Show MINES AND MINING EDITED BY F. F W. W SPRAGUE MINING MEN OF UTAH WANT ANT VIA NT STATE BUREAU Various Organizations Will Ask Legislature to Create f i One j. j FIELD FO FOR GOOD WORK Would Provide Trustworthy Data Often Called for by Investors j S r The rie mutter mAtter of oC petitioning the th legislature legis legis- is- is 0 lature at Mt UK Ihl coming coining session to li flab h u tt state mining or Industrial bureau bureau bu bu- reau with an an appropriation large Rr a enough h to tu mako Its Ita work effective will wilt willbe be he taken takei up at an carl early meeting of or the w Utah branch of or tho the American 4 Mining dIning 1 congress and probably as aM well II by liy tho the t Utah Mine lIne Operators Operators' association I California Oregon Washington Idabo Idalio Ida- Ida II lio bo and other western states have havo such sucha a bureau or department and o every overy ry I year handbooks are arc Issued giving sta sta- of or production and und other trustworthy trust the worthy worth information concerning mining Industry Il of ut those states states Jut Just uch information as aR Is asked for tor al almost al- al most dall daily In communications ad- ad ReI-I ReI oJ lr ed to state officials and others by non r non residents I 1 Tho The state mine Inspector of ot Idaho I j ever every year car makes the 1111 rounds of or the tho J mining camps of ot tim the state tate Inspecting I the more Important of ot tho the mines and andr I W annually makes makos a 0 comprehensive e re report report re- re r 1 port giving not only production hut but buta a resume reume of ot development de work worl accomplished A hed and ana the no now possibilities V pl 1 open opened cd by such uch development de It makes Zi an n Invaluable In compendium of ot useful i W- W Information and I Is especially valuable for or circulating In hc he Kast ast among prospective prospective pros pros- Investors In I j fur for Work rk 4 f There is In Utah greater reason than thanIn r i In n most Jost other states for tor the compiling In n proper form of ot such luch official information nation mation Uon for Cor the thc reason that progress of or tho mining Industry tl Is morn more pronounced prot pro pro- t i 5 here her hen reater greater changes cs are arc taking place paco from year to year eal Distinct Die Dis ad advantage c could be lie found It Is li Id In hI tho the bureau of or mining co cooperating cooperating co- co operating with tho tue United States geoS geological Jeo geo geo- logical survey CY 81 wih which er e every year gath- gath S of ot ore ora statistics o of the tho pr production ducton mines Victor Ictor C C. Heikes who Is In I charge e of or the governments government's o work worl for forthe the tho district which Includes Utah has I expressed tho the opinion that such co cooperatIon cooperation co co- operation would be bo wholly agreeable to his department In view of ot the fact that development I of ir the tho states state's mineral resources de depends do- do I the Interesting of largely eh upon outside capital in making investments I as s well wel as of or what is in due outsiders who alrea already have ha vcr very largo large l O Investments invest- invest J meats ments in the mines of tho the state It Is urged b by those who hi are behind behind tho the I movement that the state cnn can in jis- jis do no less Jess than to provide for S j the performing of the work worl which a well wen regulated I minis mining ln g ii bUl bureau would cover er |