The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO|
Taken from The Ely Miner of
the same date in 1901.

west which is being effected will be of
distinct advantage to Duluth and the
country at large. 1t means that the
big corporations, will, instead of
competing with each other, present a
solid, united front to foreign compe-
tition and throw down the challenge
for control of the iron and steel bust
ness of the world"
The foregoing is the view of a
Duluth man who is probably better
equipped to estimate the effects Of
the combination than any other man
west of Chicago, but who desires his
name withheld from the article.
Continuing he said:
1.-THE forming of new company,
out of the several large companies,
already in existence in the iron and
steel business will not produce any
unfavorable changes in Northen Min
nesota, nor anywhere else. The re-
suit will be the reverse. / do not
apprehend that the several companies
will lose their indemnity any more
than did the subsidiary companies of
the combinations which are to COM
pose the new company. AS long as
they maintain their indemnity there
will be no changes. The forming of
the new company means much to
the northwest as under the new order
- things the demand for ore will
undoubtedly be greater instead of
less. The mines, of course, will al
ways be the last of any department
of the company to shut down. This
point, therefore would always be the
last to feel any unfavorable effects
~, Tho i,,o,, Staol -
The group of companies which
will control the iron and steel bust
ness of the central west are: Car
company, American Steel and Wire
portation interests, National Steel
pany American Steel Hoop company,
American Sheet Steel company, Nat
ional Tube company and American
Bridge company. The only cash
item in the transaction is the pay
ment of between $20,000,000 and
S25, 100000 to Carnegie. The cor
porations named control iron mines
which in 1890 produced 10,465,4 19
tons-more than half Of all the ore
shipped from the Lake Superior reg
ion, the grand total being 19,059,3 1894
tons.
Mrs. John Gribben, who has been
suffering with paralysis for several
| months, died at her home in this city
| Saturday evening. She was "a years
of age and is survived by her hus-
band, two sons and two daughters.
Adam Duff, who since his discharge
from the Shipman Hospital several
weeks ago, where he had undergone
an operation for rectal cancer. has
| been dividing his time between here
and Winton, was brought in Monday
| by the Winton authorities to the hos
| pital, but he died on the way. A
post norton examination by Drs.
Shipman and Ayres disclosed that he
died of cancer of the lungs Adam
| was q character not met with every
day. He was a powerfully built man
and had fair education and an am
liable disposition. His worst enemy
was drink and his sole ambition was
to keep well supplied with it. He
had entirely recovered from the OPP
Grafton but his inside mechanism was
not strong enough 20 stand the i'll
| usage accorded himself when under
the influence of liquor through ex-
posure He was we'll known on the
ranges and in Duluth and many
stories could be written of him.
A petition was circulated yesterday
and signed by all the citizens, asking
Andrew Carnegie for a donation to.
wards establishing library in this
city.
Jacob Johnson and Sophie Nygard
secured a license to we'd and the
marriage will take place Saturday.
X
Glen c.. Korb has sold to the Oliver
Mining company, lots I, ?, and z
and SWA of NEA Of section / /,
63-14, for 81 200.
X
The Head of the Lakes at Duluth
hrinps tho STARTLING intel1iopnpa that