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NEWS OF THE MINES AND THE OIL FIELDS LOS ANGELES MEN BUY OLD SILVER PROPERTY Bolanos Mine, Worked in Early Days with Great Profit, Will Be Reopened The famous old Bolanos Bllver mines at Bolarioß, In the Eighth canton of Jalisco, situated somo four days' : rldo north of Guadalajara, have been pur chased by a syndicate of Los Angeles capitalists, who will reopen tho old workings and probably erect a large mill to treat the ores. All conflicting interests and ownerships in tho old Bolanoi and claims immediately ad- Joining have been bought outright by tho Los Angeles men and an end has been put to the litigation which has retarded the proper development of the Bolanoi camp for tho past several years. The purchase price la not Riven, but It will run handsomely into six figures. P. "W. Oldfleld, the English mining engineer, who has been Investigating tho mining situation in Jalisco for sev i ral months on behalf of the Bradbury interests and other Investors of Los Annies, Is responsible for the Bolanos deal. Ho spent several months in tho Bolanos'district " <* year and, besides (■losing the purchase with the several warring factions of the old mine proper, has taken up a lot of new ground. The holdings of the Los An geles men In that camp now total .300 pertenenclas, equal to about CfiO acres. Mr. Oldfleld says his company Is In process of formation In Los Angeles and that it was a little early to state just what the plan of campaign would be, but that their intentions are to build a pood road to Colotlan to con nect with the road from that town to Zacatecas, and bring in the neces sary machinery to unwater tho ola works and extract ores. mix IHTILD koosbm Mill A modern mill of large capacity will probably bo erected as soon as the ore in sight warrants it. Tho Bradbury family Is In control of the Tajo mines, near Mapatlan, among others, and are counted among the really big mining people of the west coast. Their entrance into Bo lanoi means much for that section and the state in general. The modern history of tho Bolanos mines is clouded more, with the law suits between Juan B. Izabal of Guad alajara and the Bolanos Mining com pany of St. Louis than it is illumined with real work done. St. Louis men, headed by \V. C. Stlth, formerly traf fic manager of the Missouri Pacific railroad, and members of tho Simmons Hardware company, organized a $0, --000.000 corporation about seven years ago to take over tha properties ana appointed Mr. Izabal general manager. Differences arose shortly among the heads of the concern and the mines were sold by a Guadalajara court in 1907 to satisfy judgment, but that sale was set aside by the supreme court of Mexico after sharp diplomatic work. It is stated that the St. Louis men never did fully comply with their con tracts with Mr. Izabal, and that gen tleman held the balance of power and blocked their development plans, if they ever made any serious ones. s INTERESTING HISTORY However, the story of the original opening of th« famous old properties is interesting, even among: the bonanza tales of today. Bolanos was once the fifth producing camp of the republic, according to the German historian Humboldt, who wrote a most minute story of Mexico's "antigua" Mines at the beginning of the last century. In 1537 the group of properties was leased by its owners, the Fagoaga family, to the Anglo-Mexican Mines, limited, a London company which had acquired extensive holdings in Zacato cas, Guanajuato and . Pachuca. The primitive methods of the Spaniards, who- had abandoned the shaft at a depth of 300 feet, were supplanted by the Installation of powerful pumping machinery, brought across the coun try from Verfl. Cruz, roads having to be constructed In many places to transport it. The first operations of the Englishmen were made on the north end of the vein, where they were.unsuccessful in striking any large ore bodies. . * | During the period of time occupied In the development, about seven years, the company expended $11,000,000 in most elaborate improvements, consist- Ing of a dam across the river with a three-mile flume of arched masonry, ponderous machinery from across the Atlantic, a paved highway reaching nearly to Zacatecas, six furnaces , for treating lead bearing ores, office build ings with cut stone trimmings, pala tial residences and underground work- Ings. Falling to strike paying ore they moved their works to/ the south end of. the vein, where they sunk two shafts, reaching a depth of about 600 feet, and finally found the pay streak. In a little over two years they extracted sufficient values to repay the entire outlay and, it Is said, a balance to their credit of $2,000,000. ■' '• : BLOCKS OUT ORB