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Show BELIEF TO GOLD MINING The United State's GovernnJenhas taken cognlzancevof the gold shortage short-age and will study gold production and devise means of stimulating It. Gold producers and bankers la western states are much concerned over the gold situation. In recent conferences they have urged upon the government some incontlve for speeding up production. Gold never was In such world wide and desper-ato desper-ato need as now and 'production ao tually Is declining, The decline in the United States for the current calendar yar Is es- i -i Umatd at 111,000,000. Neit to fohd, gold Is 'the greatest essential of the age. A bonus on gold roduclfbn has been recommended recom-mended by various grouifil of- bankers, bank-ers, but apparently has not found favor In high places. A committee of experts has been aamedlo thoroughly Investigate dlf-fcultes dlf-fcultes confronting gold production. Its investigations and recommenda tions will be awaited with particular nterest In the entire west. , . , . i. ' |