The Virginia enterprise. [volume], August 01, 1902, Image 1

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VIRGINIA. MINNESOTA.
6en. mar. Olcott
W. f. Olcott is Placcd at the
Head of the U. S. Steel
Mining Interests*
The Gty of Virginia Welcomes the Members of the Northwestern Minnesota Editorial Association Today.
L. w. POWELL ALSO ADVANCED.
Two important changes in the po­
sitions of local officers of the Unit­
ed States Steel Corporation became
effective Saturday, and were an­
nounced then.
W. J. Olcott became general man­
ager of the Oliver Iron Mining com­
pany and the Minnesota Iron com­
pany, which companies have con­
trol of all the mines of the Steel
corporation in Minnesota, Michigan
and Wisconsin.
L. W. Powell became assistant to
Thomas F. Cole, of the Minnesota
and Oliver companies.
The changes are really part of
that by which W. A. McGonagle, of
the Duluth & Iron Range, became
assistant to the president of the Du­
luth, Missabe & Northern railroad,
with full charge of the operations
of that road.
Mr. Olcott has been relieved of all
the railroad work, and his mining
duties have been very much broad­
ened. His position is much more
prominent and important than it
was before, when he was superin­
tendent of the Mesaba mines of the
Steel corporation and president of
the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
railroad. He will retain the title of
president of the railroad for the
present, but the duties will be prac­
tically all assumed by Mr. McGon­
agle.
Mr. Cole has been president and
general manager of the two com­
panies, and while he continues as
president his title of General Mana­
ger passes to Mr. Olcott, who will
relieve him of much of the general
oversight of the mining operations
of the Steel corporation.
Mr. Powell has had the title of
agent and in that position he has
had substantially the duties that he
will now have, without the title.
W. J. Olcott came to Duluth in
February, 1891, to take charge of the
Rockefeller mining interests withj
the title of superintendent. When
Vice President McBride, of the Duj
luth, Missabe & Northern road step|
ped out, Mr. Olcott was made vicef
president of the railroad. Undeir
the new deal by wliich the corpora­
tion took the Rockefeller interests
he became president of the railroad
and general superintendent of the
corporation's mining operations on
the Mesaba range, which was his
position until the recent change
took place, whereby he was relieved
of his railroad work and his mining
operations were much enlarged.
He is a prominent figure among
the iron mining men of the country
and his advance has been steady
ever since he took up the profes­
sion. He is receiving the deserved
congratulations of his man}' friends
on his elevation to the responsible
position announced Saturday.—Du­
luth Herald.
1 IilOlM.i \s CAMHtlil
TE.
The following from the Kveletli
Star will be appreciated by the
many friends of 1. C. Palmer, who
earnestly supporthimin hisdeserv
eu aspirations for county register
of deeds:
"Virginia has now a candidate for
political honors. And it is due to
the oldest city upon the Mesaba that
her candidate should receive, with­
out stint, the unanimous support of
every Republican upon the iron
ranges. The Verniiiion range has
from time to time been honored by
the Republican party and lias for
the past number oi' years had the
hearty support of its neighbors on
the Mesaba. Since the days of 1SSS,
when Amos Shepard was register
of deeds from Tower,and later when
John Owens was elected as clerk of
the district court, Neil Mclnnis to
the legislature, and still later W. G.
Bonham as probate judge, we find
that the Vermilion range has for a
number of years had a place on the
Republican ticket. This is the first
time that the Mesaba range has
been able to place a candidate in
the field and be at all sure ot his
election. With the past good rec­
ord of the Mesaba and its liberal
support of the other range candi­
dates it is certainly not too much to
expect, pr ask, for the unanimous
support of the Republican party
upon the Vermilion range, and we
iede'$ tariff Uiews $
To the^Editor of the Herald:
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Sfeveral prominent Republicans having asked my position on the
tariff, make the following statement:
HIRST—As a general proposition I believe in a tariff that covers
the difference in cost of production between our own country and any
competing country, on all articles which it i9 practical for us to produce.
Second—Wheat being a world product and its price fixed by the
supply and demand of all countries and Duluth being the natural ship­
ping point for the territory north and west of us, I believe in free wheat
from Canada. As we export wheat, it is of no advantage to us to force the
Canadian wheat to go to Europe via Port Arthur or
Duluth. And as diversified farming is steadily driving the wheat area
further north, we must soon admit Canadian wheat or close our mills.
If in Congress I would be pleased to vote to remove the present tariff
against wheat, but should be guidea by the wishes of the district.
THIRD—The tariff of forty^ cents a ton on iron ore does not benefit
the Minnesota miner, and its removal would rob the opposition of much
of its tjhunder. In the proposed revision of the tariff as suggested by
President McKinley, I have little doubt this would be removed. I think
there would be no local opposition to such a course.
FOURTH—The tariff of $2 per thousand feet on certain grades of
lumber is, in my opinion, purely revenue tariff at the present prices of
the product, taking so much profit from theCanadian owner. If we re­
move it, Canada might impose an export duty, and the proceeds be
transferred from our treasury to hers. I think this tariff should be used
in negotiating a reciprocity treaty with Canada. Lumber is high, but it
is for other reasons than the tariff. Our forests are fast disappearing,
while our population is doubling, and the demand pressing hard on the
supply.
