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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1900)
Wednesday, January 10, 1900. THE SUMPTER MINER. WILL BUILD AT ONCE. Sumptcr Needs and Will Soon Have a Hospital. Those Interested in the St. Mary's Uni versal hospital met last Thursday even ing at the Townslte company's office, and wisely decided to proceed at once with the work of erecting the building and open ing the Institution. This was deemed necessary, in view of the prevalence of sickness here and the absence of any ac commodation for the sick. A committee consisting of Messrs. Johns, Goss and Richards was appointed to revise and perfect the plans already drawn, advertise for bids and let the con tract. Regarding the plans, the com mittee will consult local physicians and get other expert advice which may be needed. Mrs. Richards, Mrs. Brock, Mrs. W. V. Warren, Messrs. Penhale and Goss were appointed a committee to select a site, to be donated by the Sumpter Town site company. They went out Friday forenoon, looked over a number of loca tions, and have expressed a preference for lots 5, 6 and 7, block 2, Suunyside addi tion, which Is, Indeed, a sightly location for such an Institution. However, tills matter is not definitely settled as yet. HILGARDGRANITE RAILROAD. What a General Manager Says of Cold Blooded Railroad Builders. Commenting on a newspaper article re lative to the proposed Hilgard-Granite railroad, the general manager of a road, not named, Is quoted by the East Oregon Ian as follews: "One thing must be always kept in mind by people who figure on railroad schemes, and that is, it must be shown up that tonnage Independent of mines de veloped or prospective is obtainable In volume sufficient to warrant constructing the road. "Men who have money are frequently willing to risk small amounts with prom ise of big returns, but are seldom Induced to put up ca-h by the millions without as surance that they will receive regular and fair remuneration for the Investment. "Railroads are seldom, never, built on mining excitements. Roads sometimes are built Into sections in which mining ex citement has broken out, but it is always because from other sources tonnage is pro curable to make it a paying proposition without any business from the mines. I am prepared to say that no company or association ot capitalists would build into I lie Granite region upon the prospect of what business the mines would afford. There must be livestock tonnage, lumber tonnage, and business enough to assure interest upon the Investment, apart from the alleged big tonnage the mines would give. "You will find that when you begin to talk build to monled men, they will talk cold-bloodedly back at you, and demand positive assurance that the enterprise will pay, and they will laugh at you when you say that you depend upon tonnage of ore from and merchandise Into the mines." Charlie Flynn and His "Triumph." Charles I. Flynn, who is honored by every lover of a good cigar, in connection with the manufacture of the "Triumph" brand, has succeeded to the firm of Flynn & Morton, the cigar manufacturers of Baker City. The firm will hereafter be known as Chas. I. Flynn & Co. SPOKANE Drug Co. Only exclusive whole sale drug house in the state. We sell only to merchants. Make the best prices on min ers' and assayers' sup plies. Freigh no higher than from Portland. Write for quotations. Spokane Drug Co. Spokane, Wash. O. R. & N. TO THE EAST Gives the Choice of Two Transcontinent al Reutes: GREAT 1 NORTHERN 1 RAILWAY via Snakaue, Mlnneap ' oils, St. Paul, Chicago. THE OREGON SHORT LINE j via Salt Lake, Denver, Omaha, Kan sas City. Lowest Rates to All Eastern Cities. Ocean steamers leave every 5 days for 1 SAN FRANCISCO . Steamers monthly from Prtland to Yokohama and Hong Kong via the North ern Pacific Steamship Co. In connection with the O. R. & N. For full particulars Mil on O. R. & N. agent, Baker City, or address W. H. HURLBURT, General Passenger, Agt. Portland, Or. -1 A. P. GOSS, President A. J. GOSS, Cashier & Bank of Sumpter 3 TriMicti GimmI H iiImii Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections. Safety Deposit boxes for rent. The Sumpter Lumber Company Plenty of Lumber Now Frozen ground and snow roads have facilitated the hauling of logs. We have again in oper ation the mill, and our dry kiln is now running full blast, with a 40,000 capacity. We have also imported a large stock of dry fir lumber. ORDER QUICKLY. J. B. STODDARD, Manager 000000000001100 Exclusive Agent for the Celebrated OI.YMPIA HEER On draught or by bottle. loooooonooooono " The Olympus tt II. FINGER, Proprietor. High Grade Wines, Qi imntpr Or Liquors and Cigars. oUmpiei, VJl. Sumpter Hardware 1 Company General Hardware, Stoves, Ranges, Mill and Mining Supplies. t Builders and Plumbers' Supplies. Agents for Schuttler Wagons. SUMPTER. OREGON v) ''