During the prosperous period of the English, under the management of an Italian, M. Florezl, several long levels were run Into the ore bodies, one of which Is the Esperanza, 6800 feet in length, blocking out Immense quan tities <" ore. It is reported that at the bottom of the deepest shaft they struck two meters of ore which as sayed 1000 ounces of silver to the ton. The majority of their ores were treated in three large patios, the ar rastres being run by water power. The bullion output was shipped out of the country by Zacatocas and San Bias. Considerable silver for coinage was sold to the government mint at Bo lanos, the building of which is still standing. Shortly prior to the end of tho lease, during which time it Is reported tho Englishmen paid the Fagoga family $800,000 yeai'y rental, a serious lawsuit, growing out of stoping out the rich pillars of ore in the more Important levels by the lessees, brought opera tions to a standstill. Fire broke out In the Coclna shaft, the main en trance, which communicated to the other compartments of the workings, burned the extensive timbering and cost the lives of 160 miners. Manager Florenzl escaped from the country and the Englishmen abandoned the camp. For over 70 years tho mines have remained full of water, the only work done being that of two or three Amer ican companies, which with indifferent success have reduced the old dumps and extracted some ore above the wa ter level. WILL SPUD IN COALINGA, Aug. 21.— SveaVal lev Oil company, section 2, 22-18, near the Ralrd well, lias completed a full standard rler. Ideal irons and other new appliances and will spud in this week. PHELPS-DODGE CONTROLS IMPERIAL COPPER COMPANY Report Not Confirmed- but Deal Is Believed to B» Completed Rumors havo been current and pub lished that the Phelps-Podge company has aoqulred the properties of tho Im perlal Copper company at Sasco. The rumor could not lie verified at tho office of the Tombstone Consolidat ed company, which, with tho Imperial company, is one of the subsidiary com panies of tho Development company of America. The Imperial company recently or dered Its smelter closed, giving as a reason the low price of copper. The property Is known to bo a valuable one, having large areas of low grade ores. The announcement of the close down came as a surprise, and tho fact that the company is holding meetings of directors at the New York offices this week lends color to the report that negotiation! may be pending for tho transfer of tho holdings to the Copper Queen interests. Should the rumors be substantiated it would mean that the, Phelps-Dodge interests are apt to control the entire copper output of tho southwest. The feasibility of the rumored smelter deal can be plainly seen when it Is. known that the Phelpe-Dodge Interests are as sociated with the Imperial company in the construction of the Port Lobos railway. Another fact which strongly points out that tho Phelps-Dodge interests have been planning lo control the cop per output of this section is the cer tainty of its extending the SI Paso & Southwestern railway from Benson through Tucson to Silver Bell, where it would connect with tho new Port I^obos railroad to tidewater. ♦ « » ——— COAST TRANSPORTATION CO. WILL BEGIN OPERATIONS SAN LUIR OBISPO, Aug. 21.—L. A. Philips of the Coast Oil Transport com pany, which owns tho big refinery at Oilport, says that arrangements are being made for starting operations at the plant at Oilport, and it is hoped to have the same working )n a few months. Owing to the inability to get suffi cient oil from the Siinta Maria field to keep the big refinery running at its full capacity the Coast Oil Transport i ompany will construct a pipe line from Avila to Santa Margarita and then through to Midway. it was contemplated to run the pipe line from Santa Maria to Midway, but that line id not feasible. Then it was planned to go from Avila to McKlt trirk, but the line to Midway hns been decided upon, and it is the most feas ible in every respect. Midway Is lo cated half way between McKlttrick and Murieopa, right in the heart of the rich oil fields. The new pipe line will be eighty-two miles long. COMMONWEALTH ADVANCES WORK TOWARD RICH VEIN GOLDFIELD, Aug. 21.