Show imperishable WEALTH the imperishable wealth of the world is based upon the metals coming from the mines and values of all kinds are measured by them while the civilization of any country is determined very largely by the volume of its circulating medium median whose basis of ultimate redemption is gold j andi and silver country where money is plentiful in any intellectual and financial advancement speedily follows destroy the circulation medium which is invariably based upon the metals and man retrogrades almost to a state of savagery when money is plentiful mankind advances when it becomes ti ful scarce and practically unobtainable want and distress follow and a nation long deprived of a circulating medium gradually sinks to the lowest stage of physical as yell well as mental existence there is no doubt but that at least one half of the civilized world knows nothing of the true source of imperishable wealth while the major portion of the other half takes it as a matter of fact that such wealth should exist without going to the trouble of determining its origin little thinking that it is founded upon the output of metal mines in hundreds of isolated localities concerning which they know but little if anything every year new wealth practically indestructible tible is being added to the worlds circulating medium and this new wealth comes from the mines but mention mining to the rank and file of men in all walks of life and they will almost invariably hold up their hands in holy horror for they have always been led to believe that mining is hazardous and illegitimate and that as an occupation it is only followed by crooks robbers and thieves and yet the average man is only too glad to get and keep the very gold and silver that is produced according to his way of thinking through the medium of an industry the mention of which is tabooed in good society and yet notwithstanding the aspersions cast upon this industry mining in the united states during the past five years has contributed forty billion dollars to the circulating medium of the country it is generally very difficult to convince people that mining is legitimate profitable and respectable that it is no more risky than any other occupation or pursuit and that through its means civilization is being advanced the world over and for the reason that it is through this avenue that imperishable wealth is obtained |