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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
.coAL SHORTAGE DISAPPEARING.

There Is perceptible loosening MP
in the coal situation Coal has been
arriving az Crystal Falls in fairly
good volume during the past week
and prices dropped on Tuesday last
about slOO per ton.
Tie let-up in the shortage is due
TO tic energetic campaign entered
upon by the authorities al over to
move the cars that have been held in
wards and sidingJ all over tie nation.
Prices Of coal have not increased az
tho mines but IL the dealers bins
they have swollen TO fabulous hgures
Eastern coal has been arriving here
all wcek Some eight or ten carloads
were received al the North Western
station during the last few days The
Milwaukee station reports the receipt
ol q number Of ears also and II looks
now as II the worst OF the coal situ-
alton has passed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
COPPER TRAIN WRECKED.
Milwaukee Flyer Over Copper Range
Ditched Near Sidnaw.

The copper country special which
runs from Chicago TO Calumet over
the Copper Range railroad was
wrecked on the big fll north of Sid
nav last Tuesday night with only one
person severely injured The wreck
was such a complete one that some
OF the cars went completely of the
right-of-way and all OF them except
ing the one next TO the engine went
down the bank
The exact cause of the wreck has
not been learned but II is supposed
10 have been broken rail. The cars
cleared tho track so completely that
only one car prevented freesuse OF the
main line Railroad men report that
il will be several days before the
wreck is completely cleared. The
sleeper was put upon the tracks
Thursday after two days work on II.
One man had his leg badly broken.
Otherwise there was no serious in
jury the fact that the coaches were
OF steel saving many lives.
a gentleman who was in the wreck
told about town Wednesday that he
was in the day coach when the car
went off the track At first he was
thrown into the aisle then he was
on the. ceiling, then on the floor again
and when the coach finally stopped
moving he was walking on the cell
ing with the seats where the ceiling
ought TO be
The wreck caused the suspension Of
all traffic on the Ontonagon branch of
the milwaukee, last Wednesday,. Only
the wrecking train was rim over the
road for the entire day
Among. the stories of happenings at
the wreck Is that OF woman and
four children who were in the day
coach. In the excitement at the time
this woman was temporarily forgot
ten but II was afterwards found that
she had extricated herself and her
children from the coach and walked
the three miles TO Sidnaw. taking her
small children along with her through
the cold Of that frosty morning.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

II When the state historical associa-
ton held its meeting at Esoanaba
last summer, Mrs Ferris of the Mich
igan University attended the meeting
in a special capacity. Upon her re-
turn to the lower peninsula she was
interviewed by reporter for De-
troit paper and here is a portion OF
what she was made to say:
Al Iron Mountain was present at
the burial OF an Austrian woman who
Was i07 years old. From there went
to Eseanaba The town is the only
one in Michigan at which no trains
stop. Murders. and all crimes oc-
CURED by the score and the criminals
made their getaway on the local
trains At last the town authorities
decided to do away with trains and
crime has decreased. Governor Ferris
gave wonderful address TO the chill
dren. and Father Darth spoke, as I
have never heard any man speak. OF
the dire need OF teaching the Declar-
alton Of Independence IN the public
schools
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

4 COW that had been struck by an
engine al the Great Western junction
died comparatively easy death last
Monday Frank Riley, conductor on.
the Amasa-Iron River run. talked her
10 death she was lying upon her
side and suffering severely when
RILEY came along with his train and.
n his JOYOUS Christmas spirit he im-
modiatoiy stopped tho train. got OF
aud started tke "Nice Bossy" stun
tc quiet her pains until the section
man could rct around 90 put her out
of her misery Imagine the surprise
of tho crew when they saw "bossy"
turn over ON her aide, stretch out her
limbs and pass peacefully away while
Riley, conscious OF having done n.
great humanitarian act, swelled out
his chest in personal APPRECIATION.
gave the high ball" and sailed away.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
SHORT NOTES.