—The crosscut from tho shaft on the Commonwealth, on tho 250-foot level, is .steadily being advanced toward the vein, and it is figured that the ledge should bo reached almost nny day. The work has reached a point close to where tho vein should bo encountered, but as the dip is somewhat irregular and away from the shaft, an exact calculation is hard to make. Quito a largo amount of ore was pro duced from the upper lovels and closf-. to tho surface about three years ago. and several months uro it looked as though It would again be a heavy pro- i ducer from the lower tunnel level. ] where a crosscut was driven to the vein by Knickerbocker and associates. When the vein was reached hero tho values were good, but an enlargement of the vein developed and the values j disseminated through suohtnn extent of ledge matter that it foil below pay. Tho formation Is harder and more reg ular at tho level of tho new crosscut, and It is anticipated that tho values will bo better definen here than in the lovel above. CASSIDY MINE MAKES PROGRESS IN SHAFT NEVADA CITY, Aug. 21.— E. C. Longe of Nevada City, manager of the Cassidy mine, not far from the famous Empire, reports rapid headway in sinking the new perpendicular shaft at the Cassidy. The bore la now down a distance of 155 feet, and is being driven at tho rate of six feet a day. The shaft is a two-compartment, and will be driven down to a depth of 1000 feet. Sinking was commenced on July 5, and will be continued without interruption. The ledgo is now under, but back of the shaft. It is expected that it will be struck again within the next fifty foot. Mr. Long* says seventeen men are employed at the mine, working three shifts. The plant formerly . on the Nassau mine was purchased for the Cassidy, and is capable of sinking the shaft to a great depth. Being located among aristocratic neighbors and having a fine showing in the upper levels the Cassidy is looked forward to as one of tho com ing producers of the Grass Valloy dis trict, i l ■ ♦-*♦ — OIL AT SAN FRANCISCO REACHES BOTTOM, IS RUMOR SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.—There is a death-like stillness in the market situation. Persistent inquiries reveal nothing only "matters are working along satisfactorily." Now and then a whisper is heard that "big things for tho business are pending and in due time will materialize." At any rate the consumer has got It into his head that there is an over plus of oil and in consequence he feels sure that It must go lower—can't help it, and lie is endeavoring to bo in a position to benefit by the market de cline. That Is his part of the game, and naturally he is playing it for all the stakes he can. But the prediction is being made that the consumer will never be able to get oil cheaper than at present. It will simply not be sold to him. GETS IN VIRGIN OIL SANTA MARIA, Aug. 21.—The New Pennsylvania Petroleum company on the Fugler tract in Cat canyon is gradually Retting- into the virgin oil. The oil is becoming lighter and warmer and the gas pressure hM assumed en couraging proportions. „ LOS 4NGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 1010. JAMES WYNKOOP WILL TRY TO TRANSPORT THE LAKEVIEW OUTPUT St. Clair Says Every Effort Is Be ing Made to Handle All Gusher's Production L.' P. St. riair, president of the Producers' Transpoiatlon > company, tayi the transportation company is making every effort possible to handle the production of the Lakevlew gi before the coming winter sets in. The company's success in its endeavors will ! relievo a great worry from the entire west side, interests. "We are handling 20,000 barrels a I day and we hope to have the big production cleared up before the com ing winter rains set in," said Mr. St. (lair. "I believe wo will be success ful. We are running oil to the Kern river field, where we have procured additional storage. The rumor that has gained circulation that we are selling this oil to the Associated Is unfounded. The Associated had some vacant storage and wo want as much storage as we cun get, we took ad-j vantage of the Associated* surplus and leased a 500,000 barrel reservoir." In discussing the market situation, Mr. St. Clair said there was little i to be said. The consumers aro hold- j ing off, expecting a lower price on \ account of tho advertising given the present condition of the marketing: companies. As a result little head way is being made in closing new business. Mr. St. Clair intimated that the company has several plans under consideration concerning which he is unable to express himself at this time, which, when placed In operation will ] materially change the present aspect. The financial arrangements, Mr. St. Clair said, are being worked out by, M. V. McQuigg and a coterie of. Southern California bankers. The j bankers aro dictating a plan which Is i b.lievrd will be equitable and sat isfactory to every one concerned. The Kern Maverlc, on the McCray property, now in litigation, has re sumed work and is making progress although it is Impossible to ascertain the depth. Tho Bardo, on section 35, in the west edge of the Kern river field, is down 600 feet and the Kern West Side company, near by, is 200 feet deep. MAP SHOWS BIG HOLDINGS OF AMERICAN OILFIELDS Doheny Company Possesses 7520 Acres in Midway and Contiguous Territory The latest map shows the American Oilfields to possess 7520 acres, 2100 of which are in Midway, 4240 on the Mc- Kittrick Front, 80 in Elk Hills and 1200 in Coalinga; all of which are held In its own name and are exclusive of those of its subsidiary, the Barnodon, of which it owns a half interest. These holdings are as follows: On 18, 31-2S, 640 acres; 8,31-23, 80 acres; 36, 31-22, 480 acres; 16, 32-23, 160 acres; 32, 32-24, 440 acres; 31, 32-24, 160 acres; 2, 31-22, 2100 acres. On 6, 29-22, 64" acres; 8,29-22. 