| Show LETS GET BEHIND OUR MINES by lloyd W hoskins to many people in utah today not directly connected with metal mining or the sale of mining necessities the importance artance of the preservation of our chief industry and its elevation to the place it deserves is is in in their constricted vision a matter insignificant to the seeming importance of the enterprises in which they are immediately concerned we are living in a state that is largely mountains and desert less than one half its area is adapted through gli topographical and climatic limitations to agricultural pursuits the mountains it is true are a never ending source of scenic delight delig ht to pleasure seek seekers ers and tourists and also during certain seasons of the year prove a splendid habitat for those seeking the relaxation and solitude their fast nes nesses ses provide As a hunting and fishing ground they also bear unimpeachable reputation W while hile the enjoyment and thrill provided the motorist in a tour of their winding canyon roads and is probably not excelled anywhere within our great domain the deserts too put forth a lure that is hard to resist and all these charms of desert and hills naturally endear them to our hearts As playgrounds they are unsurpassed and to this end we are giving them worthy attention 1 I 1 but a as s a vitally important and potentially productive one half of this great commonwealth are we doin doing k all viat that is s ul in our ino mod power ja to 04 bring this immense area to 04 the stage of 10 super productiveness its sj past history pui indicates juzi sa it 11 si is capable of JO SV As a colossal jus field so of work pue and beehive bee hive of 10 industry where countless thousands may find bulj profitable al employment auz pul and A pride p a i in u q becoming juoza bui a ed part ji so of a productive plan so os tui immense that sil its il limits altu OIL are difficult even to 04 surmise se as an important factor in ul our ano industrial development c and pu v as s a potential poa pou e agent ui in doubling the atil oid present luos size azis so of our ino cities c and pu population so of our ano state are aiu we am standing behind our ino itu mines sau pur and their dependent industries with ilu all the courage our ino ui innermost i convictions dictate are we OM not IOU a little to 01 say the otil least dilatory X ui in the matter so of the atil support we am oil are giving these asdel basic institutions e at 4 present have we OM not IOU been ui in the past somewhat lax ui in our ano c appreciation so of the wonderful eail treasure a kind nature so Os generously bestowed on us sn f so os wisely hid such balu meager ia p distances s ul szu beneath the surface and so os ingeniously arranged div paaul with leaders sj to 01 our ino XIA very feet so OS that ilu all who have the faith ill e pue and pu ambition may earn a u just reward and does it j seem reasonable that the future so of this vea great state can be built upon rodn a e foundation more firm etil than ti that offered by further intelligent exploitation u so of sil its chief jiu natural luin resources A state whose area daxe si is only one atio cil half ja productive st is to ol just that eal 4 extent alive for the s sake oil so of a i brief exposition let jai us sn suppose a condition cona eoj that I sa s1 is not IOU entirely without the bounds so of a possibility UI in ule an endeavor to 01 make the matter entirely clear may aw we am be permitted during its sj progress a modest criticism of jo a maj few apparent conditions these conditions while iba obscuring the truth at times oat are not upon closer iashio ios scrutiny n 1 ixil so OS densely opaque si as they so os often appear we have wondered many letu XU times ul in the ed is why UT in in u some aluos so of our ino prominent mining enterprises utan capital dez jull eq seq has s played such a minor part we dak have alq attached os some alu blame to 04 those who when the financing of 10 a U promising property q became La OW necessary wasted little time in u an appeal to 01 utah investors and went outside for the assistance required we oak have MC awakened disagreeably X surprised p ui in finding payrolls that we am guilelessly believed might continue forever to 01 be suddenly cut an off UT in eal learning that aj IL large orders ap SI JOS for machinery and mining necessities had been placed ak with eastern houses to ol the loss so of our ino local manufacturers PUL and been not IOU a little 1141 chagrined