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Show The Mining Congress UTAH ought to make a great showing at the Mining congress to- open on the 27th Inst, at Soldfield, Nev. Utah and Nevada should have only mutual interests; very many men in Utah have extensive Interests in Nevada; very many people in Nevada look upon Salt Lake as a natural natur-al depot for their ores and a natural place of trade. We hope in the next year to see one more link of railroad completed, which, will make this city as much a trade center for Nevada as It now is for southern Utah and southern I?aho. Nevada is making extraordinary preparations to receive and entertain the delegations which will attend the congress. The people urn preparing prepar-ing a mineral exhibit which will be the finest that any state ever assembled, and it will be so Bhown as to make It a book of knowledge to miners. There will be some important questions brought bofore the congress, all bearing on the Industry of mining and the reduction of ores. The question may be sprung as to where the headquarters of the mining associations should be permanently fixed. Of course Denver will insist that debate has closed on that question; that it has alreauy been fixed at Denver and that Denver has kept the faith and prepared suitable buildings for headquarters, and there will be much force to that argument. But should tho question be sprung Utah ought to be able to show that a great mistake was made when those headquarters were established in any other place than Salt Lake. Then the place for tho next annual meeting will be sprung of course, and Salt Lake should be able to present superior claims for it. If Messrs. J. J. Hill, John Hays Hammond and Moreton Frewen should be able to attend, as has been announced, then there vlll be addresses on high lines that ought to attract national auentlon. Salt Lake and Utah should go in a dignified way. We should say in special cars and with a brass band. We expect that there will be two delegations so equipped from California. It is the way with San "Francisco, and Los Angeles will not be outdone out-done by San Francisco this year. Los Angeles is making a strong effort now to work up a sentiment in favor of making' two states out of the golden state a northern and southern California. This is a matter that has been agitated off and on for half a century and is this year to be renewed with, iftctfcti,yec aggressiveness. ag-gressiveness. 1 . Colorado is just now selling a good deal of H mining machinery in Nevada, and she will nat- H urally make a brave show at Goldfield. ' H In this same connection Arizona should bo i there in force for among mining regions Ari- ' zona stands out most prominently. It would not cost a great deal for our strong i mining men to club together and go to Goldfield In H a manner that would in itself be a certificate of character for Utah, and It would not be mone H thrown away. It would all come back in trade in enlarged opportunities and in deciding Nevada people to come this way. H |