OCR Text |
Show ATTKM) THE MEKTINQ. The joint meeting of the exchanges for tho purpose of considering what action ac-tion shall be taken in referenco to tho proposed World'a fair mine will bo held tomorrow evening;. TiiF. Timk.h hopes that there will be a large attendance. attend-ance. If the members are alive to tho importance of the mining industry they will certainly demonstrate the fact on this occasion. There are two main branches of human hu-man occupation; one is that of tilling tho soil, and its associated industries; the other is that of mining, with the network of interests arising from and dependent upon it. Neither can be stricken down, and neither can claim to be of greater importance than the other. It is proposed that, in the great exposition whero tho nations will meet J iu a display of the triumphs of peace, there shall bo a complete exhibition of the processes, appliances and products rf Iho business of mining an exhibit that shall bo coiniiieu- urate with the magnitude of the industry, and that shall place the miner's occupation in a proper light before be-fore the minds of visitors. Tho people of a territory that is pre-eminent for its mineral wealth caunot aGord to hold back from taking part in such an enterprise. enter-prise. They cannot atford to miss the opportunity to put their own section in a commanding position in relatiou to tho subject. For these reasons Tiik Times expects to see a large attendance at tho meeting tomorrow evening; and it also hopes to see a manifestation of the liveliest interest in-terest in the subject. Elsewhere in this issue appears an extract from au interview inter-view with Colouel BuoWNK, theaorigin-ator theaorigin-ator of tho project. It shows that tho-e who have become interested in the matter mat-ter are more and more confident of the success of the undertaking; while there can be no question of the benelit that will accrue to the mining business from tho proposed exhibit.. Everything points to the conclusion that the people of Salt Lake should take action in the matter, and that this action should bo taken cow. I |