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Show ITS OP TO IIS J Predictions are being made that 'with the coming of spring we wUI see western copper mines again re. opened. This Is only a guess, however. how-ever. I Copper mines will operate when demand far the red metal can take care of production and not until then. As n nation, wo control this demand to a largo extent. Wo are tho greatest great-est producers of copper and we shall bo the greatest consumers of copper. The day hag arrived when we should consider building and construction from the standpoint of permanency. Instead of temporary "shacks" In cltlos and towns, wo should begin the erection of moro structures which will stand as a monument to this period of our country's history. Copper lends Itself to this class of construction. Coppor In tho homo, copper water gutters, copper down spouts, copper screens, coppor in ofT-ico ofT-ico buildings and more copper and brass In automobllo construction would mean an early resumption of wostorn copper mining on which to a largo extent, depends our silver, zinc lead and gold mining, As western people, wo should, all tako a tloepcr interest in the problems prob-lems of our mining Industry which normally turn millions of dollars over to workmen In, wages. |