420 acrse; 22, 29121, 640 acres; 20. 29-22, 160 acres; 2S, 29-22, 160 acres; 34, 29-22, 160 ; 36, 29-22, 320 acres; 30, 29-23, 640 acres; 32, 29-23, 640 acres; 2, 30-22, 160 acres; IS, 29-22, 120 acres; 32, 30-20, 40 acres; 4, 30-22, SO acres; 30. 29-22, 60 acres. Eighty acres In the Elk Hills aro on S, 31-23. The Bornodon holdings consist of 6120 acres in Elk Hills and Midway, or eight full sections of 640 acres each, namely: Sections 4, 10 and 14 In 31-23. and 10 and 11 In 31-24. Elk Hills, and 24 in 31-23 and 22 and 30 in 31-24, Midway. Figuring tho American Oilfields interest in the Barnodon at one-half, It is seen that it has an equivalent of 2660 acres, which gives the company a grand total of 89S0 acres. This is between a third and a half as much as tho Associated has in its own name, not counting its subsidiaries. The American Oilfields 1 Coalinga holdings consist of 1200 acres, or all of section 88, 20-14, except 40 acres leased to the Henshaw Water company, and all of 1, 21-14, which consists of only 600 acres. The Standard's Midway and Elk Hills holdings übount to 2480 acres, or only 140 more than the American has in the same Balds, not counting tho latter's 4240 on the McKlttrlck Front, where the Standard has no holdings at all. In the Elk Hills the Standard has 140 acres, all on 36, 30-23. In the Midway Us lands are as follows: All of sections 22, 26 and 36 in 31-22; all of 12. 32-23, and all of 30 and 20 In 32-24, and 480 acres in 16, 31-23; 320 In 10 and 160 in 14- 80 in 24; f.20 In 18 and 440 in 28, all In' 32-24, a total of 2000 acres, Besides this, the Standard has 780 acres in Coa linga, of which one section, namely, 2S, 19-15. Is developed for oil, the remain der being used for a pumping station. Thus It will bo seen that the Standard has less than half tho acreage of the American Oilfields, exclusive of what ever holdings It may have in Monterey and San Benlto counties, on which it has as yet failed to got any oil. STARTS SECOND WELL BAKERSFIBLD, Aug. 21.—The Mer chants and Bankers, a Los Angeles company, on section 20, 28-28, In the Kern river field, has put its Xo. 2 well on the pump and a good produc tion is being obtained from the first two wells drilled. The rig is being constructed for No. 3. A new camp and creator storage facilities are being built." This fall it is expected opera tions will be rapidly extended and the company is now preparing for the in creased work. 250 FEET OF OIL SAND McKITTRICK, Aug. 21.—The King Alban In the northwest part of the Midway flrld has 250 font of Band at 750 met and is Htlll drilling. The sand is saturated with a heavy oil. The King Alban is shown on most maps as Mylle & Graham, and is the southeast quar ter of tho southeast quarter of section 17. 31-22. COMPLETES STANDARD COALJNOJA, Aug. 21.—Tho Kern Trading and Oil company on section 35, 19-15, bus completed a lull standard rig and will spud In this week. ORGANIZES TO DEVELOP ACREAGE IN KERN RIVER HAKERSFIELD, Aug. 21.—The Port land Oil company has b^en organized to take over and develop forty acres In tho Kern river field, the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 24, 28-27, on tho west front and half a mile, or more beyond de velopment. The land is said to have been proven by a test hole. Tho company has agreed to pay $500 an aero for tho land, $250 In cash and $250 in oil to be taken from 50 per cent of the production. Dr. William M. Smith, the owner, of the land, has .taken an interest in tho company and will serve as a director. Stock la to be offered the public through tho Sagar Loomlfl company. The success of the Tejon and Kern Drillers on the west front has attract ed attention to that portion of the field, long neglected, and the march of the derricks continues. Captain John Barneson, John Baker, jr., Eugene de Sable and the Talbots of San Francis co recently purchased several hundred acres south and west of the Portland holdings organizing the State Oil com puny and aro preparing for extensive development. The oil measures in the Tejon and Kern Drillers are deep er than the main field but are appar ently equally prolific. GOLDFIELD ANNEX MAKES PROGRESS ON PALOVERDE GOLDFIELD. Aug. 21.