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Show ..... X ". ' " . ' ' I. . i . J f . - . ... ....-.,.-- v. , VOLUME 48 - : ; l : BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH, FRIDAY; MARCH -2219 1 8 f ifH 2'v ',. , f NUMBER '3? ;J o , Companies And Figures i v, .a. '. INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES CONCERNING THE GREAT MINING COMPANY CONTAINED IN NEW YORK DISPATCH. : The following dispatch from New York gives some interesting figures and data on the big copper mine here , "Directors of the Jackling compan-ies met today to decide upon the quar-terly dividends. Utah Copper was re-duced from $3,50 to 2.50 and Chlno was lowered from $2 to $1.60. Ray Consolidated and Nevada Consolidat-ed remain at fl each. 'SCoppers were heavy in the after-noon on the cut in the Utah dividend. 4- gradual hardening of ' prices took place elsewhere,, United States Steel being absorbed In large individual lots. Lackawanna Steel and Ameri-can Car were especially strong, with short covering in motors." The Utah Copper dividend, accord-ing to unofficial figures, will total and will be paid iMach 3.1st to stock of record oX the 15th. The reduction, It is understood, is In line with the policy bf mining companies all over the country, and is designed to provide an ample reserve for the payment of taxes. The present rate, , if maintained through the year, will total $16,825,00 for 1918. .The com-pany last year paid four dividends of $3.50 per share each and an extra Red Cross distribution of 50 cents, or a total of $23,055105. Jn 1916, the to-tal was $19,493,880. The grand total for the company, all paid within a com paratively recent period, is $79,977453. Figures for the last quarter of (19fl7 : of the Utah Copper have been given out by General Manager R.C. Gem-mel- L and include the following: After paying the regular dividend of $3.50 a share in the last quarter, 1917, Ithe Utah Copper Company had left a fnet surplus for the quarter which amounted to approximately two-thir-of the total dividend disbursements for the period. , ' Production: October, 18,022,665 pounds; November, 16,460,323 pounds; these to quarters would, therefore, be not far from the earning power of these companies, under present condi-tions. On this basis it Is of Interest to note that the earnings for the last six months for Utah Copper were, at the rate of $15 per share per annum; Chnno. $7.60; Ray, $4; Nevada Conso-lidated. $3.80. "The second feature of these reports was the perpendicular rise Mn cost. When the of producing a pound of copper at such a property s the Utah Copper rises, In one year, from 7 cents to 12 3--4 cents per pound, it is eloquent of the tremendous 'change that ha overtaken the whole indus-try, for this type of- - property has In the past had an exceptional control over Its cost of production in the face of ordinary obstacles. "As to the individual companies : . : "Utah Copper produced as usual In the fourth quarter of the year some-what less than in the third 50,802,000 pounds, against 54,762,000. The sum of the four quarters' earnings was Just a little under $30,000,000, or about $19 per share, as compared with $24.50 in 1916. . "There may be some further adjust-ment of this figure on .account of ex-cess profits taxes. The gross produc-tion of copper for the year showed a gain of 10,000,000 pounds, from 0 to 206,000,000. , "It will be remembered that the company has further extensions of Its milling plant under way, so that if labor conditions permit a further in-crease may be expected during the current year. ; "Chlno had a gross output In 1917 at &1.915.000 pounds, as against a net output in 1916 of 73,319,000, whll its net profit, subject to further adjust-ment, was equal to $11.70 a share, as against $14.76 in 19il6. $7.95 In 1915, and $3.70 in 1914. Late in the fourth Deqember, 16,311,805 pounds; total, 50,802,793 pounds; average per month, 16,934,264 pounds. In addition to this, 4&6.S72 pounds miUnSfSfKitatii direct to smelter make, a total production for quarter of W269,465 pounds. . - Gross production for year 1916, 196,. 75S$31 pounds; gross production for year 1917, 2W(174.442 pounds. Financial results: Net profits from milling ; operations .$8,117,812.10 Other income, rents, etc.,' in Utah 222,471.95 Income from Nevada Con. . Copper Co. dividends... 1,000,500.00 Total net profit .$9,340,784.05 risbursements to stock- - ' holders $5,685,715.00 Net surplus for quarter. .