-T2EK3SESSE22r:
THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, July 3. 1901
The Sumpter Miner
Officl.il Paper of the Town of Sumpter.
I'UIILIMII.l) RVI'H WEDNESDAY IIY
C. II. MARSH AND J. W. CONNULLA
SUIISCRII'TION HATES
One Yesr Si.no
Six Month ;
ALWAYS IN ADVANCU.
L'ntrrei at i'if pmtofllce In Stimplcr, Oregon, lor
transmission through the malls as second diss
mat er.
Tin: Iliirrliniiii-Viintlurhllt rnilronil
Hyntciii Iiiih IhkiiuiI u "I'litliHnilur"
folder fur tint Union Piicille, wlilrli ron
tuiiiH mi veil pnncH of wjuto tJ'K', ile.Hrrip
tivu of Iowiih iiIoiik till) lini'H of tliu O. It.
& N. in Oregon, WiiHliington anil Miino.
TIiIh tltwrintivu work vnn lonu ly
Colonel I. Doniin, who Iiiih no eiinil in
thin Hplmrii of literary effort. Thu com
puny Ihhiich rUO,(XlO eoplen of theH foltlurH
nvury month, I,(XK),(XM) annually. Anil
that Ih nilvrrtiiiiiig which countH, which
iiinountH to foiiit'tliiiiKi imperially ah in
thin niHii, w liero tho mutter Ih compiled
by a uian who uutlurHtamlH tho ImxliicHH,
who Ih an urtlnt, a HpociiiliHt in thin line.
Ihii'I ItalHiut tlinothf Portland Chain
Iter of Coniinereu wan "ondorHiiu" thin
LtiKiuitl" proMiHitlou to let tin) world
know thero Ih tuirli a Htato an Oregon
yen, and thu uian behind the. pun?
Now thu Hiimll-lwiro papurnall ovur tho
NorthweHt ant whudderinn with moral
HhockH and throwiuu lltH on account of
the municipal corruption in Sunttlw, re
vealed to public, triixu by tint recent kill
ing of the chief of mi!Ico of that town by
the Iiohh tfimhlor. All thin Muff in truim
pnrontly dlnhoncHt. Tho city pivurn
inoiit of S'Ultlu ih no moro corrupt than
thocoof other Iowiih approaching it In
hIzo, rortland, Sikano and Tacoma,
mid tho puporn that aro proteudint; to lw
ho dreadfully nhockod know thin ntate
iiieul to Imi truo. They n'ti an opMrtu
nity to preach HcrmniiH on morality,
think their readcrn want foinothinu of
tlio kind in thiH connection and aro
merely mipplyiut: n diiuiiind. Men
around uoHpuHr olllcen know Iwtter
thiiu moHt '(ppUi that thero !h no mich
thliiK an houeHty and purity in munic
ipal M)lticH, after a "punli" Iiiih necurod
control of tho iiiachluo, "Huared" tho
nouHpuperH and fcul nccuro in itn titlo to
"what thero Ih in it." And a city irov
eminent in always Junt an piod mfltn
eiti.uiiH UMrvo. lierovor "IiiihIiiccm
iuterentH" rule, thero crooked work
HoiiriHlic. Thero in not only no onti
nieiit in buxiiieHH and commerco; but
Hcarcely a truce of patriotixiuor honesty.
Ah v.h uxH'cteil by Tiik Minkii, tho
Lawton Stuiuliinl iiiukcH no attempt to
defend Hh attitude of Inutility to buxi
iiohh activity, tienenilly dcHlt-nated una
boom, but dod);cH around tho Ihmio in
thin wire:
"Tiik Sumitkii MiNHii in ono that Ihj
HoveH in tho boom principle. It in of
tho opinion that a frail ntructuro of
Htraw in of more utility than one. built
of brick on a umk1 Htauncb Meno founda
tion. It ItoliuvoH in dr.iwiiiK' tho Ioiik'
1kw and iiuluclnt: capital to invent by
hook or crook. No matter what tho re
milt to tho inventor whether tho Invent
mout paH or caumH bin tluanciiil ruin,
Tiik Minkii man woIh not. A cheep Iiiih
liooii nhorn mul tho woIvoh' apiwtito for
tho time xutiHllcd."
It Ih Hcarcoly nmiiry to jwlnt out
tliu fucMliat tho Standard's tranciwront
error lien in ita miHltion that ovory
boom in u "fmin ittrnctiire of straw,"
and that biiHincHH atatination, OrvKonitui
dry rot Ih u Htrticttiro of "brick on a good
ittaunch stono foundation." Tiik Mixkh'b
contention thai e8tern Oregon iaa
jjrwit, rich gold mining region, whoro
money can bo profitably invented, nnd it
wuntH a wholo lot of capital to come in,
buy and develop milieu, increaHO local
rommerre, build up tho campH, creatu a
hot, exciting boom. The charge by im
plication that thin paper Ih given to
"drawing tho long bow," !h not founded
on fact, iih readerH of both Tiik Minkii
and Standard know. Without keeping
up a nolny, continued ntory nerieH of ex
clamatioiiH relative to itn reliability, Tin:
Mi.NKit ban at IciiHt won the reputation
of leingHlucere in itn HtatemeutH.
