Camote Bill [poem]

Title

Camote Bill [poem]

Creator

Pike, James

Language

English

Year

1936

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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March, 1936 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 29 The future for Chromite i (/ontin m:<l fiom page 27) (hat our investment lias been well meritixl and will prove to be a real asset. ■‘Up to December 31, 1935, the investment of the Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. in this contract an - unted to two hundred ten thou sand, five hundred thirty-two pesos and fifty tour centavos ( 1*210,532.51). MR. SCARI’ES REPORT In calculating the value of the Masinloc chromite deposit, the two most important fac tors to be taken into consideration are the amen ability of the ore to metallurgical treatment, and its marketability. There is no doubt as to the great quantity available nor the low cost of pro duction. The orc is comparatively medium grade—in fact heretofore material containing 32% CrcO; was considered non-comtnercial although during the World War high prices were paid for comparable ore. Up to six months ago our thought, in common with Ben guet, was that it was a reasonable expectation to find high grade concentration within so large a mass but as development progressed it became evident that such was not the case in this par ticular instance. Realizing the importance of learning definitely the actual physical and chem ical characteristics of the ore, together with its reaction to metallurgical treatment, your en gineers decided on an independent investigation of these points. Initially a small electric furnace was con structed at the Bureau of .Science and a com mercial grade of ferrochrome successfully proi/’lrusi turn to page .',!>) Camote Bill By W. James Pike Camote Bill’s head’s way tip in the air, And his feet don’t touch the earth; He’s struck it rich, he’s free from care, And lie’s bubbling over with mirth— He’s wondering how he’ll spend the dough, As soon as it comes to his mitt, And he’ll greet all the gang with a sonorous no, When they ask for the loan of a bit. A silk suit he’ll wear on a Sunday, And he’ll buy him a new Stetson hat, And though he’ll wear overalls Monday, No welcome will appear on the mat— His old time friends will get the frozen face, And the bums the marble heart, For with Bill they’re all out of the race, And Bill and his dough won’t part. At Camotes now he turns up his nose, He eats Irish potatoes an gratin, And wears on his feet fine silken hose, And dresses his wife in black satin—• No more on his plate will you find a pig’s head, Bill says it’s only fit for a dog, He’s munching away on pork chops, instead, And eating farther back on the hog. The old corn cob now lies on the shelf, It’s hardly the thing to smoke When a fellow is really rolling in pelf, It makes him feel like a moke— The gramophone now lies out in the yard, A loud speaker functions instead, The old wheezy records in the discard, Bill tunes in on London, in bed. He’s left his old haunts, he’s gone to the Pines, Where he sits with both feet on a chair, And loudly he talks of the wealth of his mines, And sweetens ’em up with hot air— A cowpuncher was Bill in a youthful day, He’ll never play golf you can bet, He knows a sheepherder invented the play, An affront he will never forget. ^APEX IB ill IB Bl IB ^1 || sTOPTHAr | it (OLD WITH M vflkPEV 1 1 IB B IB U [B B BjlBlBIBIB.lBIBIBIBH'IBIBIBfBlB Goodrich (>v:r 10 years ago pioneered the square-edge belt. Good rich saw definite advantages in the square-cut edge- greater flex ibility -no ply separation (bootlegging I -longer life -better power transmission. Goodrich Highflex has revolutionized belt manufacture. Goodrich was over five years ahead of the industry and today by constant research and improvement Goodrich is still five years ahead. IT LOOKS the same as other square-edge belts, BUT it has 14 Major Improvements No other square-edge belt has yet equalled GOODRICH Highflex in performance— and we can prove it in your own mill GOODRICH HIGHFLEX Some Recent GOODRICH Improvements Increased fabric strength Higher flexing life More uniform ply adhesion Less power loss Greater resistance to deterioration No breaking in period The Pioneer of square-edge belts GOODRICH INTERNATIONAL RUBBER CO. CORNER CAN0NIGO AND PEKAFRANGIA punwpc / ela’si P. O. BOX 1432 PACO, MANILA, P. I. N \ ^73 IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL

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