$3,655,069.05 The weekly letter of illayden. Stone & Company comments as follows on the operations of this group of cop-pers: ' "There are two features to the re-ports of the 'Jackling' properties for the fourth quarter of 1917. The first is what might be termed a 'rebelanc-in-of accounts.' Owing to the fact that the government had not, at the close of the third quarter, fixed a de-finite price on copper, there remained techncally unsold at that time a large portion .of the companies" output for the period which, according to their Invariable practice; was inventoried at 13 2 cents per pound. "During the fourth quarter this cop-per was sold. The net result is Uiat, whereas in the third quarteV the price taken as a basis for figuring profits was necessarily below' the current market price, in the fourth quarter, m most cases, it was above it. "The average of the-- earnings" of quarter a new section of the mill. No. 6, was put In commission. ' There Is still another section to go into.com- - "Ray made the largest gain of the group with a gross output of 86,796,000 pounds, as against a net output of In spite' of , rapidly, rising costs, Its net earnings for the year were but a little under those of 1916 $6.60 as against $7.66, and compare with $2.92 inl915 and $1.64 Jn 1914. "Nevada Consolidated was the only one of the group to show a dimunitlon of production, its 1917 figures of pounds comparing with 90,. 735,000 In 1916." This difference' was due partly to a somewhat lower grade of ore, but chiefly to the greater ton-nage of ore and concentrates treated by the Nevada Consolidated for the Consolidated Coppermlnes.Thia smelt-ing situation has been the restrictive factor as regards Nevada Consolidat-ed'- s own production; total smelter out-put has been approximately the same, but the custom work has increased. "This Is the only one of the group that smelts Its own concentrates, and the tieup in freight resulted in an un-usually large amount of copper in tran-sit during the latter part of the year, which, naturally, made for a lower average price than tne others receiv-ed.' r '''...':: "Total earnings for the year were, approximately, $5.30 per share, as against $7.72 in 1916; $2.95 in 1915, and 88 cents In 19.14." I Preliminary figures of the porphy-ries contain the following information regarding operations of the past three months, the figures being in pounds: Utah . . 11 ,900 000 13,500,000 16,250.000 Chlno . 8.833,581 7.590,224 7,44e.OOO Ray 6,869,000 7,771,000 7,442,000 Nevada Con. . . 6.250.000 .500,000 6.OO.0O0 cflfiiiriHP - FAREWELL TO SERBIAHS ... . . . ' "V At Enthusiastic Meeting in Club Rooms Honor is Paid to Patriot-ism of Serbians in Camp Many Splendid Speeches and Talks Were Made Flag Presented to the Company 'Already Serb-ians of This Camp Have Sent 90 Soldiers to the Front. Perhaps the most enthtuslastic pa-triotic meeting ever held In Bingham was the farewell given to nine Serb- - ' lans at the Commercial Club Thurs-day night of last week, who volunteer-ed to return to the army of their na-tive country to fight their oppressors. This meeting was arranged at the suggestion of Attornev A. C. Cole, who felt that the town should take notice of what the Serbians In this camp have done and are doing. The meeting was presided over by Q. B. Kelly, president of the club, who made the Introductory remarks and presented the speakers. The first speaker of the evening was ' Mr. Cole,- - who entertained the ; great number of visiting Serbians for more than an hour with a splendid pa-triotic address. He recounted with Interest much of the history of Serbia and the Serbian people, and reviewed their many struggles for independ-ence. Hie also Commended the local camp for the spirit of patriotism they have displayed in sending so many men to the front. He also referred to the fact that early In the war, long before this country took part, that a great many Serbinns left this camp os- - tensibly for the purpose of going to w-- the Canadian wheat fields, but in real-ity they were enroute to the war thea-- , tre. He said they left for the wheat fields in winter as well as summer. v Their friends knew where they were going, but no publicity was given out. He also said he had found no Serbian here trying, to claim exemption be-cause he was not an American citi- - zen. The Serbians were highly pleas- - ,td with Mr. Cole's address, jr. The next speaker was Rev. Father Diss, whose talk was full of interest from start to rinisfir ftiref rm is?r native of Alsace-Lorrain-e and he gave . a splendid view of life under the Ger-man autocratic rule by relating inci-dents of his boyhood days. He told how the people were not