Miss Ruth Darling arrived home
last Saturday morning from Appleton
wisconsin. She Is student al Law
renee college. and will resume her
studies there at the clio ic of tho
Christmas vacation.
OsT Ladies tand-har containing
raiIroal rnss laG.cs e,,sscs and small
amour' ~ moroy Finder leave az
this Office.
The chrlginias services AZ the Meth
odiat church last sunday we're large
iy attended The carol singing by
william and Alvin Richards william
vinton, Archie Mitchell and Mr.. Doney
81 Iron Mountain spios hy Miss Rut.
Darling and Miss Esther Richards AMI
the anthems by the choir were great
~ enjoyed by all present
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
LoAA nANks ,NyorNcrp.

Springfield. Mass. Baltimore Md.
Columbia. 8. c., Louisville. KY New
Orleans. 81 Paul. 81 LouiS. Omaha.
Wichita. Houston. Tex. Berkeley. Cal.
Spokane. Wash. have been designated
as locations for tie twelve federal
farm loan banks
This announcement was made this
week. Tho banks we're authorized at
the last session ~ congre1s and a
board las been working deciding the
location OF the hanks for some time.
Michigan wiil hc included In dis
trici Ne. 7. With headquarters at st.
Paul This district Includes Michigan,
rtoc ain = aIo 4, and North Da-
tp,i
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
HEAVY ORDERS.
Locomotive Contracts for s27,0Oo.vco
Placed In Few Days.

Recognizing that their freight car
equipments and motive power have
become entirely inadequate to meet
the present industrial and commercial
requirements OF the country, the rail
roads are rushing in 10 place orders
with the locomotive companies and
car builders.
Contracts for locomotives placed
during the last few days are estimated
to have aggregated in excess of s27,-
600 900 in value and 10 call for the use
OF 1876 900 tons OF steel The Great
Northern figures Ina the list for fifty
locomotives OF the Mikado type and
the Burlington road for the same
number. The French and Russian gov
ernments bought 500 engines and an
order was also received from Cuba.
Car builders are being overwhelmed
with inquiries from both domestic and
foreign sources The home roads are
said TO be in the market for more than
10, 600 cars. with largest inquiries
coming from the Great Northern, the
Northern Pacific and the Boston 6
Maine
In view Of the large contracts for
shell steel, estimated at from 100000
TO 3.5OOOOO tons, for delivery during
1917, Il is regarded as significant that
France and Italy placed additional
contracts during the last week.
Contracting for steel rails even al
the current high price IS said to be on
large scale and on that score inter
est was aroused In the announcement
that over 200 miles OF railroad track
age IS to be torn up in the Canadian
Northwest and the material shipped
20 France, where il will be used IN
extending the transportation facilities
behind tho lines at the western front
Two ships carrying twenty miles of
these rails. with bolts. etc, have al
ready been sent out This transac-
tlon Is regarded as illustrating the ex
treme shortage OF rails in Europe and
the llies' urgent need OF them for
prompt shipment.
The breakdown IN transportation
facilities IS being felt most acutely in
the Chicago, Pittsburgh and other
steel plant districts Several blast
furnaces have been compelled to bank
up fires recently on account OF short
age OF coke and steel is piling up at
the mills
Apart from freight car materials.
the plate mills are still having large
business offered TO them Italy is re-
ported 10 be ondeavoring TO purchase
10000 tons OF plates. and the demand
from neutral countries Is undated
Another high price record in steel
products has been set during the last
few days The average price Of eight
leading products. as quoted by the
Iron Age. Is now s74i9. gain of$202
in the last week. Open hearth billets
and sheet bars wore advanced S5
ton TO 500; iron bars at Chicago %
cents per 100 pounds at So; black
sheets at Pittsburgh 25 cents per 100
pounds at $3.50, and galvanized sheets
% cents per 100 pounds az $6.25
q
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
FIGURES on PROHIBITION yorr.
Upper Michigan Went sDry- IN Re.
cent Election by 1895 Votes.

