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Show MINING INDUSTRY IS ATTRACTING II0T1GE: 1 Greater Interest Shown Throughout East, According Accord-ing to J. C. Dick. Interest In the mining industry Is steadily growing throughout the eastern financial centers, there Is more available money for Investment in reputable mining min-ing ventures that will withstand examination, exami-nation, and the consensus of opinion is that the industry has been well started on Its period of greatest prosperity, according ac-cording to J. C. Dick, general manager of the May Day, the Uncle Sam and Lower Mammoth companies and who is largely interested in a number of other mining ventures throughout the state. Mr. Dick has returned from a trip to New York City and other eastern points. In discussing the impressions he received, re-ceived, he said yesterday: There has been a decided change in the last year throughout the east In regard to the mining Industry. More money 1b available for mining enterprises enter-prises that will withstand examination; examina-tion; there is a greater interest noticeable no-ticeable on all sides; men are eager to discuss mining and milling projects, proj-ects, and the consensus of opinion is that the industry has been well started start-ed on Its period of greatest prosperity. prosper-ity. Although many of the metal selling agencies do not expect to see spelter selling at its former prices, they view the outlook for silver, copper and lead from a very optimistic point. These three metals are confidently expected to sell higher, and this Is especially so regarding silver and copper. cop-per. There Is considerable talk about large European copper negotiations, that is, Kuropean countries are believed be-lieved to be again sounding the market mar-ket for big blocks of the red metal. Silver Is expected to advance in price and some of the more optimistic are predicting dollar silver at the end of the Kuropean war. I am told that in Germany at the present time they are coining iron. The blockade Is said to have prevented the whit metal met-al from reaching that country. It is becoming pretty well known throughout the east that the mining companies are now earning greater profits than for a number of years, and. as a consequence, the interest of the Investing and speculative class Is Increasing relative to the mining industry. |