly report said that the
crop had made good progress in most sections.
owing to higher temperatures, but that heavy
showers had interrupted cultivation TO some ex-
tent. Last quotations showed a net gain Of ) to
10 pUirts.
Spot at Liverpool easier at a decline Of
FIVE points on the basis Of slad for American
middng. Futures in the English market closed
steady at a decline Of III to 81 points Spot
here was qniet and unchanged at l3lO cents; the
sales were Loo bsles.
Port receipts for the day were s.5s2 bales. com
pared with ESP bales last week. llis bales last
year and 7, ,l5G bales in 1914 New York warehouse
stocks are l0.lB bales. contrasted with % 80
bales a year ago Exports for the day aggregate
5,o36 bales against 1857 bales year ago. To
days total included =, Rs bales 10 Great Britain
and ESQ bales TO other points on the continent.
Clsarances for the reason to date amount to 5 464
522 bales. GmrSred with 500 37 bales for the
corresponding period last season.
dispatch from. Cleveland said that leading
makers had opened the market for cotton ties at
Sl35 bundle Of IS pounds. July basis or 50
cents a bundle above the price established last
year.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-29
NAZIMOVA.

laughed when / told her that after
seeing her in "The Dolls House"
and "Belladonna" one of my greatest
ambitions ha" been to wear a long
dress, high collar and initiate
Nazimova!
And again we talked pictures,
Madame Nazimova saying she did
not think she would ever be popular
on the screen because she thought the
American public did not care to see
her type of plays. They wanted
more the innocent. simple stories
and not the big, pulsing dramas and
tragedies of life
"A great artist can make a melo-
drama a classic" ! assured her, but
she still felt at that time it was
hopeless.
81 am only for the stage" she re-
piled
OF course, her quaint little accent
will be mute and that rare coloring
lost, but as Nazimova is undoubted-
ly the greatest artist Of pantosnime
on the stage today, she will find, like
Geraldine Ferrar, a new expression
for her art.