| Show J 9 ij FOR TH THE MINING NININ CO CONGRESS G ESS The mining wi wit 1 convene in to today a and get do down n to regular business tomor- tomor row Irow Some good work ought to be done tione especial c l ly rin in putting in tangible form the thc desire of the thc whole v mining region cast and west to have l fining fin rn ing ng given a cabinet bureau an and a secretary Mining Min Min- i lug ing deserves such recognition from front the thc govern govern- I. I tr maut It is is from the thc mines that th the money comes v which leavens lea all th the business of the countr country and it lt is s of th the utmost importance c th trul t the thc government Ho t. t at all RU times know exact situation so far ii as the thc Pr precious cious mines at least arc are arc con eon ined Then i it should keep i equal watch over ocr the base metals and minerals The country country's s 's s business busi- busi ness ess s IS is plunging on at a terrific speed but how In man many an men in or OL out of government employ can how long the iron mines will last or the thc condi tipp of the coal m measures 7 The superintendent of fir amine if a prudent and man man tries to l keep p his prospecting work several months in ill advance advance ad ad- al- al vance of the reduction works that he lie may always al- al ways S 'S be supplied with ore The government should l in a sense pursue tho th same formula More people arc are i in iron and anti coal mines than luau the owners owners' of ur such mines lIo How long hong in a a agi gi given gin n district will they ther last 1 Then wha is the situation situa situa- ton tion in foreign countries I 7 For example suppose the tariff were to be stricken from coal how much coal could Nova Novil Scotia Scolia furnish and amI at what price 7 i vc 7 VC published last week that immense coal meas meas- ul s have been found foun i in iii Alaska Who Vho should P t th the right of or this so soon as as as' tl tile the e gO cl government j ent l' l The Thin war and transport ships of the thc republic take on on immense quantities of coal annually Much luch or of this comes from a across ross the sea If there arc are inex- inex quantities of coal convenient lt to the C coast in Alaska who should be bc more interested in knowing all the facts than the go government ent Y t. t Many people believe that the vast iron deposits d posits tf t. in ih southern Utah arc are with inexhaustible V U Jc c copper reserves cs Who Y JO shon should d be so much interested in finding out whether this is true or or not as fiS the government nt 1 f. V. V Speaking of copper how much can the outside world orl send in ll upon us 1 It i is understood 1 t that Mr Ir has unloaded his bonds for a l railroad from his big mines high up ui in the Andes to a ship ship- ping point on the Amazon mazol or a big tributary of it With With t that at completed how much copper can be shipped from Peru 1 Russia is making geological surveys of her gold b bearing ling mountains wito h in America knows mows what liat the l' l result sult will in be lie to mining o Our ill govern govern- iUn should send an expert and und keep him hum there J he Ic can intelligently report both buth for the gOl gov- gov l and for eYer every American me miner to know i h- h hat competition o h ho c i will l' l meet in the future Jn- Jn f t cd the field Afield is almost limitless but there should loa be a a- a guiding gui Jug hand handin in our country to make inake the conditions all around 11 the thc world in regard to fo our people le and ind industries l s clear in bulletins tius from Ironi the offic A secretary of mining is lS a great n in in our country and amI we wc hope the thc mining con cnn gress will make maIm this clear I of |