allowed to speak French, that the games of chil-dren were all of a military nature, and that everyone had to look upon the kaiser as a being almost the equal of God. Ke told of hts school days, his y college days across the border in France, and about personal encount-ers with Insolent German officers. Father Diss is a pleasing and enter-taining speaker and the audience was particularly delighted with his ad-dress. - ... The next speaker was Joo Melich, who Is an officer of the local Serbian lodge, and who has been one of the prime movers in securing enlistments; of his countrymen. In his speech he told many Interesting things about hisi people in this camp and this coun-try. He Ba'.d that 90 Serbians from this camp had gone to the army and that 25.000 Serbians In America had enlisted. He told about the work of their lodge and explained that they had been troubled with B in the Highland Boy community, who tried to create dissension and dissuade them from enlisting. At the conclu-sion of this speech Mayor Kelly in-formed the Serbians that if they would report any unpatriotic talk or actions y of proGermans, steps would be taken to have them interned. After the close of the speaking Mayor Kelly with appropriate remarks presented to the ; President Wilson company. of Serbians a - handsome Americnn flag. Following the preBen-tatln- n nf the flnsr refreshments wpre served. The visitors were given the privilege of the club and for more than an hour the time was spent In: various social discussions. . The Serbians were pleased with the' reception and the enlisted men were encouraged by the Interest shown in them bv the officers of the Commer-cial Club. All in all this was one of th best ' meetings ever held in Bingham, and every one who attended it must have been pleased with the spirit In which it was given and of the whole hearted entertainment. The Serbians left Friday morhins I for Salt Iake, and from there journey-- j ed on their trip Kast. A large num- - ber of their friends from the camp ac- - I companied them on the trip to Salt I Lake. . The (President Wilson Comv"' of Serbians is composed of Joe Churich, John Zovith. Mike Rakiiih, Louis Lov. rich, John Dimich, Rade Pofcbieli. Milan IMaisdarich and Bozo Redmano-vich- . Dllllf ffll Bingham Aroused Over Problem of Securing Substitutes for . Wheat and Cost of Substitutes Lengthy Discussion Held at Commercial Club Rooms Tuesday Night Committee Ap--:. ' pointed to Investigate Advance in Price of Substitutes Since ; Fixing of Wheat Price. V :J A The food conservation question has become an important one in Bingham ' : and the application of the law regard- - , ing the use of substitutes,' under ex . , lsttng conditions, is working a hard- - ' ship on the people of the community.'; t . In the first place the substitutes are ' . almost unobtainable and In the second they command almost prohibitive prices. Especially the laboring people who have large families are finding it ! difficult to make ends meet The ' great majority of the substitutes are " products which the people of this com-munity are unacquainted with and ' they not. only have to learn how- - to ' v, cook them, but to learn how to eat them and teach their children how. ,.' To discuss this question a meeting--- - ; was held in the Commercial Club rooms Tuesday night, and the various . phases of the situation were gone over. ' There was no disposition on the part of the crowd to violate the regulations, ' ' but it was felt-tha- t some relief must be afforded. The use of the substl- - 4 tutes at the existing prices makes it ' almost Impossible for many people to- - 1 provide for their families. The most suitable substitute for wheat Is that . . of corn, and notwithstanding the fact that meal .sells at $1.60 per hundred Hshor than flour It is practically un-obtainable. , Also It was pointed out, that after. the price of wheat was fixed ' by the government the price of substi-tutes began to rise by leaps and bounds. The average price of corn ' fnr the vtnr 3 91ft una 79 rents tier- - bushel, and that by September 1, 1917,,;, the average price was $1.75, and at: present ;ln. this state It commands trtce omfitdrablr-lrve- r ?S;00.'