Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 4, 1903, Page 4

i i ¥ } * 4 ‘for trouble. Rapids Herata-'Review # Published Every Saturday. By E. C. KILEY. wo DOLLARS A YE R IN ADVANCE lela ded RA SE EES SS: Ratered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapids ‘Minnesota, as Second-Class Matter ————— Jor. Pb. HeEaTWoOLe assures the public that he is nota gubernatorial candidate, but dt the same time he un- qualifidely states that he 1s not out of politics, 2 SUT Ee ConcressMEN Joun Linp has been up on the iron ranges for the purpose of acquainting himself. with this most important part of Minnesota before peginning his congrssional duties. . —_-—_—_ Ransom Mercatr has again re- turned to West Duluth and taken charge of The Sun, his former weekly which he conducted for three or four years under the name of Metcalfe’s X-Ray. The Herald-Review hopes to see the Sun prosper as it deserves, because Ransom Metcalfe 1s one of the ablest newspaper men in Minnesota; a brilhant, forceful writer who always produces an interesting paper. > Governor Beckuam of Kentucky is not afraid to talk back to the sland- erers of his state. In a public letter he says of the Republican politicians and papers who have had so much to say of Kentucky crime: ‘Jim Howard, the thrice convicted murderer of Wil- liam Goebel, who because he could not assassinate a man for hire, would shoot one for pastime, is the petted beneficiary of their hberal commenda- tien and is loaded witn lavish adula- tion. His cell is decorated with flowers, and his savage face is the ob- ject of admiration by those who love him because they believe he murdcred iin cold blood the man whom the Democrats of Kentucky had elected to be their governor. Their censure of m:its enconium. ‘Their denuctation is praise.” eg Re MERCHANT AND HOME PAPER. For the good of the town and profit 10 themselves the relations of the .local editor and the retail merchants in the average town are not what they should be. This is due to the lack of under- Standing by ‘each of the work of the other. Sometimes ignorance is re- sponsible, sometimes it is prejudice, Sometimes it is the e of looking The result is the same. ‘There is too little co-operation be- pee arrecn the editor and the werchant. This may be partly due to the fact that the merchents in many towns | ‘Bre just learning the lesson of co- should be a straight business alliance for more trade. We reproduce the following from the columns of the Commercial Bul- letin and Northwest Trade for June 6, 1903, andas itis in line with our own ideas we desire our readers to give it thought. ‘‘There is no room for doubt but that the local news- papers and the wmerchants and business of a town are equally inter- ested in the town’s prosperity, and to build up a village or city there must be a substantial co-operation between the newspaper and the merchant or prosperity will not abide with them. —Cuss Lake Voice —_+o+—_—__ A NEW SMELTING PROCESS. New Company Formed That Promises to » Revolutionize Smelting. The Hatch Electric Smelting works is a company organized under the laws of Ontario, Cariada, for the pur- pose of smelting all kinds of ores,, in which our townsman W. B. Holwan is one of the principal stockholders and also one of the directors, James Cahill of Duluth, is president of the concern and O. L. Young is secretary. It is claimed for the new process that it will revolutionize the business of smelting all kind of ores, inzsmuch as it will do the work ata much less cost than is now required. Electricity and achemical preparation produced by Prof. Herch, a famous chemist of Chicago, are the elements employed. The company has completed the erec- tion of smelting works at Sault Ste. Marie which has a sixty-ton capacity every twenty-four hours. This plant will be put in operation about the tenth of this month, when Mr. Hol- man and other gentlemen interested will be present to witness-its initial operations. At the Soo the company already has 15,000 tons of copper ore on the docks ready to turn into the smelter. They claim tobe able to handle for less than one dollar per ton. If this im holds good Mr. Holman and his associates certainly have a “bonaza, They are proctcted by patents both in the United States and Canada. The amount of stock to bei ssued is limited,and theconcernis captalized at $1,000,009. The com- pany has receivec many flattering