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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27

be done where it should be done, and will save a quarrel with the men by not cutting their wages.
 The hardest part of any really big mine promotion is to get the stock holders to cooperate with the manage Idnent. They make all kinds of ex- cuses for not putting up sufficient money to perform economical work, and then ask the manager why the mine doesn't work, or doesn't pay.
 It must be understood that mining company is in effect partnership in which there may be several hundred or thousand stockholders or partners. Any of these partners may be design ated by the rest of the partners to act as directors or officers. YOU might be elected at the next stockh 'lderS' meeting. WHERE WOULD YOU GET THE MONEY TO PAY THE MEN UNTIL PRODUCTION START ED?
 You would naturally expect the rest of your partners to put up their share of the expenses as they would ex- pect their share of the profits. You couldn't put up all the money your self to open the mine, for perhaps you haven't that much. Most of the stockholders would write you and tell you to sell some stock for the money. But if you couldn't sell the stock now, you couldn't sell it when you were an officer.
 Where Stockholders Should Count.
 The directors have no money to handle, nor with which to work the mine, unless you furnish your share as an interested partner. The direc- tors and officers are supposed to handle the business, see that your money is properly protected, and to see that you get your share of the profits. They are not supposed to raise the money. You are supposed to raise the money and they to di- rect it's proper disposal.
 Stockholders are prone to blame the directors and management for fail ures, when it is their own fault be- cause they do not provide funds. Your mine will never pay dividends if you do not rpovide the ones you have elected with the necessary funds to work it.
 If you find fault with your mine and knock the business, you are knocking money out of your own pocket, and reducing the value of your own stock and your own busi- ness.
 If you are a stockholder in a mine, you are a part owner in the business of that mining company. You should boost it, work for it, and help to raise the funds necessary to make it prof itable business. If you were part awner in grocery store you'd trade there. If you put more money into the business you have a greater in terest nit. If it needs more money to properly complete the work to a
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27

a ton for top labor, making a total labor cost of $3 ton for every ton hoisted.
 Forty men underground producing tons each would make total of 200 tons a day at $1 per ton, but with $20 top expense the cost per ton is but 10c, making total expense of $1.10, or net saving of $1.90 ton on the labor item daily. If this ore and $1.90 ton for 200 tons is saved, it leaves $380 a day, $11, 400 a month, or $16S,- 800 year to go into the profits or dividends. Of course, the other items of overhead expense, mentioned above are all saved, so the actual saving is much greater than $1.90 a ton.
 All the overhead expense is dead outlay when the stockholders are putting it up for 12 years, with no returns for that time, but if it is rushed into production in six months the mine carries it's own overhead and the profit is net.
 have before me the annual report of six mines, all located in the same district, under the same geological conditions. The cost per ton varies from $6 per ton to $13 per ton. Yet some one said, "What man has done man can do," but no one thinks to inquire why one has a greater cost per ton than the other. Each report shows where the money went and they
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27
Comparison of mining costs---
 By Letson Ballet, E.. M.

By Letson Ballet, E. M.
 The mining laws of most states do not permit one man to work alone underground At least two men must be employed in the mine. It makes no difference, then, whether there be two men or forty underground, there must be hoist engineer and top men employed. If there are many more men than forty it may be necessary to have two blacksmiths or timber framers, or even more, depending up- on circumstances.
 For the purpose of this comparison we will assume that all employees re- ceive $5 a day, including electricians, timber-frame blacksmiths, steam engineers, pipe filters, hoist engi- neers and miners. Where local con- ditions have a different wage, it will be easy to substitute the figures of the district.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27
COMPARISON OF MINING COSTS
 ON TWO SCALES OF DEVELOPMENT
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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27
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extra men at times for doing work the blacksmith could not do.
 Again, some mines may have a railroad right under the ore bin, while others may be 100 miles from the railroad. Some mines may have cold winters and be snowbound for six months, and others may be in a warm climate.
 We also find that there is a great tendency to use makeshift methods and obsolete equipment, resulting in slow work, that would not be thought of with rapid development.
 Another Angle of View in the
 Expense. Assuming, for the purpose of com parison, that each underground miner breaks down and sends to the sur face tons of rock or ore per day, we find that men underground pro- duce 10 tons at cost of $1 per ton, but $20 day top exepnse adds $2
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27

producing stage, you must put in more money, or you must interest some of your acquaintances to put in money and join you, or you will never get cent out of it. Your officers can do nothing without your help.
 Sometimes a stockholder can return a few hundred dollars worth of his
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27

