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Show I Ojm INTEREST ,IN MIN-: ! j," tNG , ' , wmU a n i nil' -ii ii I H j Fldfd W." Parsons la the Saturday Evening Tost of January 22, reviews tilng situation ln.tha II. 3 nd 1 early show (hat mining fa fioo" of the two basic Industries ot man, falsing fal-sing being tho other. "Civilisation lias been developed b 'a1 metallic baslt and tho, miner kaa been the real pioneer of Industry andotnptre. "Just now we are much dlsttnrbod by the stump that has taken place tn ur metal mining Industries. From n time ot unusual prosperity, caused by the war, tho metal mining Indus-try Indus-try lms sottled down to a period ot dullness and readjustment. "Of the many problems the mining min-ing industry Is now facing none arc moM Important than the question's 'of tax reform, bluo Blty legislation, standardization, a protective tariff ind' operating costs under" new freight rates. Tn the matter of slate mtnejtaxatlon tho metal produrcrs nra on solid ground In their conton-tlonlyhatthe conton-tlonlyhatthe so-called ad valorem basls'of taxation for inlnlng property In noteconomfcally sound na compnr- l . i , nblo' to the same basin of taxation for real estate holding: or ngrlcul- i tural lands. ' When the miner produces pro-duces the' ore It becomes of value, Is sold and hereafter can never be of value to' that pleco of property again. A'mlnccan only show Income by depletion of ,lts fixed value, whllo a farm not only yields an annual eVap providing ycany Income, bnt at the same tfme Is likely to show an" lncroaso In land value which Is not affected by the return from tho annual harvest" The plainest lesson of the war- was that the nation which exercises dominion dom-inion over the minerals of the earth Including oil, controls the earth. Every Ev-ery westerner should stand solidly behind the mining Industry and favor fav-or only constructive policies which encourage ,lts operation and development develop-ment and particularly In regard to our forclgn.trado relations. i |