Show 11 INING A LEGIT DIATE BUSINESS KO single Indu done more to td attract it tract active and aggressive men to the west than lias mining says th the e manufacturer atte risks involved in ia mining ventures have been largely eliminated as the result oS scientific geological investigations previous to development work but the public does not fully appreciate this fact and because ot of dishonest dish driest or wildcat speculations which have robbed the stockholders it is too much inclined to class all mining as a gambling proposition I 1 As a matter of fact act ifft were were not lor ifor our metal mining industry in tire west one ot of this nations greatest assets would be destroyed it is a short sighted policy to belittle or discourage legitimate mining ventures it if the investor would spend halt half the time looking into the fine merits ot of a mining investment that lie does looking into the abstract of a lot mining would be given ireat great encouragement and the irresponsible pon pou sible mine would be wiped out |