-A1b- (' " ; " the prices of. fish, poultry beans and " various cttr substitutes have doubled '' : and trebled.' ' "; V;; "' It was the belief of those present , that the government had no intention of enforcing a regulation which Is practically Impossible to comply with, ; but the merchants have strict instruc-tions and might lose their .license to do business should they deviate. Therefore an attempt will be made to have the order modified or ecure fix- -' ed prices ,on substitutes. (Heretofore . corn meal sold much lower than flour, but now It Is far In advance. And it is known that the corn crop last year was an enormous one. . ' The meeting was one of exchanging Ideas, The retail merchants explained their positions and the citizens told theirs. Mr.' Evans, of the Gibson Mer-- , cantile Company, explained where the ' wholesaler stood, ille also stated how' difficult if was to secure corn meal and how t!ie prices of various commo- - , dltles had advanced. . fBIngham is not an agricultural com-munity and what the people eat they have to purchase at markqt.fMany of , them bought potatoes during the fall , expecting an advance similar to that of last spring, and therefore. 'they have that substitute on hand. That Is the only cheap substitute to be had. but even at tlir the consumer, has to buy four pounds of potatoes to secure one pound of flour . ' - After talking on various phases of the situation President Kelly appoint-ed a committee, composed of Jude John C Green,. John Knudsen, F. W. Quinn, C, Dj McNeely and T. 0. Stephens, x to collect informutlon on the advance of the prices of the sub- - . stitutes since the price of wheat was fixed by the government and report (back to the club next Tuesday night. It Is evident that a strict applica-tion of the system now In effect will greatly Increase the cost of living and . make the people less able to purchase Liberty Bonds and Thrift Bamps. Thus it is plain that It will also mean a loss to the government With refer-ence to this community It is a ques- - , tion of economy not only to the people but to the Federal government. What can be done remains to be seen, i - STAGE PASSENGERS HAVE NAR-ROW ESCAPE MON. NIGHT Nothing but the extraordinary work of the driver averted what might have jbeen a- - serious wreck Monday night when a car of the Culver line, driven by Mr, Mitchell, threw one of its front wheels. The car was speeding along at a rapid rate near the old smelter when the left front wheel cam'e off. There were nine passengers in the car and the first thing they knew they saw the wheel which left the car roll-ing up the mountain side. IThe driver was well on to his job and with firm grasp on the steering wheel managed to keep the car straight in the road. When the ma-chine- came to a standstill not one of th passengers were injured. The pas-sengers spoke In the highest terms of the heorism displayed by the driver. THE JAGOBS-BELLI- S WED-DING IS CELEBRATED AT LARK ' ' ' ' A wedding of much Interest to a wide circle of friends la this commun-ity was celebrated at Lark Monday night when IMiss Elizabeth Bellis, of 'Lark, became the bride of Harry. R. Jacobs of Bingham. The impressive ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Thomas Manwaring, of Murray. Rev. T. J, Tramel was best man and Mrs. Tramel was dame of honor. . The groom ia a native of New York, but has been a resident of. Bingham for a number of years, where he is well and favorably known. He is an active church worker and Is treasurer of the board of trustees of the Metho-dist church. The bride Is a native of. California and Is a graduate of the San Francisco Mission, and for the past Beven years she has had 'charge of the IMethodiHt mission at Lark. She Is refined and accomplished and has a host of friends both here and at Lurk. Out of town guests were Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Tramel and Mrs. B. E. Will-is of Bingham and Bert Jacobs ot Salt Lake. ' . Following the ceremony the newly woririuH mimla loft fnr Suit I.nkn. where for. several days they will be guests at the Hotel Utah. After the hont'vmoon thev will be" at home to fcli TrTCnff TnhPte wardb Apartments. "v ... . THE CONCERT BAND The Concert Band, under the super-vision of A W. Lubeck, was organized a little over two years ago and it Is now doing splendid .work. There are fourteen members of the band and since the organization was effected they have 'been practicing rtwice a week It la. equipped ''.with the best Instruments and makes good music. While the members of this band have spent much time and money in developing into good players, they have not enjoyed the support which Band 1s a good, one and ought to re-ceive more liberal support. ' , , , THE OPEN FORUM HOW DO THE PEOPLE OF BING-HAM TREAT OLD GLORY? I Contributed) ' ever walked down the main street of (Bingham for the ex-press purpose of looking to see who the really patriotic people of the town are? Try It some time, but before rtarting out read up on the question of etiquette to our "Old Glory." First look at the flags ort the school houses. Don't they look fine. Can you see the Stars and Stripes that are placed up-on them? No, One of those flags was hung up by a certain (High School student on April 7. 