Show world war Is sure to benefit silver mines once again bi is making a strong bid for political considers con sidera tion silver has steadily advanced in price since september 1st ot of last year until it has attracted the at of economists and monetary experts the world over who now de dare clare that this increase will n make the silver and gold standards the basis tor for another great national Is sue further these economists declare that the belligerent nations of eu rope are making necessary the re of silver because ot of the enormous debts they are contract ing it Is pointed out that expects tion ot of such action by the debit na eions ot of europe has started silver buying on a large scale by specula tors the silver mining here in utah ln in colorado and in other western states will respond to this stimulus it if the demand continues Is freely pre dieted by local mining operators mines that have been closed and others that have been operated only on a small geale must be worked day and night to meet the increased demand the result will show itself in a period of prosperity for the west unequaled since the das days ot of the great bonanza and other heavy producers coming as it has this increase in the price of sliver silver following a decline tor for mole than forty years ears and on top of evry prediction of further de dine cline has startled the financial world there can be no doubt said tor for mer united states senator thomas kearns general manager of the sll sli ver king coalition mines company that it if the present price of silver s maintained it will haea great elating effect on mining throughout the united states and especially in utah it means the reopening of silver and lead mines which did not pay to operate at the old price the sudden raise in the price of to point in many years after its depression to the low est point in history last september Is naturally gratifying to all edgag ed in its production the great ques tion before the silver producer now Is whether this rise is per permanent manen t or merely a wild fluctuation person ally I 1 look for even a higher price but I 1 shall be well pleased if the market continues around the present point no matter how strong a fight the men controlling the gold in the unit ed states put up it will be impossible for them to prevent the remone tiza tion of silver so great is the demand for silver by the belligerent nations that it will be impossible tor for this count country to prevent its remone tiza tion in fact the of silver Is gradually being perfected the result of the rise in price of all metals will be twofold in the first place it will stimulate all min ing secondly it will act as a strong stimulant to all business for utah I 1 predict the most prosperous era from a financial standpoint in its history |