Show NEW YEAR GREETING from the closing of the civil war to the present time the american public has not been confronted with conditions similar to those which stir the hearts and patriotism of our people at the present time during the interval our interests and aims have often been widely divergent but now we are united in almost every thought in every action in every impulse and as a unit we are striving for the preservation of democracy the protection of our fi resides and institutions and for the downfall of an autocracy that is a sinister menace to the whole world the stress of war times however has not caused any slackening in business activities tivi ties notwithstanding tile the enormous money requirements of the government and in every branch of our industrial world more vim and steam has been applied until such activity prevails that we can hardly realize that the nation is at war As a matter of fact a new era has arrived for the american people and to what heights every line of endeavor will ascend after peace is declared cannot even be imagined with every other unit in business circles the mining review has been doing its bit and that it has been able so to do is largely due to the patronage accorded to it by loyal and progressive people who have held to the slogan that business is good and who have proved the saying by making it good with such a feeling pervading the atmosphere mo nio sphere there can be no doubt as to what the coming year will bring to our people success prosperity and peace and especially so to the mining industry believing that the coming twelve months will be months of progress and advancement for our readers and patrons we take pleas sure and satisfaction in extending greetings to them and in wishing them a happy new year |