But even this is not all the cost. The mine and the works must be light ed for 20 months instead of one; the buildings must be heated for 20 months instead of one; phone, water, fire protection, insurance, superin- tendent, foremen, office expenses, tax es, repairs, interest on s11,400 more money for 20 months, instead of less money for one month. Another thing: lepairs to track and under ground thabers, etc., with 2 men, stops progress while repairs are be- ing made; with 20 men repairs are kept up without stopping progress. Therefore, 40 men do more in one month than 2 men do in "A months.
 If a partially developed mine can be made to produce in six months with 40 men, it would take at least 12 years with 2 men underground to open it on the same scale. There fore Top men o $500 a month for IF years cost $600x144 months or $8G,- 400.
 Top men for 6 months @ $500 a month cost but $3.6O0.
 Saving in top labor alone $S2,S00.
 2 miners for 12 years cost $43,200 40 miners for 6 months, cost $36,- 900.
 Saving in underground labor ST. 200.
 Besides that you have 12 years of insurance, taxes, repairs, light, heat, phone, water, office expense, and lay out of the interest on your money for 12 years, instead of months, and have to put in nearly three times as much money before you get dividends. If the mine can be opened with s1OO,OOO in six months, it can't be opened with less than $300,00O in 12 years.
 This compilation is intended to show the relative efficiency of husbanding the money, until enough has accum- ulated to perform the work quickly and economically, and not fritter it away few hundred dollars at time. -.>. ~"
 It is obviously true that some ground stands up with less timbering than others, some ground is harder than others, some mines are wet, causing pipe lines to rust faster than others, and also that some mines nave to pump water. If pumping is neces- sary it will require three shifts ot pump men to keep the mine unwater- ed for two men, just the same as TOT 40 men or more. There must be hoist man on top if there is pump man underground at the pumps, which means an addition of at least 2 more hoist engineers and two more pump men, for pumping must be continuous Obviously miners could not work m he day time if the mine filled with ater every night. Wet mines must
 run three shifts of eight hours
 ;h in every twenty-four hour day.
 will be agreed that the black
 \h might frame the timbers too,
 save a timber-framer, if only Z
 are employed. Sometimes this
 |e done, but it is also true that
 teamster can haul supplies for
 as we'll as for 2, and it is also
 at painting building and put
 new roofs, etc., would take
, 1922-11-26

He had steeled himself to say his say
and probably expected to be hurried
through the window into the street.
with hands clenched at his sides
and white hair almost bristling he did
his work well. T. r. seldom had heard
such complete inveotive. hs moved
forward in his chair and planted his
fists to his knees. 1t may be said that
no listened pugnaciously. At last the
old man was painting. out of breath.
unable to go on.
Roosevelt said; is that AL you have
come to says
Yes gasped the old gentleman.
"T. r. smiled quite sweetly.
"'Do you know he said almost
medltatively. how astonishly your
political idess coincide with those OF a
certain congressmau who is my son.
in-law?'
These qualities OF federation and
the proper estimate of human values
compared with values of policies are
not acquired easily. They come more
quickly to those who while holding
fast to good purposes maintain
enough good sense OF what is prac-
teal. Of what patience and waiting
arc required, to enjoy thoroughly the
gane n to avoid belonging to that
a~ppendage of almost all good move.
ments-the class called the lunatlc
fringe"
, 1922-11-26
Patience and federation.

'T do not wish to draw too much
on Roosevelt for example. but there
come back to me two recoliections
which recall his skin in patience and
in good humor and tolerance" says
a writer in tbs Saturday Evening
Post.
He p~rophesied before his death. in
the midst of the war. that the agricul-
tural problem would be n Of the
great issues. He said that all great
nations went to pieces when their
agriculture wen to pieces. A lack Of
prosperity among c~uitivators OF the
soil led to absentee ownership OF farm
land and to the tenant farmer re-
pacing the owner farmer.
"The tenant farmer makes no I'M
provements and exhausts
And IL the whole nation doc not
protect its agriculture those who cul'
tivate the land will in the end &C.
together in a group for self interest.
and group action OF any kind is n
danger to American ideals and to
the soundness OF the American pollt-
ical system.
But 1t viii be a long campaign OF
tAhNaLAOAi9 nF hdlus II SilO1Au NC dn
issue in 1920. II will take years to
awaken the people. to explain. TO
bring fun conviction. We must ham
mer away
81 knew what he meant. When he
had an idea he used. by instinct. 20
pluck on It as he would pluck upon a
single string of n harp. One might
not like the note, but before Roosevelt
was through plucking, every man. wo-
man and child in the United States
would know the sound Of that string
and its pitch.
His campaign mannershad enough
impotence about 1t to be interesting.
but behind everything there was a
patience and n persistence that never
stopped until ideas were accepted or
rejected once for oil.
And again as to humor and toll
Grafton. Though never credited with
them in the measure he possessed
them. I knew as those who knew him
best, N even those who opposed
him, that he had them in great store.
l remembered an old and valiant and
indignant lawyer who came TO SEQ T..
r. after his Columbus speech in
which he set forth his advocacy of the
recall OF judicial decisions.
The old man in the days before
his retirement had been one of the
best known legal figures in the United
States. Now he had girded his ioins TO
beard the lion in his den. He came
white with indignation to tell Roose-
welt exactly what he thought of him.
, 1922-11-26

