Milford News | 1932-03-17 | Page 4 | The Mining Problem Grows Up

THE MINING PROBLEM GROWS UP We used to think of mining problems as being exclusively within the province of the metal producing states, which are principally prin-cipally in the West. That attitude has been changed, largely because of the drop in value of silver. This naturally forces retrenchment on the mines and it likewise affects us all by making tfrnes harder. The' buying power of whole nations has been cut to a fraction of its! former level, and international trade is falling toward the point of j non-existence. Successful efforts to rehabilitate silver will naturally benefit the mines but the greatest benefit of all will go to the general1 public, in increased industrial activity and employment. J