offers by large mining concerns fora controlling interest but all such proffers have been turneddown. Pan Derillo, Idaho, will be the scene of their first large operations, wherea smelter of 700 tons daily capacity will be erected. A fine water power is offered the company, besides.a bonus of 100,000 tons of gold bearing ore, which is guaranteed to contain 15 per cent gold. The guarantee also carries with it the stipulation that the smelter will be provided with all operation among themselves. Just finding out that fighting their neigh- bor down the street is not all there Is to successful merchandising, Just beginning to learn that there is more to be gained in bringing more business to the town than by fighting among themselyes for the trade which naturally confes to it. On the other hand editors are fre- quently narrow in their. policy and neglectful of their business. They may give too much time to politics and too little to their real business, that of publishing a paper and giv‘ng their merchants the best possible advertising medium. No merchant can enthuse over advertising in a poorly printed, poor- ly edited. and but partially virculated paper which fails to bring results. On the other hand, no editor can enthusiastically work for a town whuse merchants are narrow-minded; whose public spirit is below zero, who are back-bitingeachother, whose idea of business is tearing down their competitors. Such men care little for the future of their town. They are too selfish. They do not make successful business men or successful towns. The local paper and the mer- chants are principal factors in every town. Onthem dependsin a great degree whether it shall progress or fail ina rut. Then it is plain that no patter what differences may arise over poli- tics, over the school election, or the numerous other little trouble makers in the affairs of every town, the merchants and the local paper should always co-operate for more business, Every merchant who reads this should follow it up with work toa practicalend. He should ask him- self a few questions such as thes Can I make more money by doing my part toward bringing more people to this town to trade? Even though 1 am “sore” at the editor, am I not standingin my own light in refusing to co-operate with him? it Lassist and encourage the editor to push the circulation of his paper into that northeast district, will it nob result in more of that trade coming to this town, of whichI would get my share? Retailers’ associations are educa- ting the merchent to campaign for trade along broader lines, ‘Ihe next thing is to bring the local editur Into camp as an ally. ‘The merchants of a town should do all they can for the editor, In turn they should insist that he give them a bright paper and push the circula- tion into every possible nook and corner of the territory from which they desire to pull trade. The town which has the most widley circulating newspaper bas the advantage in the fight “for trade. Circulars o sbU! the ore it can handle for a term of not to be as good an advertising| years. ‘This deal is already closed edi ‘a nal 1a and operations will secon be com- medium as the local paper. enced: This is straight business. Politics, school election, and sensitive natures should not be mixed in the relations of merchants and editor. Theirs For SaLE—Cheap. A top buggy in first-class condition. Oscar L. Mather. expenses. accorded them. and Blackduck fellows were in a con- dition that precluded them from ac- mittance to a first-class hotel. | Grand Rapids the worst of it, by misrepresenting the prizes as thy were awarded. more money at the tournament than did Bemidji, and the fifty-dollar ban- ner lugged off by the latter company rightfully belongs to Park Rapids. feeling toward their brethren of Be- midji, and beg to assure’ them) cf most THE BEMIDJI BABIES, According to the Pioneer the Bemidji Fire- men are Displeased with Entertainment. If the Daily Pioneer of Bemidji expresses the sentiment of the fire company of that town the organization must be made up ofa puddin’ hearted lot of little fellows, The Pioneer, on behalf of its firemen, cried ke a cub bear with « sore paw because the Bemidji fellows were not allowed all the prizes and carried around on the shoulders of a Park Rapids committee appointed for that special purpose. They appear to have heen very jeal- ous of the attention paid the Grand