FIFTH—The chief need for high tariff in years gone by was our
high interest rate. When money was ten per cent here and 3 per cent
in Europe, nothing but a tariff could save our manufacturers. But to­
day, thanks to the wise financial policy, for which I have
ever
money is as cheap here as anywhere in the world. And to this are due
the modified views of President McKinley, and the living leaders. The
Republican party still stands for the principle of protection wherever its
application is necessary, but with the expansion of our territory and our
trade we have surely and forever become a world power, and the time
for reciprocal trade treaties is at hand. We should diversify our foreign
commerce as we do our farming, so that if one customer fails there are
others with whom we can do business.
I was born a Republican and cast my first vote for Garfield, but
supported Cleveland, chiefly because he was sound on the money ques­
tion, while the Republicans were fooling with the Bland-Allison act and
the Sherman law of later date, from which we have now been saved.
Havirig lived several years in the South, I deprecated the campaign
abuse Of the Southern people by Republican speakers, but the gracious
acts of McKinley have stopped even that. And now we can love one
another.
j. ADAM BEDK.
believe that this support will come
with willingness characteristic of
the liberality of the people of that
range ||untry. Mr. M. C. Palmer
has nowrfled his affidavit for regis­
ter of deeds and is now in the midst
of the campaign. As the former
mayor of Virginia he has a i*ecord
that will mean something to him in
his present fight, if he should have
opposition. He is a Republican of
Republicans, and has always fought
the party fight. He is a clean man,
a highly respectable citizen and
towns stand firmly by and there is
no possible way in which the most
scientific mathematicion can calcu­
late Mr. Palmer's defeat."
NEW REPUBLICAN VOTERS.
One hundred and forty subjects
of King Victor Immanuel III will
renounce their allegiance to the
Italian ruler next Monday to take
out citizenship papers and become
loyal subjects of the United States,
says the News Tribune of Wednes­
day.
Continuing the article states that
W. D. Beslow, of Virginia, arrived
in Duluth the previous afternoon
to make arrangements for this
wholesale manufacture of citizens,
and will confer with count}-officials
for another tour of the "court on
wheels'' or arrange for a special
from range points to take those de­
siring papers to Duluth.
The work of
The next meeting of the Clubs
will be at Hibbing on Sunday next,
August 3rd.
During Tournament week a grand
Cornish Wrestling Match will be
conducted in the Wiggen building
under the management of Alfred
Burke. $125 in cash prizes will be
awarded, and the best wrestlers on
the ranges will be in attendance.
The above is taken from the Duluth Herald of
June 13,1902.
one that will reflect much credit following, of interest to many Vir-j
upon the party of the Mesaba range. ginia readers from the fact that
Let our citizens here stand by Mr. three of those who] benefitted in the
Palmer with a united force let the, deal were former residents here:
citizens of the other Mesaba range "One of the most important min-
Taoors Removal of
Duly tat Wheat—
Iron Ore Duty not
needed—Discusses
Cumber tariff....
Montreal
instead of
contended,
Strike Tt nicely.
A'Trio of Former Virginians
Fall Into a Nice Chunk
of Coin
BY SALE OF WESTERN MINE.
From the Idaho State Tribune,
published at Wallace, Idaho under J1
date of July 16th, we reproduce the ..
ing deals made in the Coeur d'
Alenes
within the past year was the bond­
ing of the Ajax group of twelve
claims to eastern capitalists the
first of the week for the considera­
tion of $100,000. B. Downey, 308
Rookery building, Spokane, con­
ducted the business on the part of
the investors. Mr. Downey is an
expert mining man and knows ex­
actly what surface showings indi­
cate. The Ajax takes in 7,000 feet of
Hercules ledge to the eastward of
that new rich silver-lead bonanza
above Burke, and the investors may
well feel proud that they were for
tunate enough to secure this prop
erty at the nominal price of $100,000.
The three McAlpine brothers are
the principal owners. The other
owners are James Henry, one-six
teentli Matt Baumgartner, one-six
teenth, and Dr. I. S. Collins, Burke,!
one-twenty-fourth. The terms of
organization Tinder- the bond call for ifl.OfX) down. ?10,000
taken and carried to a successful January 1st and $85,000at the end
end by Mr. Beslow already embraces of
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neai! ?e\ en nundied member.-t,un-1 '.jeen developing the property for
der the name of the Me-aba Roose- some time past. It is said
\elt Republican luus. and lhat the tensive operations will
new organization will become a po­
tent facio in county politics is no
longer questioned, and in return
will doubtless ask deserved recog­
nition in future. It is anticipated
that upwards of one thousand vot­
ers will be in line by the time of the
general fall election. These people
have always voted the Republican
ticket, but as an organization their
political power will be more keenly
appreciated, as well as more effect­
ive in the general result.
year's time. The owners have
jcc
some time past. It is said that ex
tensive operations will begin at
once on the Ajax property, and the
producing mines of the Cceur
d'Alenes may expect in the near fu­
ture another important competitor
in the lead and silver market."
The McAlpine brothers referred
to are James, Archie and John, all
formerly of this city, the first nam­
ed being chief of police here some
five years ago. They are brothers
of Mrs. J. M. Sheehy of this city, and
many former friends will be pleased
to hear of their good luck.
The Ely Miner has turned its sixth
trick, and with its issue of the pres­
ent week enters 'upon its seventh
year. The Miner has ever been a
newsy local paper and a valued ex­
change. Its staunch Republicanism
also enlists admiration. That it
may continue to prosper'isthe wish
of Bditor Schaefer's fraternal breth­
ren.
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