Upper Michigan went dry" In the
recent election according to figures
completed by &. V. Claypool. of Mar
quette, who Is directing the work OF
the prohibition faction throughout the
upper peninsula. The "wets" won
out IN Iron county by SOC votes. and
the "drys" in the state by 6s,e24.
The figures for the upper peninsu-
la. by counties, follow:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
nut Little Drilling.

r ere is very little drilling a'or
here jus, nov; in fact there "a very
little drilling being done in Iron copn-
~ Some OF the mining comparics
are drilling about their mines 10
prove up ore lenses but that :, not
counted in the exploratory work
The p. J. Longyear company hasn't
a drill operating in the county. a CON
ditlon that s. new 70 them. Cole q
Mcdonald are doing some work or
lands tfat tney arc testing undcr op
ton 20 themselves. Oro.dffTi "a work
ing near Railroad lake and another
near the cid Crystal Fails
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Labor wore Plentiful.

There seems 90 be rift IN the
labor cloud just now but for how long
II will last IS a question. Loggers
report that they have all the men that
they need and in some cases more
than they need This condition Is
somewhat peculiar after the extreme
pinch in the labor supply Of last sum
mer and fall but II IL fact neyer-the-
less and Is accounted for only by the
fact that the high wages being paid
attracts men from the suspended con-
struction work in the cities and small
commercial centers x
The minimum wage of tho lumber
jack these days Is $4,000 That scale
was adopted when the woods work
started last fall aud continues until
the present time. There Is a report
that IN the northern Minnesota sec
tion wages have been cut $1,000 ow-
ing to the fact that men were so
plentiful II SO. the cut has not ex-
tended to the Michigan section
A wage Of $4,000 per month means
much more today when the cost Of
supplies Is 80 high, than II did in past
years when supplies cost much less
The camp today Is a mighty impor-
tant item and runs into money very
fast This item. added 10 tie in
creased wage, brings mbermen's
wages up into the neiglhnrhood OF
S2.75 per day for about s-horrs work
Car Uncertainty Looms Eig.
The uncertainty OF ear supply is
fast looming up as big factor and
Is soaring many OF the operators who
can see no promise OF any relief,
Some Of the railroad officials say
that there will be a plentiful supply
Of fiat cara; others say that they can
not sec how cars can be supplied for
the reason that many OF the flats have
got beyond the jurisdiction Of the
roads and will not be returned by
their connections Flats have beer
used very extensively in the shipment
of lumber "a the east The eastern
rnads are not returning any car that
they can make use OF and in some
states the state railway commission
las come out IN conflict TO the federal
commission and ordered roads under
their Jurisdiction 10 retain possession
OF all cars aud use them within the
state IN moving intra state business.
r. O. Rochon. agent for the North
Western az this station, says that the
officials on his road arc all skeptical
shout being able TO nll the demand
Tor fats this winter Just al the
present time they are doing 80 he
cnusc there is but little forest pro-
ducts moving hut later on when the
rr7h begins they expect that fats
will have TO be apportioned around
and many will be unable to get all
tint they need
Imperative orders have been issued
by the North Western not 10 allow
az nat being loaded for points of
this division. rheas orders Rave lecn
'asred az means OF self-rrsscrva.
tion. II the cars 90 on the division
they are not returned.
In other years tho company allowed
CONTINUED on Page Foprl
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

An order Was -Issped by the inter
state commerce commission Tuesday
requiring the railroads to show cause
at hearing In Washington Deg. Is
why they should not, return al, once
20 their owners, without diversion or
misuse. all foreign coal and refrigera-
tor cars Immediately after unloading
az their destination.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Must Depend Upon MiddIemen.

