Show 0 improvement IN MINING utah a mining industry Is making rapid recovery from the severe de do that existed last year davs the deseret news this means much tor for the prosperity of this section the depression accentuated the greit value of the industry to the state dearly nearly eight per cent of the freight handled by utah railroads Is the pro duct of mines and halt half of this comes conies from the metal mines the general business depression in utah last year was due largely to the shut down of mines the mining camps in general with the exception of which was saved by its silver ores suffered severely salt lake city being the central buying point tor for supplies not only tor for the mines but for the miners and their famil les lea felt the accumulated weight of the depression particularly because of the utah copper shutdown utah copper operating expenses at capa city are approximately 85 a day and the bulk of this finds its way salt lake business houses improvement in metal prices brought a general resumption of lead mining and the copper mines mine are in creasing operations utah ea copper opper working at halt half capacity and has furnished work tor for 1400 men corn com pared with a force ot of during the shutdown its operation furnishes freight for the bingham and gai gal field railroad which has put men to work A survey of the principal camps of the state shows that 2400 men have been put to work tn in the mines during the past sixty days the in creased ore production has increased smelting operations and furnishes work for nearly halt half as many men as have been put to work in tho the mines the increased tonnage of ore and supplies for the mines has put more railroad men to work their money circulates in the busl busi ness channels of ot the state and in creases employ employment meat in mer merchandise chandis ls ing establishments for every man put to work in the mines there has been employment in other lines foi fol three men while the business interests f the state have gone through the de dl pres slon the state government will be compelled to meet the effect of it this year since the mine taxes tor for last year will be low thus reducing the revenue tor for this year next year years s taxes will reflect this year a improvement and the mines easily w will ill pay a third more in taxes neit year because of increased tion than they will this year |