Show KEEP MINING ON SOUND BASIS A notable article In the Mining Congress Journal for December December De De- cember by Hon Reed Smoot senator sea sen ator from Utah discusses the importance im inS- of the protective tariff In stimulating the mining revival oi ot the past few years Metal and mineral min eral mining has never been more alone prosperous than now flOW and there thero haa hao never been as fertile a field for the Intelligent prospector and Investor More metals are finding their places in science and Industry There is every reason lo to expect that alt alf the basic metals will hold bold their present importance and that newer elements ole ele meats ments will grow amazingly as their uses become known The ground floor Investigator could hardly have made a situation to order as good goodas as the present for searching out the mineral deposits of the country and getting them ready for the capital that only asks to be led to n. n real neal ore deposit In order to Invest It is highly Important to western states that this condition In the mining Industry be not only maintained but encouraged In every legitimate manner |