—Rapid-prog ress is being made In crosscuttlng from j the bottom of the Goldfiold Annex | lease on the Paloverde claim, at a 1 depth of 1050 feet. The workings are , now In ledge matter that shows con siderable quartz, and it is anticipated that values will be encountered at an early date. The principal effort at present is be ing directed on the crosscut to the west, as it is believed that results will j be forthcoming hero in less distance j than in tho crosscut that is projected to be driven to the east to reach ! the vein that was passed through by the shaft at a depth of about 800 feet. The management of the lease is ex erting every energy to push the de velopment, .and has been doing some record breaking work in that line. The splendid equipment, which includes a fine hoist, three compartment shaft, air compressor and power drills, has made fast work possible. +-+-+ HERRIN TALKS OF S. P. PATENTED OIL PROPERTY SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.—Refer- j ring to the suit recently instituted in Los Angeles in an attempt to invalidate the patents of the Southern Pacific oil j lands in this state, TV. F. Herrin, vice j president and general counsel for tro Southern Pacific, comments as fol lows: "This Is one of those proceedings { which are instituted for speculative reasons with the idea that the plain- I tiffs might possibly benefit and could | not lose. The lands In question, as j well as all the oil lands owned by the i Southern Pacific, are now held under j patents granted four or five years ago, which unquestionably makes them the property of tho railroad." •>_•-» WITH PORTABLE RIG COALINGA,, Aug. 21.— Berkeley- Coalinga Oil company, a new company in this "field, operating on the south half of the northeast quarter of section 2, 21-14, is now drilling in a test hole with a Star portable rig. This is sup posed to be shallow territory. The I company will prove up the ground then ! put in standard rig and tools. The company is after road oil. This section has some very large seepages of oil which indicate a very heavy grade of oil. The seepages along the outcropplngs are flowing much more oil at this time than they did last spring. This is one of the features that have prompted this development, as well as the desire to produce a road oil. . ... * » » LEASE IN WHITTIER FIELD WHITTIF.R, Aug. 20.— E. Shaffer, A. E. Klauser and J. S. Hosier, east ern oil men, have organized the Shaffer I Oil company and have taken a lease on 40 acres of proved ground in the Coyote hills within half a mile of the big lease of the Murphy company. They w,ill proceed to develop the lease at once, orders having been placed for the necessary machinery. The location is in 3500 foot territory. The gentlemen named are all well known throughout eastern fields as successful operators. # ■ » DID NOT BUY SILVERBELL BISBEE, Ariz., Aug. 21.—From an authentic source it is learned that there j Is absolutely nothing in the report that Phelps, Dodge & Co. have taken over the mines of the Imperial Copper com pany at Silverbell and the Arizona- Mexico . and Gulf of California rail road. The properties in P;ma county taken over by the Phelps-Dodge interests are confined to the Leatherwood and Gees man groups in the Old Hat districts of the Catalina mountains. ♦-•-» SELLS FOR $37,000 MARICOPA, Aug. 21.—Eighteen acres in section 36 have been sold, or at least a considerable deposit has been put up on the. deal, for a price somewhere i between $30,000 and $37,000. The prin- j olpal man among the buyers Is W. S. Peard, a Boston financier, who is in terested in the Consolidated Midway. ■» . » . FOR THREE RIGS COALINGA, Aug. 21.—The Camwell Syndicate Oil company, section 22, 19 --15, has material for three more rigs. The company is building a new boiler plant and will install two 70-horso power boilers. 185 GOOD SAND COALINGA, Aug. 21.— Metrop- ] oils, on section 26, 19-15, has 185 feet , of prolific oil sand In well No. 1. The i hole is down over 3200 feet with 4% inch casing which will be landed on i the first shell. •—• ■ NEW BUSINESS BLOCK Mrs. M. E. Snyder will expend $1,000 ! for a new apartment house of forty- \ eight rooms, to be erected at 915 West j Fourth street. "his bus*ness "Are you a vegetarian?" asked the long haired man. replied the buitness-looktng ■tranter seated next to him: "1 don't handle vegetables at all; I'm n. fruiterer." —Yonkeis Statesman. BTILL*THE 400 Ward They §ay there are about 275,000 automobiles owned by Individuals In the United States, or one (or every 100 ix>P"'»- McAllister —Well, are you in the 400 yet? —Yonker* Statesman. OIL MEN IGNORED IN LAND OFFICE RULING Meeting Is Called to Adjust Mat ter Inconsistent with Good Legislation Recent ru I b Ihe ■•■ neral land office, soys