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Show New Mining Book Released ! ,A I, , . ,4 , 1 j J . . X . rSfr. ;y .t .! x, - , " -f a ,, , & - & ' , ' : " I r J ' - - - , t ' t, ' i f - ' ' f , ; t I i 4 , , I Chamber of Commerce assistant presenting new mining booklet. In picture and story, the romance and importance ot Utah's mining industry is portrayed in a 64-page booklet just released by the mining min-ing committee of the Salt Lake City chamber of commerce. Entitled En-titled "The Mining Industry of Utah", the booklet is available free upon request at the Salt Lake City chamber of commerce or any local branch of that organization. Tracing both the romance and economic value of the industry the booklet is dedicated "to the Pioneer Utah mining man whose courage stoic determination and faith has built In Utah an industry un-paralled un-paralled In any like area In the world." The forward is written by Governor Gov-ernor Henry H. Blood, who points out that "mining has played an important part in the upbuilding of some of the fnest industrial and commercial plants in this state", and has made "important contributions contri-butions to the public coffers of state local and school governments". govern-ments". "Without attempting to explore In detail the field of statistics", the governor states, "all will agree that mining is an essential part of the economic life of Utah, and as such is as necessary to Utah's future fu-ture as the blood stream to the human body". Starting with an article on "Mining "Min-ing in Early-Day Utah", by Levi Edgar Young, head of the history department of the University of Utah, the booklet traces the growth of the industry down to its present locations and operations, with a description of each. Other articles reveal the significance signi-ficance of the industry to people in other walks of life. Among the contributors are Harold Bowman, member of the mining committee; Dr. Dilworth Walker, professor of economics at the University of Utah; B. P. Manley, secretary of the Utah Coa! Producers association; Ward C. Holbrook, president of the Utah State Farm Bureau Federation: Blair Richardson, Salt Lake City businessman; Mrs. Arthur L. Beeley, clubwoman; William M. Knerr, chairman of the state Industrial In-dustrial commission, and Charles H. Skidmore, state superintendent of public instruction. |