Show OUGHT TO KNOW Tho Hammond Inquiry Into Conditions Condi-tions at U S Properties The News Bureau of Boston quotes the owner of a Inrge block of stock in the United States as follows An examination of the United States Mining properties by Mr John Haya Hammond hay naturally led to rumors and denials that Mr Hammonds examination exam-ination of the properties has any bearIng bear-Ing upon the ownership of the properly are naturally looked upon with skepticism skep-ticism I I was surprised to read in the Boston Bos-ton News Bureau after Mr Evans left Boston to join Mr Hammond that the plan to have Mr Hammond expert lie United States Mining properties was part of a deal made by Mr livarw a year and a half ago when he sold Mr Hammond a part interest In his California Cali-fornia gold drudging properties This matter was known to but few people and I was surprised to read it In cold typo It was however absolutely true Mr Hammond is the expert of the Guggenheim Exploration company at probably tho largest salary paid lo any man In the world Ills whole time Is given to that corporation but as the trade to have him examine the United Stales properties was made a year and a half ago or before his association with the Guggenheim company 1 and as ho Is a close personal friend of Mr Evans who has an Investment of 100 000 shares in the United States company com-pany Mr JQvans had the lust call on big services There is no thought on thcpart of any of the large owners In United Stales Mining of parting with their shares They are perfectly satisfied with the showing of the proposition to date We have a great big property capable of earning at least 53 1 per share for the stock under adverse copper trade conditions The fact that he will earn over 1001000 net the first year of our active operations after the annoying annoy-ing troubles incident to the starting of a large mining proposition is evidence as to the value of the mines 1 know that Mr Bans considers the stock at Its present selling price as on the bargain counter but he never operates in the market lo create artl flciul values He believes that the property will In time speak for itself and he expects to demonstrate this value val-ue the coming year |