117. and It has never received onejbit of attention since. One on the Gymnas-ium has been ripped Into tatters. The one on th Central building Is in near-ly as bad a shape! the one on the High School building has no stripes left upon it, having been ripped clear back to the blue square In the corner. . Then come on further up town. Look at the busbness houses. iHave they any flags upon their places pf busi-ness? They have not, excepting a few of them. The Bingham State iBank and the Vienna Grocery are the only ones who have a decent (lag upon thpir business places. ' ' , The Town Hall flag Is an insult to any community. It Is tattered and torn, and the maker would not nize it for an American flag. Teople of 'Bingham, treat your flag I, with courtesy. . Don't treat it as tho j it were t!ie flag of the Imperial Ger- - man government. Don't let it get dirty. And while it is against the rules of the army or navy of the U. S. to wash a flag it Is better to wash' it than to let it fly to the breeze in the condition of the majority of flags lu this community.1 ; . , Take action at once and keep your flag in good condition. Don't let the flag that means Liberty to the world be disgraced in such a manner. Eveu In Gpnnany the Hags are kept in a beautiful condition. . iShow every one j that' you are a firm believer in the honor of the Flag, by keeping It clean. AMICUS. I RAISING MONEY FOR RED CROSS (Contributed) Recently fifteen of the ladies living at the U. S. (Mines conceived a unique method of raising funds for the Red Croee. It was decided that each of the ladies should devote an afternoon on a certain day to serving tea and at the teas each guest was to be charged ten cents. - v The first tea was served February Id. As the enthusiasm increased the ladies decided to make an all-wo-patch quilt and to -- raffle it off. and on the'night of the drawing to erve a supper at which a charge of 35 cents a plate would be made. As some of the iBingham merchants volunteered to furnish some of the materials neces-sary to the success of the undertaking the ladies decided to ask all the busi-ness firms to contribute something to be sold at an auction sale which would also be conducted the night of the sup-per. - I The evening of March 16 was chosen as the time and Holden Hall the set-- l flement's social birthday, as the place, i Then the ladies went to work and to say that the affair was a success 'would be saying it mildly. It was a 'howling success, and when the smoke cleared away an even $500 had been collected for the Red Cross citty., . An idea of the enthusiasm created by these ladies might be given when it Is stated that a loaf of Seyboldt Lib-erty Bread brought $1.80. Another $1.15. A 5c opera bar brought 3 cents and several bunches of violets f i ( each, and so on. j The quilt, which brought $155.00, :was won by a resident of Glendora, California, a prominent mining engi-neer, showing that the effects of the party extended far and near. After the sale a musical program vas rendered, followed by dancing. The success of the whole afifair goes to ehow what a great deal of good can be accomplished In a very peasant way, and in a very abort time, and It is to be hoped that the example set by the ladles whose names follow, work-ing in a little settlement of only 200 people, will be followed by others. Boyd J. Bernard, J. F. Bernard. Oscar Cnristopherson, Fred T. Glason, M. C. Knight, A. Mernard, Jas. MeCabe. F. J. Schuster. J. A. Thomas. T. F. Thomas, W. G. Thomas, J. B. Viekt-rs- . fl. M. Vourfg and the Misses Berniee Carlson and Zella Sor-e.i!o- , School INotes (By T. S. C.) Last 'Wednesday week there was an awful racket in the Science room, where several people connected with the school eat their lunches. It was afterwards discovered that it was; caused by several ladies; they- - were trying to undress one of their num-ber. Whenever a student Is caught run-ning up and down ,the halls or the stairs he is severely reprimanded. Why should these teachers set an ex-ample of the kind that they did, when students who are forming their habits of life, are severely reprimanded?! This is the question asked by nearly every student in the building. Wby should a teacher be allowed the privil-ege of causing a disturbance whenever they feel so Inclined? 