The land owner must depend upon
middle men for some time to come if
he expects TO get his land explored
The operating companies are, Just at
the present time. filled up with iron
properties and in some cases there
are desirable ore mines for sale as in
the case OF the Judson interests. the
Spring Valley and several other un-
developed properties on the west side
Of the county.
The mining companies are SO we'll
supplied just now that they are not
taking on anything for exploratory
purposes and will not until such a
time as they see their supplies get
ting low which, at present indications.
is well in the future.
Pine people who are seeking IRON
properties just now are fellows 8ho
expect TO prove them up and mike
some money by selling later on to
some operating concern. II Is a spec
ulation pure and simple both as to
finding paying ore bodies and dispos-
ing Of them after they find them
Building Upon Eject Of Drain.
These middle men are looking into
the future and building their hopes
upon the immense drain that Is being
made upon the known iron resources
OF the Lake Superior district today.
While an immense tonnage of ore has
been proved up, enough TO supply the
demands for many years to come.
much OF this ore Is in the shape or
reserves that must be held u protect
big investments in finishing and smelt-
ing plants In the east II IL getting to
requisitiou basis: a condition where
mine will be- called upon for just
what ore Will be needed to carry on
operations at the smelters during the
ensuing l2-months and when that
amount Is on, The mine viii stop ship
ments This policy can be followed
much better with the open pit prop
ertie tnan with the underground
ones and many men well informed on
the iron plans say that after this big
rush is over the pits or almost all Of
the steel companies will be operated
upon that plan, leaving the under
ground properties TO operate al
maximum
With that condition ruling. any sud
den expansion IN output such 90 was
ucces AIRY Inst year and will he ne
cepsary next year TO take care Of
hurst 81 business coming unexpected.
ly, must be supplied from future dis.
coyeries or 2 lowering OF tho qual'i,
80 IA 10 admit OF the material nov
wasfed passine under the wire of tht
smelling yard
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs willard rearcc nff'hi-
coFo. visited over christmsp - trYs-
tai Falls.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

*; ole Of these meetings round
table discussion was being carried on
ae 20 the food values OF hay II was
shown that, Tor cattle. alsike clover
~ much superior TO timothy whereat
onn farmer who had been taking IN
AZ Ct The demongtrat.onR without
saying anything suddenly broke out
with 4 wps going 20 sell uy alsil
tomorrow but now have changed
my mind and am goins 70 sell my
timothy instead II Is n mistake 10
think that these men arc not thinking
along these lines for they are II
will take time to bring tho farmers
around 10 scientific work but they are
coming to " gradually and ! can sec
an Improvement in Iron county al
ready in many Inca"
Loan Application Acknowledged.
Asked what progress has been
made IN connection with the orgaui-
Eation Of q county farmers loan as
sociatlon Mr. Hoopingarner said that
the application had been forwarded to
Washington and he had received word
from the authorities there that Just
40 soon al the biz bank was formed
with which this association will be
connected. the application viii re-
cosye atiefslor. Blanks were seni TO
gcuutiuaod or Page 81
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
AGRICULTURIST
MAKING PLANS
Mr.. nooPMCaRNER PROPOSES
CAMPAIGNS FOR RETIREMENT
CONSIDER CATTLE DISEASES
County Loan Association Has Its
Application in And Ac-
knowIedged

County Agent Hoopingarner has
many plans in the making for an ac.
tive campaign among the farmers OF
the county for the coming winter
Mr.. Hoopingarner recently attended
the meeting OF the agriculturists Of
the state at Lansing and he seems 10
I have imbued renewed enthusiasm at
the meeting for he returned filed
with more pep than ever and since
getting back he has busted himself
with plans for a winter campaign on
several subjects.
Just now be IS giving lis attention
20 the feeding OF stock and he ex-
presses himself as very much SUR
prised at the manner IN which the
farmers are taking M the subject
Many of the county's best informed
told him that he couldn't get the
farmers interested in rations and
scientific feeding but he finds that
such Is not az all the case for the
farmers are showing themselves to be
very Interested
Ration Schedule on Request.
Meetings are held in different parts
or the county and the farmers are
asked to attend and talk over the
feeding OF their stock They tell what
they are doing and in return are told
what changes 10 make in order 10 get
the best returns from the feed used
I'VE had seven farmers at meet
ing held in Crystal Fall" said Mr.
Hoopingarner. Each one OF those
farmers represented different ma
tionality and every one of them show
ed great interest in the feeding propo-
sition.
zone farmer was using certain
feed. He reported that when he first
started it's use he got increased re-
turns aud that he figured II a little
would give returns more would give
a greater return so he started using
more when to his surprise he found
that he was getting no greater return
in milk. We told him how to cut
down on this particular feed to a
certain amount and TO add in place
certain other foods which are much
less expensive
''Since then | have seen him and
ne told me that he had saved quite
"A bit In feed and has increased his
milk return $3.50 per week
Each Of the farmer present at
the meeting was given a ration and
they are all feeding according to that
outline and All report success We
don't figure that we are going 10 get
an of the farmers 70 attend these
meetings but we do Ggure that SUI
fcient number will be attracted TO
get the work we'll started and they
will tell the other farmers in their
neishborhood and in that way the
leayen will work through the whole
lot"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-23