the California OH World', Indicate that b policy of strict con j struct'.. n ol the statuti a has been adopted tocether with a determination to t;ike all for the government and to give nothing to the oil operator upon tho public domain In every instance wherein the Interior department offi cials havo any discretionary pi whatever. is thoroughly understood this is a reversal o policy, the government hav ing* 1 formerly, with the express object of developing the country's re lource . given a loose construction to tne statutes. Discretionary power lias been used for the b neflt of the opi ra tor, therefore. Recognizing this attitude and antici pating its continuance hundreds of companies and Individuals have worked for months, and even years in some Instances, expending millions of dollars In the aggri ■ loping pe troleum lands. 'J heee have conformed an far as possible to the course of pro cedure laid down by the Interior de partment, and naturally they have also taken advantage of such pn have been freely given. For Insti consent to assign Interests to a trus tee having never been withheld on the contrary being acquiesced in, has been accepted owing to the extreme busi ness convenience bi ought about by del egating to one member of a group of locators authority tc act for all. No one, not even excepting the gov ernment, has ever been injured by the adoption of this innocent dtvice for the simplification of business. Yet the interior department has now ruled that a group of locators lorfcit their rights, by taking such action and the harm fulness of this reversed position is in calculable. Many a small fortune is certain to evaporate and many an en terprise entirely honest, honorable, well conceived and intelligently di rected—typical of all that has made the American great among the nations of the earth—Will end in wreck and collapse. There may be legal grounds for the changed attitude of the department, notwithstanding the fact that there have been no changes in the laws, but there can be found no grounds in fair ness or in equity. Xo government, especially the government of the re public of the United States ol Amer ica, has a moral right to assent to a proceeding upon the part of a single Individual among its citizens and then, I In the absence of statutory provision, j to exert its power in a manner such i that the individual is injured and op pressed. This, however, is to be the result of the reversal of policy made by the land office as Indicated by the decision in the applications of Munzer and others for patents to lands lying in the Sunset oil tlelds of Kern county, Cal. NO IXTEIUOR MOTIVE The California Oil World is not look ing for "ulterior motives ' and "base designs" to attribute to tho officers responsible for tho ruling. Rather, it sincerely believe:; them to be acting in what they conceive to be a man ner altogether and completely con forming to the spirit and the letter of the law, but it also believes that they have not been able, by reason of a lack of exact and detailed knowledge concerning conditions surrounding the circumstances of the case of Califor nia's oil-bearing lands and their de velopment, to appreciate the fact that their new interpretation of the law will work widespread disaster among this state's operators, bringing ruin to thousands of locators and great loss to tens of thousands who have made in vestments in those ventures tho new ruling will annihilate. If it is true, then, that these officers have made their ruling in Ignorance of its injustice and unaware of Its true and full Import, the only logical and rational course to pursue in order to counteract that ruling's alarming ef fect is to proceed to enlighten the de partment, to give to its officials all the Information obtainable in order that they may square their opinions with the true conditions and the- deep grounded principle of fair play in volved. The better to secure results the Cal ifornia Oil World suggests, and hereby takes the liberty Of culling, a conven tion of those most vitally Interested to meet in Bakersfield on Sunday, Sep tember 4, to devise ways and means of relief. In the event that the Intel lor de partment officials finally insist that they have not legal authority to act otherwise than in the manner com plained of. the matter can be taken before congress at the approaching session tor such action aa that body may see lit to take in the dlr ctlon ol protecting a particularly valuable por tion of the country's most active men and of preserving a peculiarly impor tant industry. it is not by any means yet too late to avert the danger confronting those who have none upon and proceeded to develop government r,il lands upon the implied understanding that they should