Profitable Year in Mining World Highlights Record Dividends
The Mining World reports 1909 will be highly profitable for stockholders in gold silver copper lead and zinc. Dividends from 108 companies in nine months total 45 972 275 on 535 744 559 issued capital with total since incorporation 575 969 955. Large profits also posted by holding and private firms plus numerous smaller miners.
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Cobalt
Ontario
Nipissing
Crown Reserve
la Rose Con
United States
Senator Clark
United Verde
Arizona
Calumet & Heela
Anaconda
North Butte
Utah Copper
Boston & Montana
American Smelting and Refining Company
National Lead
Sinc Incorporation
Dry farming stance defends industry against pessimism
John Lansleey of Helmville Montana writes that dry farmers will endure and prosper through thrift science and hard work. He argues irrigation rivals cannot idle rich Dunch grass lands and urges readers to ignore sceptics while embracing western farming advances.
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The
Standard
Butte
Thomases
Erin
Montana
John Lansleey
Helmville
Powell County
Great Falls Smelter to Expand Capacity and Trials Underway
B D Thayer of Anaconda Copper Company confirms plans to enlarge the Great Falls Boston and Montana smelter. Experiments with concentrating machinery delay start, but aim to raise daily output by 1000 tons to 5000 tons. Thayer notes improved stack, flues, and dust chamber boosting efficiency. Montana's agriculture and state growth praised during Helena fair visit.
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Great Falls
B. D D. Thayer
Anaconda Copper Company
Tor the
Great Falls Tribune
the Tribune
B. D. Thayer
Amalgamated Copper Company
Amalgamated Property
John Gillie
Butte & Boston
Eugene Carroll
Butte Water Works Company
F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Helena
Boston & Montana
Rainbow Falls
Thayer
Belt
Butte
New York
Electric City Club
Montana
Boston & Montana Company
Woodbury
Hancock
Goodale
Wheeler
Helena State Fair Biggest Ever Praised by Montana Farmer
Billy Gemmell praised the Helena state fair noting fewer horses but excellent races and top exhibits. He cited Butte horses winning all contests, lauded secretary Martin Martin, and urged broader county participation to keep the fair growing as a Northwest premier event. He said Montana growers showcased diverse quality products and visitors from other states agreed it was unmatched.
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Billy Gemmell
Helena
Martin Martin
Northwest
Montana
Latham's Sensational Flight at Johannisthal Ends Trials
Hubert Latham staged a dramatic post sunset flight at Johannisthal Berlin, reaching an official height of 580 feet after repeated motor issues. He hovered above the crowd and glided down before restarting his engine for a safe landing. Rougier won the long distance event and height prize, with Farman and de Caters also placing in multiple contests.
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Johannisthal
Germany
Hubert Latham
Latham
Rougier
Farman
Baron de Caters
Spokane Hearing Signals Rate Regulation Shift
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty spoke at the Spokane rate case hearing, indicating the commission will favor fair rates over preserving past advantages. He stressed that Spokane residents care about paying fair prices, not whether goods come from local or distant jobbers, and warned against guaranteeing five year old low rates.
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Spokane
Interstate Commerce
Prouty
Commission
New York
Industrial Situation Improves Monthly Says Bureau Report
Washington reports from August show continued improvement in the U S industrial situation with large movements of soft coal coke iron ore and lumber shipments. Grain receipts at primary interior markets total 77 390 860 bushels versus 706 329 449 a year ago and 72 537 039 in 1907 August. Funeral notices list Dennis Sullivan and Jerry Hanley with mass ceremonies in Sacred Heart and St Marys churches.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce
Gold Receipts Fall Off in Seattle Assay Office
September gold receipts at the Seattle assay office fell to under 2 million dollars, about a million less than September last year, due to dry summer reducing Alaska placer mining. Total receipts for the year will run about the same as 1908, a little over 158 million dollars.
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Seattle
Alaska
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