Show To Whom Credit Is Due T I HAT the time at hand when the wonderful which exist in Beaver county are destined to h v the attention ot of enterprising men ap flat ital there can be no doubt and t they ht hta a are e already rece receiving ing it yet et that fart falt I will not detract from the credit it which is due to Colonel Henry Altman who began gan ill in October 18 1St to g gather the several Meral properties under bond and op lion and who a few months later was a joined by b A B Lewis Leis who the financing and managing of the properties Together they haver H carried I or 01 an aJ active C campaign of or organization tion and IB Intelligent manipulation which has ha I resulted rt In a wonderful advancement not only onh of f mining but of all al the tho ma j I interests of the county Others knew of the existence of the valuable ores of S and other we wealth producing producing ing resources ts but none of them under undertook took the herculean an task of overcoming ming prejudice and reviving public Interest in affairs that had lain rn 8 so long dor dormant dormant mant While hile aU all t their plan ing and as Ii they art are have not yet nt accomplished what has bu been done i to stamp Mr KI Lewis as II a ma man of more than ordinary ability and tt to entitle him to thE confidence and c cordial ur of fH r rt and wit i t the tbt county r That he trill even eventually all that h he h has un 1 to t t j lettL nearly although he has bas m met obstacles s and ana dill die cou that would mid be appalling ling t to a 1 phy Ihy Jsn stronger man Ann no nonan nonan nan could ak fr 1 an n airier associate t O than 1011 1 Altman an cn n e q I m of f ff ir hit k tr I 1 Ij h j t to in dl l Bill 1111 hen to 01 Ic it c i c J C c |