Show gold mining industry mut be maintained it js is high time that the people ol 01 attie the west face the facts regarding the sold gold and silver mining industry before the war the estimated gold reserve ot of the world was 10 which represented about 35 per cent of bonded indebtedness ot of warring nations today tt it represents less than 8 per cent the value ot of pure gold Is fixed at 20 67 per ounce this price was set when labor and supplies were cheap today it costs 30 an ounce to produce gold and the gold miner minor is akong the government to pay PU the difference of 10 00 an ounce on new gold produced so that mines will not be forced to close when gold is need ed as never before in world a his tory individually and industrially our whole nation depends on a maximum production from our mines and ev ery man in the west should use his best efforts and intelligence to see that gold and silver mining and the mining industry as a whole Is bet ter understood by the public at large and measures adopted which will as sure increased production |