lation came the period of government management
when there was a studied increase of cost of OPP
and no corresponding increase in revenues. The
roads were turne dback to their private owners
in almost n bankrupt condition., but with an OPP
portunity under the provisions of the Transporta-
tion act to restore themselves to somewhere near u
satisfactory business basis.
AT the present time there is n shortage of cars
and locomotives. which shortage is bringing loss
TO many a producer who has goods TO ship. Con
~struetion and extension Of terminals has not kept
pace with the growth of industry throughout the
country nouble-tracks, side tracks and other i'm
provements designed 30 facilitate the prompt and
economical handling of traffic have been neces
sarily neglected. If the country needs any one
thing -c@av it needs an improved, a dependable
and a prosperous transportation Eysten- ready AT
all times TO carry all the goods American produc-
es have to offer and operated under that standard
of efficiency which can be attained only under
private management, where competition for bust
ness furnishes the incentive.
Legislation antagoniStic 10 the railroads now
can only mean one hing-bankruptcy and govern
ment ownership and operation. If bankruptcy and
transportation service, such an outcome might we'll
be welcomed, but experience in this country and
elsewhere demonstrates that an opposite result
would be suffered. There is nothing to be gained
by the people of the country in operating railroads
at less than cost and paying the deficits out OF
the public treasury.
government operation is more expensive and less
efficient than private operation. Ultimately the
costs must fall upon producers and consumers who
must pay either through freight and passenger
rates or through taxes. Neither the farmer nor
the manufacturer. nor the professional man, nor
the CITY laborer has anything to gain by forcing
the railroads into government ownership.
Yet, If common interpretations of the recent cleo
tions are correct, that seems TO be the direction to-
ward which we are bound. Moreover, this move
ment is accelerated by the activity Of n consider
able body of bolshevists who would be glad to see
the railroads wrecked in order to force the only
acknowledgements ownership and operation.
, 1922-11-26
Destroy the Evidence.

NOW that the cruel war is over and the swords
IN have been remodeled into plowshares and the
wounds resulting from the horrible conflict are
beginning 10 scab over, just whose business is 1t
So also ran, that we see securely nailed to tele-
phone poles, barn doors and bill boards through
out the length and breadth of our fair city?
These advertisements are of no further use to
gentlemen who are out of the business advertised.
their retirement has been duly set forth in the
daily press. And these flaming announcements
lead only to confusion, misunderstanding and false
information. They should be removed from the
public view and forgotten.
Could not the committee on civic adornment take
action, looking 10 the removal of this obsolete lit
erature, this propaganda that failed, this particu-
lar bull that was pushed off the bridge? Surely 1t
serves no good purpose now. It simply iisfigures
otherwise perfectly lovely telephone poles: and &C.
cupies the space on barn doors, reserved from time
immemorial, for the purpose of stretching and
drying the hides of those who were skinned in
the recent uprising.
Possibly the late candidates themselves might
be interested in removing the discriminating evil
dence 1t stands there each succeeding Sabbath
morning in plain view as we all wend our way to
worship, mute testimony to the s%prfnting ability of
passions of hatred and revenge that may be smould-
cring in the breasts of the defeated and their
friends.
Let us remove, or have removed, the campaign
advertisements extolling the virtues of candidates,
successful and unsuccessful. and in their stead, if
we must have pictures and things TO look at in
our peregrinations about the metropolis, let us
erect the emblem of peace, the dove with a crown
of wild olive leaves set at the precise and fashion
able angle affected by flappers and others who
follow closely the prevailing style in the wearing
of headgear.
Surely campaign reminders are things a great
many folks are trying to get away from Let us
help them.
, 1922-11-26
There Is No Limit.

AN ENGLISH artist-photographer has devoted
"a twenty years to selecting types of female beau
ty of some thirty races or nationalities. In this
worlds gallery stage favorites, society queens and
humble peasant girls appear side by side.
In making this selection the artist distinguishes
between beauty as a static quality, in which we
which helps us to give inspiration to others.
The artist asserts that there is no such thing as
sented in this country and no one predominant
over another. American women differ from Eng.
lish women in a certain native "chic" approach
woman; a cerain intellectual %"flair," a liveliness-
if it may be SO expressed-an typical of a mixed
race.
The English artist, even though he has devoted
twenty wears of study to the subject is undertaking
a well-nigh hopeless task in attempting to say who
are the worlds most beautiful women. All wise
tary Notwithstanding, that the standards of FEM
mine pulchritude are limited only by the number
OF beautiful and charming women in the world.
, 1922-11-26