1 would venture to say that any student in the build-ing who was caught by any one of these said teachers, running around yelling and screaming in any one room or In any part of the building, would be "bailed out" by Said teachers who set the example for their students to follow.. The students made several remarks such as this one: "The teachers can do it, but if we were caught In the act of doing the same thing we would get the d ." This was told to the writer as it is written down here, and if the truth is misrep-resented the writer will pladly avail himself of he space in this paper to make a public apology. (Monday morning the assembly per t iod was turned over to Professor Har-rison of the University of Utah. He delivered a splendid talk on "Higher Kducation." The remarks were . di-rected at the question of a boy or girl going on to school and college where they want to get a higher education. He said that the eighth grade diplo-ma was a good stopping off place, that the (High School diploma was a good stopping off place, but that the boy or girl who goes on to college will be that much better equipped for the bat-tle called llfe, Altogether the talk was an excep-tionally good oneand was enjoyed by every student In the hall. (Some of them missed it too bad really it was good and enjoyable.) Kvery student of the High joins 1n presenting the pro- - fessor with a standing invitation to visit with us at any time and especial-ly to talk to us at all times when it is possible. i I Another place of great interest in the Bingham High School Is the chem-istry department. Here between the hours of J0:30 and 12 a. m.. one may see the students Investigating the sciences of chemistry. They perform experiments of all sorts from the tilling of water to the tests for miner-als in the different ores. All sorts of chemicals are used Jn these experi-ments. They can take a poisonous water and in a matter of hours they i will have pure water. .Professor P. S. .Martbakis, M. S., pre sides over this class, also teaching the FroHh algebra, which he claims is the j hardest work that he has to perform. I And a FreKhman's brain is rather hard to perpetrate. He says that Rome of the students do not take Algebra, but are only exposed to it, as the germs of knowledge cannot live in a perfect vacuum. The sclentiHts claim that there Is not such a thing as a perfect vacuum. But this has been proven not to be true, as several of the Freshmen have a perfect vacuum where they, j should have brains. . Mr. Southwick started the work on his High 'School operetta Monday. It' .lis called the "Yokaharna MaJd." Some jof the characters are named thnsly, .Klng-a-Song- , Kass-a-me- Tung-Whg-and Fatedo. They are being filled by the best voices In Bingham, all of the talent will not be from the dfivih School, as there are not enough good (Continued on page 8) NOTICE, TO BALL FANS The players and fans of the 'base-ball game here in Bingham are re-quested to be at tho ball grounds Sun-day afternoon, to assist In tearing down the old stand and in building a 'new one. Also to help clear up the grounds. The fans of the baseball game are assured that Bingham will have a winning team this year. So ell come out and help tha boys prepare for a lively season. , - LARK NEEDS BETTER TRANS-PORTATION FACILITIES . Competilon in the transportation of passengers in and out of the town of (!ark was never more needed there than today. The congested auto stage two cars daily to Salt Iake City. be!:f 'nadequate to meet the de-mand" of this th!vlng little coinmun-- - ity, onlv the mail horse stage meets the train at Dalton (D. & K. G.) which has proven Inconvenient to passengers leaving Lark. It Is understood a movement Is on foot to petition the D. & R. G. authorities to run one train daily to Lark. Authorship Long Hidden. The Waverley novels were so fatted because the flrRt of the series was called Waverley. It was published anonymously In 1814, and was foilovv-- ! ed. year after year, by other novels ; all published anonymously until i when at a puMte dinner party Scott admitted the authorship. Mrs. I. II. Masters' condition is much more encouraging than it has been for gome time. She is recover- - ing slowly but i s now oat of danger. BOILERMAKER HURT (Louie Bolonese, a boilermaker at the lUah Copper, was seriously injur-ed Tuesday afternoon while leaving the machine shops by a falling plank which ntruck him on the head. He was knocked unconscious and was taken to the office of Doctors Ray & Smitb where his wound was treated. |