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Show MINING IS SECOND ONLY TO FARMING Mining is second in importance to but ona other industry, and that is farming. Mining has been ono of the i greatest agencios that have made the advancement of ciilization possible. If it had not been for this industry we should still bo in tlic Stono Age, says( a contributor to the Orem letter. The products of our mines mado possible the stoam engine and the printing rresF, which have meant more for progress prog-ress than anything else. Monev, the measure of value and medium bf exchange, ex-change, which has enabled commercce to develop and expand, is tho result of our gold, silver and copper mining. Mining has mado the steel ship a pos-sibibt-, and bow far would the science h of oloctricitv have advanced, which is of such vital importance to modern civilization, if it had not been for this indnstrv! To grasp tho importance of mining, just imagine what would happen if for any reason tho industry were suspended. suspend-ed. ProgTCM would ccaso and we would start at once on tho downward road to barharism. Many investors of late havo corao to realize thflgo fafty. Mining has taken on a new aspect. Tt is no longer considered con-sidered a mere gamble, hot as a goo- means nf investment where returns are reosonnblv sure and of good proportion?. propor-tion?. Kn?icr money is looked for in the nar future, and one of the result will be tho rlontiuc of new projects in the nature of electric railways, water power pow-er development, and the ela-trif?pariri I f t,&rtr :i-m road' Tb ropn- r I -! th"rbv re-o c a grra |