Show editorial comment nevada moved by the recent safety exhibit at reno is now forming a safety commission to promote safe practices in all industries this is a wise move and one to which all the states are rapidly coming we are reliably informed from the east that the utah copper company is purchasing motors for use in the flotation process at its magna mill this would appear to be a little more than the experimental scale and the company undoubtedly is now seriously considering the flotation process as an aid to its present practice following the very successful results attained by tho tha same interests on the butte zinc ores the strike in the michigan copper country has petered out as it did in this section a few years ago without recognition of oc the western federation but with substantial gains to the miners this attempt in which the use of the one man drill was opposed and the companies were accused of harsh treatment of men was bound to end as it did congressional investigation and partisanship by the federal department of labor notwithstanding it is stated that the anaconda copper company has offered to ta take over all the assets of the international smelting smelling Sm elting refining company the latter company having undertaken some heavy expenses recently in the construction of new plants and being in a way affiliated with the anaconda company this move but marks the further development of the anaconda company as a custom smelting smelling sm elting and refining company as distinguished from a mining company formerly the main source of ore supply was from the companas comp anys own mines the troubles in mexico will undoubtedly y have an effect upon mining although th tha final result is in doubt at this time the daily press reports that the A S R is closing its plants there but will pay its dividends regardless at cananea cananda there is no present prospect of further interference with operations some lead silver operators seem to see better prices for those metals through closing mexican mines this idea is a bit farfetched far fetched in view of the disturbed conditions that have already prevailed preval ledi so long why may not the consumption of copper be increased if actual warfare comes it would seem that copper is the only metal likely to be favorably affected |