Kapids company, and they whined about not getting free tickets to see the elephant, and not being provided with suitable hotel accommodations, etc. The Bemidji band also hada kick to register aiong the same lines. In order to get the Bemidji aggregii- tion of horn tooters to attend the tournament Park Rapids had te pay their expenses and so much per diem also, Grand Rapids sent her band} with the fire company and paid all] = More than that the Grand Rapids fire company, band and _visu~- ors were gentlemen who merited tle the very courteous treatment that wis As to hotel accom- mocations it may be that the Bemidji Tie Pioneer, in its report attempts to give Grand Rapids wou | ‘The Grand Rapids boys bear no 11 courteous and considerate treatment when they visit us next year. ‘They may have the best in the town and free tickets to everything. GOLD MINING IS DEAD All The Propositions In Rainy Lake Dis- triet Reported to be Closed Down Capt. John Monaghan and M. F. Chalk, the United States steamboat inspection officials at Duluth, have recently returned froma trip through the Rainy river district, where they have been on their annual tour of in- spection in the United States inter- national water, says the Duluth Her- ald ‘“[he guld mining in the Rainy River district has been abandoned entirely.” s:id Capt. Monaghan, in speaking of the trip. “I made numerous inquiries at various points at which we stopped as to whether any of the mineswere being operated. ‘The answer that I received every - where was that the mines had been; abandoned, and the wills, if there were any, closed down, I was told by uatives of that district that there was not agold mine in the Rainy river district producing yold at the present time” Se, Irae 100,000 Acres Farm, Timber and Mineral Lands in Itasca, Cass and Aitkin Counties, SLSISISSSHSS SLSWSISLVSVWSS* it CDSN These lands inelude the former holdings of C. A. Smith. D. M. Clough, Clough oy Libboy & Co., B. FP. Lewis. Bovey-DeLaittre Lumber €o., W. W. Hale, Tidd & Fales, Merrima n-Barrows Co., Eugene L, Track, C, Bros., John Martin Lumber com A. Janke, Henry F, Brown and others. Price ii-t together with illustrated circulars of Itusea county «nd free maps of Minnesota wil} be sent to ali applicants. Low prices and easy terms will be mude to hose tracts are adjacent actual settlers who wish to buy ad{oining lands. If any of t! 5 + Hoke land, please write to the office or call npon my local agents, n, Grand Ravids, Minnesota. Notice is hereby given that no further ey ant! ste ha peraies upon these extent 0} lands and trespassers will be prosecuted to the Cres for timber and hay will please apply to local agents at Grand Rapids. Will josed property and propert: ject to tax titles and judgments. Also for lots und improved property in exchang clear lands for mortgaged or forech Rapids. ‘Please list lands in Itasca county and real estate in Grand Rapids. I am also in the market for mineral lands and teases, and pine stumpage. A large map of Minnesota will be forwarded to residents. of Itasca county, who will apply at my Minneasolis office. W. D. WASHBURN, IJr., 800 Guarantee Building, : Minneapolis, Minn. 4 SPRING In all Shades and the Latest Styles at Johnson, The Tailor, &® Remember that Johnson carries the goods in @ stock. No need to wait for returns from Chicago cr else- tf where. Come in and look at the Spring and Summer pat- % verns and styles. " A. E. WILDER,¢Prop. FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. Sample Room and Livery in Connection. and SUMMER 3 3 SUITS Fay sub- srand y i iA aves 4 Hotel Gladstone | Special Attention Given to Transrent Trade. Headquarters for Lumbermen. Herald-Review? We Need the Money. THE NEW TOWNSITE ‘On the Bank of Snowball Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, Offers Splendid Opportunities for Investment. posits of Iron Ore in are Directly Tributary Abounding in Fish, Its Rapid Growth and Lastin; Thereto and Which are Rapidly Being Developed. it is Destined to become a Popular Summer Resort. Prosperity Lots in Snowball are now on Sale at Reasonable Prices and on Easy Terms at the Office of ~ DEF are assured not Only by the Immense De- its Immediate Vicinity but in Addition Thereto, by the Splendid Stretches of Excellent Farming Lands Which Situated in the Neighborhood of Several Beautiful Lakes, Merchants aud Miners’ Benk Building, > HIBBING, MINNESOTA.