receive such payment as their serv ices deserved—that they should g"t. to have and to hold, all they earned according to a promise given years shjee and lived up to conscientiously and consistently until now. Lot sales in southwest by McCarthy Company The McCarthy company reports the following sales In Its tracts In the south and southwest: Louis Manits, a lot on Seventieth street, near Main street; $550. Josephine Lenneker, twelve lots on Seventieth street, between Main and Moneta. total $8000, in the McCarthy company's addition to Greater Los Angeles tract. National Lumber company, two lots on Normandie avenue, between Fifty first street and Fifty-first place, in the McCarthy company's .Normandie Ave nue Square tract; $2500. Sam B. Elliott, a lot on Seventy-third street, between Vermont and Hoover; $675. To O. F. Goodrich, a house and lot at 1449 East Twenty-third street; $3375. NEW APARTMENT BUILDING Guy Woodward, proprietor of the Woodward hotel, has taken a ten-year lease on the five-»tcry and basement class A hotel building to be erected at Eighth and Grand avenue by Crlchton Smith, Plans are being prepared by Architects Gurrett & Blxby. CLEARING^ OUSEiBANKS " N\MIC OrriCKIM Broadway Bank & Trust Company " rapltal. J2fi,ooo. XH.B" "roadway. Bradbury tnlldlnr Biirplm nnd TTndlvld»rl Profits. W4i.™w. ; ~~Z ~ I . I iTTiT-i WI IK 1.1, MAN, Frtaldenu United States National Bank r.wl smith, cashier. . ' Cnpltal. $COO,OOO. „ j;. corner Mn;-,1 ».rt (omm»rel«l Wnrpliia and Profltii. $?3.000. | C. ' ! TT> i .' . WATERS, PrMldUlti itizens National Bank mi. v.. woods, cashier. • Capital, $1,000,000. 3. W. rrm>r Vhlr-1 «"" Mam. Purplv.. $BOO.OQO. C. —~~~ liu _■ W. A. HoNYNOt;, President, lomniercial National rsariK nkwm ■ n ebsick, cashier. . Capital. 1500,000.00. ...„,«. I 401 B. Si ing, n>r Fourtn. Surpiui * m-llvM-d Profltn. $47.«Vtt.0« - '. TZ | -r, i I. W. JtEI.T.MAN. President. armers & Merchants National iiank chari.i::; setler, cashier. F~~~~~^ ' ' IT ,T . ■ Capita!. $1,500,000. I'rcHi ], nt. nrmcrs & Merchants National .bank charle i betlbr, cashier. ,:, $1,600,000. -Vrn.r Fourth and Main. nrr dn» .r-. Proms. H.9M.OM. F- — : —— —— ' ,1. M. ELLIOTT, PrMldent. irst National Bank - w. t. b. hammond. cashier. i Capital stork, J1,250,000. p. rr ,. . *..„„„* , n ,] Brrln«. Si '»« ■•■■■■• Profits. Sl.fi2S.ooo. j_ _ ~~ '. wH. HOI.L.IDAT, Prosldenu l :rchantb .national Bank chas. orekne, cashier. I Jill Capita 1.. $200,000. 1 | jfl - B. rorn ,. Third arri Sr^lnß. Surplus anr! Undivided Proflt.. W50.0W.. N^tlonal iiank of Caiiiornia .1. I-:. mckf.e. cashier. itional iiank ot Laniornia n a nhier. Capital, $r,00,000. v . K rnrr ,,, r y,, r th and Sprint. Furplus an I T-ndlvld-d Proflts. tiM.OOP. " ~ ~~ ; T B. F. ZOMBRO. President. fl rural National Bank tames n oibt. cashier. I Capital. Moo.oon. y B. K. ror^er Fourth and Broadway. Surplus and Undivided Profits. ««■«*. LOS ANGELES SAVINGS ECIJKITY . >A^Tll¥€^» 1 SANK Largest and Oldest in the Southwest ! Hcsource, $29,000,000.00 p.;, (be Llh«,t rate, of lntere.t and .a th. n.o.t Überml term. cowUteiU w>U uu'nil, caniervalive banking. I ■ Largest and Best Equipped Safe Deposit and Storage i Vaults in the Southwest. I I Security Building Spring and Fifth Streets J ffliASllEKli JAVINCJ BANK ' rasgggJßP 1" TtiL BANK WITH 'THS ' ■"■MP* - ST EFFICIENT S£J9ViCE £ J"g>RING ANO FOURTH STSi, m Merchants Bank and Trust Co, Paid Up Capital $250,000 Merchants Bank and I rust to surplus over- $200,000 1 1 f/,r 8 » 0 hoq .re.,. 209-11 S. Broadway gyjgyy^SSSfJT" HARNESS ,x. L, C-JSS. «-*. S A D D L E RY HOME SITES IN ANGELES MESA ADDITION ARE IN HIGH FAVOR E. A. Forrester & Sons report the salo of thirty lots in "Angeles Mesa" for a total of $26,775. The sales wore all made in that por tion of Angeles Mesa bounded by the Ing-lewooil-Redondo car line. Sixth ave nue, Fifty-third street and Slauson avenue. The purchasers were: Seventh avenue— George C. Court right, three lots, $1075; P. B. Gosney, $450; Frank Dougherty, }G26. Lots Eighth avenue—Paul Erskine, $600; N E Koch, $750; E. L. Keeler, $<.>0; J. O. Keeler, $750. Lots 50x135 feet Ninth avenue—U Englander, $950; H. E. Williams. $750; E. Hanks, I960; A B. Lewis, $700; 1. A. Morton, $iao. C D. Stamburs, $950. Lots 50x150 each. Tenth avenui —A. E. Johnson, $750; S J c'liisholin, $800; James Atkins, $S00; Harry Hamb'y, $800; A. K. Brill hart $800; J. J- Evans, $850; C. L. Oolfries, $S00; J. R. Walker, $SOO. Lota 50x150 feet each. Mesa drive—On Mesa drive, 180 foot in* width, with all frontages 75x150, or larger to C. W. McLeod, $1350; A. J. Warner, $1350; W. H. Richards, $1350; C W .McLeod, $1330; N. E. Meyer, corner, $1625; It. S. Hyde, $1450; S. Y. Fyde, $1450. BUILDING PERMITS Following are the permits issued since the last publication of the list and classified according to wards: Permits. Values. First ward ' *,' i'??'i Second ward '* M-;-™ Thirl ward 1 18.6.8 Fourth ward » ,;',!? Fifth ward ' **•*-& Sixth ward .._ 3 __ Tolels '. 