Show GOLD PRODUCTION The gold production of f the United States last year ear was a gain of over th the preceding pre preceding ceding year Mr l Roberts director of the mint thinks that this year the output will exceed i because of the increased product of Nevada Last year the p product of silver was fine ounces almost the exact product o of the previous year This gives us a greater precious metal supply than any oth other r country except South Africa We have not returns from we western tern Australia but that in the near future threatens to be the greatest of all gold gold- producing countries ries When we add the le lead d and copper product almost a as as' much cash as the tho precious metals metals no other country compares with ours and and with that mighty product to vivify and reinforce reinforce reinforce re re- re- re the money o of pf the country annually and to hold up prices of manufactured goods and of agricultural agricultural agricultural tural products there certainly ought not to be any depression in business i That there is a depression is at least a partial impeachment of the ability of American finan financiers to handle the finances of the Republic |