Show EDITORIAL GOSSIP ABOUT MANY PEO PEOPLE E AND THINGS THE TIlE MINING REVIEW With Its Us current Issue which appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap on Saturday last the Salt Lake City Mining l Review Increased In size sze to thirty-six thirty pages In Its new form this excellent exponent of the mining Interest In the Mountain States generally and In Utah particularly more than ever meets the demand for foran foran foran an able accurate and at once popular and scientific Journal of its kind The Review has fairly earned the prosperity prosperity prosperity pros pros- it enjoys and to it may much be added in the future The Mining Review feels Justified in saying that the year 1902 promises to be wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully wonder wonder- fully active and prosperous throughout through through- out the many mining camps and districts districts dis dis- of this intermountain region In Inthe Inthe Inthe the old camps more work will be done than ever before and the output of the precious metals consequently will be largely increased while In newer districts districts dis- dis a great deal of work will be don donin done dorie in intelligent prospecting and development development devel devel- work Like the Review The Telegram is impressed with the golden outlook for our mines and prospects prospects prospects pros pros- this year The East and aid Europe are ale at last awake to the richness of Utah's resources and flattering results In iii the way of investment and the es establishment establishment es- es t of new enterprises es are certain to follow THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS From our State exchanges generally we are pleased to learn that as the time for tor ox the irrigation conference so wisely called by Governor Wells Wells approaches approaches approaches ap ap- ap- ap Interest in the subject subject is growing rapidly Present indications are that the attendance will be full and that that the d delegates legates from the varIous varIous' various vari varl- ous ous' counties and districts concerned Inthe in inthe inthe the great problem will be composed of representative and experienced citi citi- zens This years year's agitation of the proposition to reclaim the arid lands of the West under the auspices and control control control con con- and with the assistance of the Federal Government has greatly advanced advanced advanced ad ad- the genera general cause already and the more active our States and communities communities com corn are In supporting and promotIng promoting ing It the sooner will success be won The Rio Grande railway system has generously established a a. a single Ingle rate round round roundtrip trip fare faie for the conference Tickets will be sold at at Ogden In Utah county Tintic and neighboring places I Ion on February At points farther a away vay tickets will l be on sale February uary I THAT SUGAR WAR As might be exp expected ted as a result of the United States court court decision upholding upholding upholding up up- holding Secretary Gages Gage's imposition of countervailing duties on Impo Imports import ts of su su- su- su gar from Russia the press and some of the leading men of that country are anything bu but t pleas pleased d with the present commercial relations of the the two na na- na- na Prominent journals of St. St Petersburgh Petersburg Pe- Pe are p printing bitter articles against what hat ll li the he artificially created misunderstanding between Russia and the United States Prince editor and statesman and an intimate friend of of the uie Czar I in the St Petersburgh Petersburg I l' l Gaz Gazette tte says Against public opinion opinion In the United States and especially against the interests interests interests inter inter- ests of American exporters of metal products Secretary Gage with the consent consent consent con con- sent of President McKinley imposed illegal and unjust duties on Russian sugar and thereby almost destroyed the flourishing machine trade between Russia and the United States The Muscovite Empire always has been on friendly terms with us but now we may reason reasonably bly look for a change of senti senti- ment The sugar tariff business might not be enough to bring It about but that added to the irritation that American Ameri Amen can with the Japan Anglo ese alliance will occasion probably will bring us Into disrepute with our old well wishers the Russians Such a a. thing is Is' Is Isto to be regretted but so so are a a. great many things that individuals and nations nations nations na na- na- na have to stand RIVERS AND HARBORS Senators and Representatives who are Interested in legislative grab bag known to fame as the river and harbor bill as reported from Washington are not particularly particularly particularly par par- sanguine in regard to their several hopes and demands demands' It Is SUSpected suspected suspected sus sus- if not known that President Roosevelt is anxious that appropriations for work covered by the measure shall be limited to amounts necessary for current current current cur cur- rent needs and possibly he might not secure his own consent to to the signing of a bill that should show v too many earmarks earmarks earmarks ear ear- marks of rolling log-rolling and Treasury ex ex- ex As usual our friends along the Mississippi l river are clamorous for for liberal grants of money that their farms farms' below the level of the mighty stream may be protected from overflow And Eastern statesmen who ho strenuously strenuously strenuously oppose an advance of public funds on undoubted security for the Ute purpose purposes of reclaiming the arid anId lands of the West are quite juite willing that Uncle Sam should pay outright to conserve th the habitableness habitable- habitable ness of the lands adjacent to the the Father of Wat Waters rs' rs Inconsistency thou art a rhine stone I AMERICA MERICA AN EDUCATOR Baron de Constant who was one of the French delegates to The Hague conference in an In Interview interview Inter inter- er- er view in New York the other day said that he believed no Frenchmans Frenchman's education education education edu edu- cation could be considered complete until he had spent some time in the United States in the study of American Amen Ameri l- l can life spirit and methods He lie continued continued continued con con- There was a time when you youse se sent nt your young men to Europe to France for a finishing touch to their education education I hope that you will still do so But the time lime has surely arrived ar- ar rived lived when all Frenchmen need to come cometo cometo cometo to this country for their finishing touches I would like to see a lot of yo young ng people from America come cOrre each year not to Paris alone but to every part of France to learn new Ideas And AndI I also want to see large numbers of the young men of my land and older men too spend a three or four years yrs In America I want them to return to France with with new and keener ideas to tell their countrymen 1 how much behind behind behind be be- hind the times they are In lii some things The Baron declared that on onI on I his return to his own c country it was his Intention to organize some some movement movement movement move move- ment looking towa toward d sending bright brightmen brightmen brightmen men to this country who can tell France Fronce in stirring language language- what they have seen |