The Idaho Daily Statesman, of
Boise, quotes a delegate at the Re-
publican convention at Pocatello, as
saying, THE Republican party lived
after 1896, and 1t lived after 1912. 1t
is going on living. but persistent rene
gades are going to be put out of busi-
ness"
Joint heartily in the statement that
persistent renegades are going to be
put out of business" The voters soon
er or later will see to that, and when
the present campaign has we'll devel-
oped IL 1t can be observed that the said
persistent renegades' have been elm
mated from the Republican or the
Democratic party or from both OF
them, then the purpose Of the Progress
sive party will have been fully served
and the supporters of the Progressive
party will align themselves quietly and
consistently with the old party best
representing their views on public
policy. But, If it shall then appear
that the persistent renegades" still
hold a balance of power or notable in
fuence in both of the old parties, then
| 1t will be found that the Progressive
party will re-appear with a force and
strength heretofore undreamed of, and
with an effective organization and like
the party of Lincoln in 1860. will go
forth to emancipate American politics
from the persistent renegade" be he
Ialigned with the Democrat or Repub-
Mean or unaligned.
+ 1t is up to the patriotic. conscientious
,mep and women of the old parties to
assert themselves. When this has been
done effectively the purpose of the Pro-
Egressive party movement will have
fbeen served and good service viii
Nave been done the nation.
But until this has been done, will
assure those interested that the Pro-
JRressive party will live in the nation,
Anr In the state or in the county in one
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-23

tory of our international relations
lpAssed by without a public word to
mar the friendships of the nations in
lvolved. Several years later a dis
l4inguished F'renchman summed up
tRoosevelt's contributions to peace as
follows;
President Roosevelt has given
-four striking lessons to Europe; first,
in having brought before the arbitra-
ton tribunal at The Hague the ques-
ton between Mexico and the United
States over the Pious fund claims,
while Europe was scoffing at the peace
court which it had created; second. in
obliging Europe to settle the Venez-
uelan affair practically; third, in pro-
posing a second peace conference at
The Hague to complete the work of
the first; and, fourth, In now inter
vening to put an end to the conflict
between Russia and Japan in the far
east
in October, 1906, the school authori-
ties of San Francisco excluded all Jap
anese from the regular public schools
! The message which President Roose-
welt sent to congress promising that he
would use all of the forces, military
j and civil, of the United States, which
/ he might lawfully employ, to enforce
the rights of aliens under treaties.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-23
PROGRESSIVE DELE
GATES WILL VOTE AS
UNIT FOR ROOSEVELT

CONTINUED from Page F1ve,)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-23

brought forth this response from a
celebrated author in India:
1.-The American president has proved
himself to be the one ruler Of the mod
ern world who has his finger on the
pulse of the world politics Of the pres
ent and OF the future
Tn the end the dispute was amic-
ably adjusted. the school board re-
scinded its order and Roosevelt sent
the fleet to Japan, over the objections
of such conservatives as Senator Hale,
and good feeling was restored between
Japan and this country. 1t was Presi-
dent Roosevelt who brought Japan and
Russia together at Portsmouth, for
which he was awarded the $4,000
Nobel peace prize. In 1906, when the
nations of Europe met at Algeciras TO
determine the fate of Morocco, it was
Roosevelt's advice that turned out to
be an important matter. He Jotted it
down one day on a visiting card; II
went to Algeciras and was there
adopted. This brought to him most
impressive gift in the form of copy
of the Memoirs of Sully. prime minis
ter of Henry Fourth of France, pre-
scented by $50 of the most powerful
public men of France, representing all
political parties. They wished to
tender to President Roosevelt token
of their recognition OF the persistent
initiative he had taken toward grad
ually substituting friendly and judicial
for violent methods in case of conflict
between nations
1T thus appears that Mr.. Roosevelt
is respected throughout the world as
the ablest representative OF our coun-
try in world politics and that his In