26 »55,C68 Forty-eighth street. 1592 West—L. A. Investment company, 335 South Hill street, owner and builder; one-and one-half story six-room residence; $8600. Twenty-eighth street, 215 West—Mrs. Maude i: Plerson, 322 South Hunker Hill avenue, owner; C. H. Hendrieks, builder; two-story 20-room apartment house; $8000. Western avenue, I6f>o South—Klnter Hamilton, Harvard school, owner and builder; one-story four-room barn and dwelling; 1250. Seventh street, 424 West—H. A. Zuch, owner; E. A. Leaf, builder; al terations of building: $4000. Eleanor avenue and El i>ntro street —B. J. S. McLean, 436 Eleanor, own er and builder; one-story five-room residence; $i. r)Ui>. Palton street. ",:>S— A. B. Hawkins, 328 Central building, owner; M. S. Tea ger <Sr Co., builder; one-story flve room residence: $9. rio. Forty-ninth str.-et. 1338 East—Mrs. M. M. Little, 133S East Forty-ninth . owner: John Mac Lean, builder; one-Story two-room residence; $350. Marlposa and Melrose avenues M, -S. Maekey, 1421 West Twentieth street, owner: C. R. Limms builder; one- and-one-half-story seven-room resl- dance; $3000. Forty-third street, 452 East—Thos. McLaughlin, ions West First street, owner and builder; addition to dence; $150. Cahue.nga and Third streets—Gt. A. Miller. 420 Park View street, owner; J. H, Hillock, builder; one-story seven room residence; $2."> no. Mi-lrose and Van Ness avenues— Title Insurance and Trust company, owner: A. Barman, builder; one-story business bulldlnsr. Jl',ooo. Westlake avenue, 340 South—J. C. Quinn, 342 South Weitlake avenue, ov.nor; G. "W. Ditch, builder; addition to residence; $300. Pico street, 601-15 West—-New-mark Brothers, 310 Bait First street, own »ra; C. G. Rom .builder; alterations of building; $3442. Griffin avenue, 4426— 7, L. Coryell, 225 West Avenue Fifty-three, owner ® Grandmothers |p jnr Knitted socks to earn money and fW saved her money in a stocking. \4 KV Mother and daughter use the 8 D modern way by savinK their t$ §J money in a bank where they get U If all the modern conveniences en- v U joyed by over 30,000 peonle, all ■ M, of whom are our references*. pi TROBECK & JOHNSON MERCHANT TAILORS. NEW FALL STOCK ARRIVED. Phone F6247. Suite 301 LiHiiner BIda;. 524 SOUTH SPRING STREET. 25,000 SHARES of lbs Capital Stock of Mutual Home Bldg. Corporation Now offered at $1.10 per snare. 843-344 Citizens National Bank Hid*. Verdugo Canyon Land Co. Has just Issued the most beautiful and artis tic illustrated booklet ever published In Los Angeles. Call or send for one. JNO. A. PIRTLE 401-2 Union Trust Bid*. Shoes Half Price and Less Over two hundred blur display bargain tables are displaying shoes for men. w«mu and children, on sal* In many lnstanoea tat half price acd less. Convince yourself aaii come to the MAMMOTH BnOB HOUSE. ' CIB South Broadway. builder; one-story five-room resl idence; $2500. Hill street, 347 South—John L. Carey, Homo Savings Bank, owner; H. Par sons, builder; alterations of building:; $400. Thirty-first street, 224 West— H. C. Ashley, at lot, owner; W. Holbroook, one-room business building; $2825. Elthea street, 3315—Joseph Tenza golski,- 830 Stanford avenue, owner and. builder; one-story five-room resi dence; $ISOO. Normandio avenue, 3901— Mrs. D. B. Redman, 3919 Nor,mandie avenue, own er; J. E. Crlnch, builder; one-story one-room business building; $2825. Sierra street, 643— Phillips, own er and builder; one-story residence; $275. Eleventh street, 1154 East— Mary L. Evans, at lot, owner; F. B. Kuck, builder; one-story three-room resi- nee; $r,OO. Marmion way, 3901-15— J. P. Wianey, Avenue Thirty-nine and Marmion way, owner; C. Anderson, builder; altera tions of residence; $500. Hill street, 212 South—T. "W. Broth erton, Beaumont and Finley avenues, owner; J. A. Crook, builder; altera tions of building; $326. Forty-fifth street, 1420 "West— G. 1.. Bwarn, 1051 West Forty-fifth street, owner and builder; one-story seven room residence; $2000. Forty-fifth street, 1051 West— V. Sward, at lot, owner; G. L. Sward, builder; one-story five-room residence; $1700, San Pedro — South Center street— V. Mannisto, 217 South Center street, owner and builder; one-story four room residence; $250. A JOr<E John Mack—Why are a police doln' his duty A a mean cuss Kipalm' pie out nt *, road tourist's hands alike? Harry Walton—l ain't In no Joko humor to day John for I ain't mentioned for anything In politics this time. John Mack— Forgot politics Harry I.lke I do, The ana is 1 are trampin bis beat & th» other are beatln a tramp. Hi. lla. 9