% deaths and wountings IN the
streets II the city must be placed II
Is just as well. howevtr. not to forget
that thu pedestrian always. or next
to always. could avoid harm II he
wouid.wait long enough and look care
fully enough before he cro<ses n
street He has his rights. unquestion-
sbiy-rtghts which every driver OF a
al Is under every legal and moral
Obligation 10 reapect-but after one
has been run down there Is little con
so,ation T. the thought that the blame
rests on somebody else. II does.
act does not restore crippled
limbs Of pay the bills Of dOc:ors-or
undertakers.
Mention Of the PEDESTRIANS ability
always TO be safe7n he chooses u1u-
ally e,~ = angry protests. as II It
were a trtnspositioa OF blame from
where IL beioag to where II does not
belong Really, nothing Of the sort Is
Intended. and nothing could be less
meant than m expression of favor or
lenience for careless. incompe;en. or
vicious drivers The purpose Is only
10 remind the people who go on foot
that they are just as dead II killed by
the fault OF another as II the fault
had beep their own. and that Il some
times is not Judicious TO exercise even
the most inalienabie OF rights or the
ieast questionable OF privileges. !
, 1922-11-26
Forgetting Lessons Leaned.

pRoLoNGED delay in the passage OF the Nc
l. Kinley tariff cost the Republicans enough to
have cautioned their opponents, but in 1894 the
Democrats also dalliel TO their own defeat.
Warned by these two experiences the Republicans
had scarcely won the battle of 1896 when Nelson
Dingrey began his work. So rapidly yet so reason
ably he worked that by March he was ready to
meet his colleagues, and in a few months the coun-
try had n tariff so we'll adapted to our needs that
the Republicans won the house in 1898, 1900, 1902,
1904 and 1906, all before Mr.. Taft started his cry
Of revising the tariff downwards.
For seven years the Republican speakers and ed
itors of our land pointed out the shortcomings
of the Underwood tariff. Yet as soon as they
returned to power one excuse after another va
brought out to delay the passage of a genuine
lican advised waiting until everybody would agree
on everything. There a Republican assured us that
a really effective tariff might he unpopular in
Liverpool and Leipsic. 1t was mentioned with
pathos that if we had n tariff with force in it the
imports of foreign goods might decline Repul-
lican editors who gave front page columns to Free
Port articles thought that protection might wait
until the next house.
This was bad enough. 1t was worse that during
last spring and summer Republican journels waxed
at every delay in tariff legislation. Jokes
of this character crowded out the motherIinlaw
and the summer girl. Anything that could obstruct
the path of our tariff makers was funny. just why
it was funny nobody knows, but a hitch in the
room or a snag in the Potomac delighted
Republican editors until their glee resembled that
Of the youth who "chortled in his joy"
Had the tariff been enacted a year earlier or
even six months earlier, the Republicans would
have been in a better position for this falls cam
paign. Protection was so important that in every
southern state business and professional men
broke away from the political environment of ii
lifetime to espouse it. But it seemed a jest TO
Republican editors Qet us hope they we're mostly
juveniles), and today the laughter is not SO loud,
or II it grows boisterous it comes from the Demo
cratic camp. That Democrats should laugh over
the delay is not strange or censurable-they have
p~rofited by it.
If the new tariff stands the test as we hope it
Wilt may prove a splendid asset to the party of
protection in 1924.
, 1922-11-26

among them and OF Importance. must
be the greater sense OF responsibility
that rests on an owner as compared
with a hireling, and the greater loss
he incu-es when his car or truck is
injured.
one possession o. great value TO
him the hired driver has-the privi.
.lege of driving and so earning his llv-
ing. II this were endangered by every
accident" that befalls him. and lost
before the number of them had be-
come at all large. h chances are
that he would become even more eau
tious than the n As practically
everyone of the so-called accidents
Is in the strictest sense OF the word
a~voidable by the exercise of sufficient
care. the retention Of licenses would
be a matter OF the drivers constant
thought. This inevitably would work
a big decrease in tie number of co...
~lisions, OF injuries to pedestrians. OF
overspeedings.
OF course. it is on the drivers of
motor-driven vehicles hat chief re-
~sponsibility for the terrible daily list
, 1922-11-26
Better Understandings.

ONE of the chief purposes of the federal coal
" commissions investigation will be the ascer.
tainment and disclosure of the truth about the coal
industry, to the end that n better understanding
between employer and employee may be promoted.
This is as it should be. The principal cause
Of conflicts between employers and employees has
been misunderstanding of their true relationship.
This difference in understanding has been empha-
sized by the recent strike.
In industry, as among nations, a clear under.
standing is the best safeguard against conflict.
1t was the lack of the operators understanding of
the position of the workers and the workers mis-.
understand of the operators that were responsible
for the strike. Both sides must really understand
each other II fair adjustment is to be expected
When each side really knows the truth about the
other, then nothing can prevent their agreement.