Show MINING AND OTHER statistics tue THE legislature has under consideration a movement in aid of the mining interests of the territory it is proposed to devote a portion of the public funds for the payment of a min mining ing geologist the collection of mineral specimens etc this is all right and we believe the people generally will favor any prudent measure which will promote the developement elopement dev of our mineral resources but there are arc other interests which need similar encouragement and information of a reliable character is wanted concerning our agriculture stock rais rals raisin irrigation manufactures etc ingis these should hould not be neglected we offered some recommendations a few days ago in in reference to a bureau of statistics we now suggest that the mining and geological expert could be employed under the direction of that bureau what is chiefly needed is a fund to pay the necessary expenses make a proper appropriation and place it under the direction of competent men and the whole business can be successfully conducted the law under which the D A and 11 society collected the statistics gathered in 1871 5 can be so amended as to answer every purpose let the mining in ning geologist be provided for but do not neglect the other things needful the resources and products of our territory do not all run in one channel let them all receive a stimulus and let means be provided for the collection of correct information in regard to 1 every industry the bur bureau eau of stat statistics will answer the and 77 ili iii the whole bill |