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Show THB MINING CONGRESS. Notwithstanding the excitements of the present wtek, Utah must not forget the Mining Congress to be held in a few days at Butte, Mont. Those congresses have been of vast good to the country, and especially to the West. Agriculture leads all other industries in our country, and this is right for two reasons. The to things that men wear out their lives to seem se-em e aie board and clothes. The first is supplied by the farmer. In a good many ways he also supplies sup-plies the latter. Then there is no other place half bo good on which to bring up children as a farm. Loe of home in the city is not like love of home on a farm, and it is that love expanded which makes patriotism. But next to farming, the great industry of our country is mining. Again, the effect of mining, especially precious metal mining, makes up the vitalizing element in business, and civilization advances or recedes as I the product of the world's precious metal mines is increased or diminished. The United States was a fourth class nation, as the world rates nations, until the golden stream commenced flowing in 1849. Its steadily increasing increas-ing volume ever since from the Great West has advanced the nation in fifty years to a place of such splendor and power as was never reached beiore by any nation since the beginning of history. his-tory. Of course, there were many other treinen-ous treinen-ous factors, but the vitalizing element, the lubricating lubri-cating fluid that kept the boxes cool on all the wheels of progress, has been the money taken from the hills and deserts of the Golden West. Hence, this great industry should be of much concernment to the whole country, but in the States where mining is the paramount industry, mining congresses should be eagerly attended and 1 delegates should be chosen from the most capable 1 citizens of each State. These delegates should be able to explain every advance made in their respective re-spective States, then when opinions are exchanged the industry itself should be strengthened by tne added knowledge. then it is good for residents of many States to often meet together. It is a refining process, it quickens the minds of the delegates, it broadens their natures, it adds to their respect for their countrymen, it warms and enlarges their patriotism. patriot-ism. B Butte is a great place for a convention to meet in. Hospitality runs wild up there. The pace set B is a fast one so fast that only men of iron consti-B consti-B tutions should be sent as delegates, for ordinary B mortals cannot stand the wear and tear of three B dajs of Butte's courtesies. When the men of Butte B become hosts to entertain a company in earnest, B it means a weakening of all but the very strongest B constitutions among their guests. |