| Show THET THE mining alining and scientific c press in giving giving reasons for the recent advance in the cost of mining machinery says while mining machinery has gone up in price it is no higher relatively than any other class of machinery at present raw material used in its construction has advanced fram 40 per cent to 85 per cent and that necessarily occasions increase in cost to the manufacturer and to the purchaser every manufacturer of mining machinery is busy and hence there would be a little delay in the delivery of large orders A man wanting a hoisting plant to sink 1500 feet could not expect to have his order filled right away but could probably have what he wanted ready for delivery in sixty days in mining machinery as in everything else competition makes it impossible for any concern to make or maintain high prices and if the present prices seem high to any intending purchaser it Is for the reason stated |
