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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1901)
Wednesday, Aug. 21. 1901 THE SUMPTER MINER -1 I' MINING MACHINERY. Changes Being Made in North western Branch Houses. Numerous ehanges aro bcinu made In tlio mining machinery business through out thu Northwest, in tliu location of branch houses and thu mauagcra there of. II. V. Croll, who linn licon manager of thu Spokane, Washington, branch olllco of The Kdwurd l Allla company, has been appointed manager of the branch ollico to lw established at 414 Dooly block, Salt Lako,City, for the Al-lis-Chahuers company, with tlie territory of Utah, Nevada, Montana and wmthern Idaho under the direction of this olllcu. The Spokesman lleview claims that the general western branch of thu re cently formed trust has leen established theru. It says: The newly formed machinery trust, thu Allis-Chalmers company, will con duct its entire northwestern business from Spokane. Thu general agency will bu established under George A. Hradley. Thu only other selling agencies in thu west will fob ut Denver and Salt Lake. The Spokane ofllce will handle thu en tire business of the trust for Montana, .northern Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Hritish Columbia. Theru was thu keenest rivalry on the part of linns in llutte, San Francisco and Portland to get thu agency, as an enormous volumuof business will bu han dled through It. llutte men especially wanted the olllco, and they went back in shoals to Chicago in thu hopu of getting thu appointmont. They woru disap--minted, however, for General Manager Chalmers decided to locate thu agency in Spokane, iih hu consldurs this city the center of thu mining industry in thu northwest. Georgu A. llradley, head of thu Hradley Enginccriifg and Mining company, has lccu appointed manager. A. W. Sayles, formerly Soknno agent for thu old Krascr & Chalmers company, ' will assist him. C. K. Itruff, at present assistant manager of thu llradley Kn gineeriug and Machinery company, lie comes general manager of thu company in iiiccession to Mr. llradley, who gives up direct charge of that concern in order 'to handle the business of the trust. Thu company will have ollices in thu .building now occupied by the llradley Engineering and Machinery company. The location of the- agency in Sjiokano imukcH this city thu center of tlio ma chinery business for thu entire north west. Thus it is that mining machinery for all of Montana, northern Idaho, Ore gon, Washington and Hritish Columbia will bo handled through this city. July Mining Dividend Paid. The metal mines make a good show ing during July, puying out 5,8(XI,033, the second largest distribution this year. Of thu 50 coin pun lea of this year three copier properties paid 4,885,047, of which the Amalgamated company alone .contributed $11,041,172, which was the first quarterly dividend of 2 jwrjeent on its newly issued capital of f 150,(180,000. The next largest payertf were thu forty- two gold, silver and lead companies, fur nishing f2,8(17,587, which was the big gest amount paid in any mouth this year. It is notable that three of the leading Cripple Creek, Colorado, gold properties during the month Stratton's Independence, Limited, which is largely controlled by British capital, Increased its annual rate from 15 per cent to 20 per cent on a 15,000,000 outstanding shure- . capital; Vindicator Consolidated paid an extra quarterly dividend of 2 per cent on the Issued share-capital of .fl.lOO.OOO, and the Mary McKinney caino forward with an extra quarterly payment of 3 per cent on ItB 1.000,000 8hare-eap!t"af. Itin also wortfiy ofjfo inark that Dalton & Lark, of Utah, dls trlbuted among Its stockiioUlers)f257l,725, or IOJb cents per share as a clean-up dividend, as its properties have been transferred to n new company. The American Smelting and Itetluing com pany paid the llrst quarterly dividend of 1?4 per cent on its new preferred stock of if5,000,000. Two California quicksilver properties paid $H),000, lielng their usual quarterly dividends, and three zinc companies distributed if L'2, 11)11. Kuginccring and Mining Journal. Through Utah and Colorado. The Ideal trip to thu east during the heat of summer is via thu Kio Grande Western and Denver & Kin Grande rail roads, thu far fained"'Scenic Line of thu World." Thu extremes ofyctuporaturu aro nuvur met, and pasxengors arosuro of haviuga delightfully cool rido through the heart of the Kooky mountains, and a view by daylight of scenery which is no where surpassed. If desired, a stop on route may bu made at quaint and pic turesquoSalt Lake City, thu "City ot thu Saints," Glen wood Springs, l.ead vllle, Colorado Springs, I'uehlo, Denver, or any intermediatu point. Theru aro three daily trains leaving Salt l.aku City for all points east, which havuclose con nection from thu northwest, via either O. 11. it N. or thu Southern i'acillc. These trains aru equipped with through sleepers (standard or tourist,) free re dining chair cars, and a perfect dining car service. Personally conducted ex cursions, in charge of competent and courteous managers, aro run several times a week without ehango of cars to Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, lluffalo, Now York, lloston, and all eastern cities. TicketH uriftou sale at all railroad ticket ollices. For further Information and cheapest rates, apply to J. 1). Manmfikm, General Agent, 124 Third Street, Portland, Ore gon. Reduced Rates Aro now in effect to lluffalo, Now York. Do you oxjH'ct to attend tho Pan American KxMsitionV If so, do not buy your tickets until you have investigated tho services of tlio IL LINOIS CENTRAL Kailroad. Our accommodations are tho bost that can bo had, our trains are always on tlnio, and employes courteous and ac commodating. Through tourist cars from tho Pacific Coast to lloston via lluffalo. If you will send lift eon cents in stamps to address given below, wo will forward you, by return mail, ono of our largo 34 x 40 inch wall maps of the United States, Cuba and Porto Itico. Any information regarding rates, ac commodations, service, time, connec tions, stop-overs, etc., will bo cheerfully furnished by B. II. Trumbull, Com'l. Agent, Third street, Portland, Ore. Attention, Uniform Rank K. of P. All members of U. It. K. of P. will meet at 0era house, Saturday, August 17th, at 7:30 p. m., in full uniform, with sldo arms, for general muster. It. II. Millkii, Captain. Sumpter dt Bottling Works & Gagen & Sloan, Proprietors. j j j jH jH Manufacturers of all kinds of car Donated drinks and ciders. Or ders filled and shipped on short notice. j j j jt j ALLIS-CHALMERS CO. Joshua Hendy Machine Works Nos. 38 to 44 Premout Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA' IMPACT WATER WHEEL WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES kl''' OPERA HOUSE SALOON SUMPTER BEER ON DRAUGHT BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES Agents for Matting ly and Moore Whis key a 2o-year-old whiskey as good as Elixir of Life. All whiskies are out of SUMPTER, THE A. J M STIIMSON, Prop. (Successor to Only tho Best Brands of SUMPTER, F. C. BRODIE, -"JEWELER- WATCH REPAIRING A SPECIALTY FINE JEWELRY REPAIRING, DIAMOND SETTING, ETC. OPPOSITE HEW HOTEL, GRANITE STREET. Sumpter, Oregon. General Ollices CHICAGO, ILLS. Manufacturers of Stamp Mill, Concentration, Chlorination, Cyanide, Smelting, Converting and General Mining MACHINERY BRANCHES .... SPOKANE, WASH., DKNVKK, COLO., SAN KKANCISCO, GAL. 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