Show should encourage mining salt lake mining review in these times of national stress the government should be exceedingly careful that no obstacles be placed in the way of successful mining operations such as al lowing lo nang an increase in freight rates on low grade ores or the establishment of quotations on any of the metals at figures where losses are liable to be experienced for just now the production of metals foaming the basis ot of money of ultimate redemption should be encouraged as well as protected it is a strange condition and yet it is true that there are but comparatively few who lealice the fact that the imperishable wealth of the world comes from the mines and that in mining and milling operations new wealth is constantly being turned into the a avenues denues of trade and commerce no money is ever actually lost when employed in 4 legitimate mining operations even though the venture is seemingly unsuccessful for thy money so expended is not sunk stink into the ground a as s many assume as if it continues in general circulation and may be reused time and time again until the objective is attained when as in the case cise in thousands of instances the gains are a hundred fold is no money toney made that is made more honest and clean than that which is paid out by mining companies either in wages or dividends and the money thus disbars ed is an addition to the worlds supply of wealth endur ing for all time and the class of invest investors ois who take down 0 o dividends every month every e very ery quarter or semi annually aie the most satisfied people to be found in any comman it and verj verb largely so because them the are making big in ill s terest on their investments and have injured no one in their endeavor to improve then own financial conditions 0 o A crippling of any branch of the mining and smelt ing industry at the present time is a menace to the wel fare of our country and will stay the progress we are making in throttling the efforts of germany to enslave the world for without an abundance of the metals pie I 1 pa rations for the carrying on of the war must ily be greatly handicapped the west has responded most generously to the gov ern ments appeal for financial aid and our people hive gone deeply into then pockets in their subscriptions to the red cross liberty bonds and thrift certificates and their liberality his has only been limited to their incomes or ei earning riling capacities and this being the case it must be remembered that mining is the chief industry of the west and that if the industry is injured or handicapped by un just legislation of official ruling the result will be that the metal supply will ill not only be diminished but that al so the incomes from operations will be curtailed to an extent that our people will be unable to respond as liber ally as they desire to do to the governments request for financial aid iw |