merchants TIOU SlUE and finally we am have ila at times when the atil dividend checks were being mailed to 04 pug find jno ourselves passed q by disappointed too when we am watched our ino real estate put and industrial values drop dolp when the metal mining barometer went down ing but ui in justice to ol ourselves our associates lOSSL Salia and aej therit boilen upon which these conditions rest as pul and around which they were built tu we am suffer a loss SO of dignity suf ins up may xv chent pul and of jo long enough duration to 04 il truly jn and UL p p diligently 4 ja SO of misjudgment misso investigate 3 even though it 11 reflects some luos intimation on ourselves 4 for 10 it 41 ST is only UT in this hum ble reach qz a ap degree aj a SO of frame 0 of j mind that we am can hope to ol Li understanding that will lead us sn to ol we an ultimate enlightenment this unfortunate attitude by which we oa eq have QA all been tu ore alo or lo less ju affected ui in the atil past that has relegated a basic industry X to 01 a place so of secondary consideration st is ue an attitude ani not iu its inception but a constantly xau ui in sl only dangerous beup 0 n s loj mcrea sing matu menace cimatu Di ul in up paup direct pa U to 01 it its s growth 1 q or ap obviously JA insofar today sr as qi the op dollars smil mil S invested in 0 our in mining 2 ventures SQ are 11 0 ut in jeopardy pue and sul insofar 1140 se as the future of io that balance to ol just I 1 that q 41 the industry X st as a whole hangs in u a tent does the atil ons success ss or io failure of jo our ino non itu mining buu ut st ments 1 rest let the qa support metal apul mm us sn take away for a time au alves to 04 e 11 IOTO industries ul in utah pue and we OM face a P de arable condition there M will 11 be removed butina that 1 time atu the aulta mine mill smelter and other sources so of distribution of jo payroll 11 money pue and the burden so of ei taxes sax carried by our ino active mines will be shifted to 04 the aill inos sources sz ij from tuo which they must so of necessity flow uv an enormous interstate inter galui state business provided for our ino uj railroads will be immediately cut an off machinery salus sales pas seriously restricted 0 and the atil JULU market laI for the sale glus so of mining supplies stagnated thousands so of men are ju at once out so of employment put and the al home tuoc market for a large axel Q portion so of our ino farm pul and truck garden products is hutsi immediately curtailed the I 1 far reaching consequences this would have on all non mining utah investments can only be Luins surmised pasi pul and ui in the absence so of a desire to oi dwell unnecessarily long on an unpleasant conjecture we prefer to oi leave le a further consideration so of this vital lula question to 01 each UT in I 1 their I 1 individual application to 01 their own local pur and peculiar requirements ing but behind ilu all conjecture and supposition stands that I tuia grim A paces fact e pue and pu not IOU so os greatly C obscured eliad perhaps sd sl as we am jr at times m are pleased to 01 have it I 1 the dollars we mining indifferent investors OM are ep daily al placing ui in these seemingly ins sure thing investments are just jsn su as secure su as the atil foundation on which they rest therefore UT in e xue any xu comprehensive plan so of ultimate security for these ui investments we am shall op do well to ol look to ol the laj preservation of jo our ino mining industry su as the nucleus around punohu which they eq have DA boj formed atu and qi the basis upon which we am axe are building them jv at said present ju and so Os ui in any case let jai us sn get behind our ino mines with not IOU only our ino faith pur and hope coq but our ano dollars sic as well I 1 for in ua so os doing we om ave are only backing ul in a sure ains and intelligent manner all those things ui in which we am e se as s zillo citizens sua so of this great state airis have ur in the ed past Is unconsciously perhaps d approved by our ino continued residence here and enjoyment of jo the rewards sp we am have received I let lai la us sn not IOU continue longer to ol applaud only from I 1 the ps side sauil lines I let lai la us sn get into the game and with UE an energy pul and courage characteristic q e ui i u imajo oils of jo pioneer people prove dawd ourselves worthy of 10 all these gifts a pupi kind nature has so os generously bestowed on us sn let us sn get behind our ino mines |