Hut thu .Standard makcri a vague refer
ence to vacant biiildlngH and idle iiuart.
iiiIIIh, iih rcnultH of the late lamented
boom. That in a viigno generality that
would win me ueari ol a "connurva
tive," but would have no weight witli a
man who known how to take a fact anil
draw a coiiclunion. There are in Sump
ter today, MrhapH, a doen vacant Inilltl
ingn, buHlne.xn Iioiihch and renldenceri.
During the few moutliH of bunlucnH ac
tivity in thin camp there were more than
two hundred buildlngH erected, more
than lit pur cunt of which aro either
yielding tliu ownorn a big interent or aro
occupied by owuern who are engaged in
profitable occupation. The per cent
ago of idle iiiart. iiiIIIh Ih not no great by
two-tliirdn. Tiik Minkii pimply claiuiH
that It in better for all concerned that
Sumpter nhould have grown thtia rapidly
J 11 nix moutliH than no nlowly in nix
yearn j Ik-ciiuho life in too abort to prac
tice the Ktandard'H ntaguation theory.
SUMPTER DEVELOPMENT CO.
SUAPTKR, OREGON
Owners of all the choice acreage sur
rounding Sumpter. Inside residence lots
on easy terms. Apply to
SliYMOUK H. HKLL. Manager.
Crockery....
Of All Descriptions
CROOKS
One-half to 0 Gallon
JUGS
One Gallon
BEAN POTS . . .
For Hoiton Hiked lieans
One-luilf and One Gallon
JARDINERS . . .
All Color
FLOWER POTS
All SIzoh
Call and wo will bo pleased to give
you prlccH.
W. R. Hawley
SUMFTER
B. L. McLAIN
MILL
WRIGHT
ERECTION OF QUARTZ
MILLS A SPECIALTY
Sumpter j Oregon
CAPITAL HOTEL
DR. J. W. VOGEL
THE OCULIST
Has established headquarters In Baker City, at Room
No. t4. LynnJ.ile lllock, anj will be there at least one
week In each month, and at Sumpter at least two days
In each month. Watch (or local notice uf arrival.
C. H. r-ENNER
Civil and Mining Engineer.
U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyors (or OreRon, Wash
ington, Ual.ti nnj Montana. Engineers lor the
Sumpter Townslte Company, Limited.
Undirfrcund ind Pitint Sunriys.
nd Driuhtln.
Blue Prlntfni
H. T. HENDRYX & CO.,
Mines Bought, Sold and Developed.
Bargains In Sumpter District
Quart! Claims.
SUAU'TER, . - - OREGON
W A. SAMMS,
ARCHITECT,
MAKER CITV, t ORLCION
Reliable plans, specifications and estimates furnished
E, A. CLEM & CO.
AUNING INVESTAENTS
fropirtla tiimlned ind Reported en, Mimbir.Pert.
land Mlnlitf Stock Eichinft
250 ALDER ST. PORTLAND, ORE.
QHAS. H. CHANCE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
City Attorney U. S. Commissioner
Rooms 2 and 3, First Bank of Sumpter
Building,
SUMPTER. OREGON
L T. BROCK, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
Sumpter. Oregon.
Special Attention Given to Sureerv and to DIs.
eases ol Women. Office. Nclll llleck: Residence.
I (iranlte Street near Mill.
DR. PEARCE
Physician and Surgeon
PROI'RIIITOR
SUMPTER OENERAL HOSPITAL
Telephone Main i(.
SUMI'TER, ORECION.
INSURANCE.
E.L. MANNING,
REAL ESTATP
City Recorder and Notarv Public
Collections
Abstracts
Agent lor Fyrlclde Drr Extinguisher. Sumpter
CJOTT & SHELTON, 2 u.- sJOTT
w J. F. SHELTON
Attorneys at Law.
SUMPTER.
OREGON
W. H. W. HAMILTON.
Mining and Consulting Engineer.
Mining; Properties Examined, Reported
rtles Examined,
1 and For Sale.
un
Morelnr and Neal Code.
Uox ti8.
SUMPTER. OREGON
p A. E. STARR.
Attorney-at-Law
Center, cor. High St,
Sumpter. Oregon
Lew Walker
...ASSAYER
Control lTork a Specialty
Gold Durt Bought
Sfxcial Rata to Comraniw
tKtad Deer Witt first laak tf Smitir
ItlMPTtR, aRiaon
Basche
Hardware
Co.
. . . Sumpter . . .
GENERAL DEALERS IN
Shelf and Heavy
Hardware
Iron
and Steel Pipe
Mining
and
Mill Machinery
Agents for
" HERCULES"
Powder
Fuse and Caps
-A
C. C. Basche
MANAGER
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w 0 nrtruins nffs H
II HOCK CRLLK. ORUCH
Mi'mmtfMx'm
Sumpter Forwarding Company
AGtNTS
SUMPTER ORE.
:rank j. davey
ASSAYER AND
CHEMIST
Control Work a Specialty
aota ccntcr bt.
AKCR CITY, OREGON
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