Show MINING AFTER THE GREAT WAR Our American Industries began tobe to tobo I be bo affected by war demands and war prices late In the year 1914 Zinc lead leall copper quicksilver tin iron ml nil platinum at once advanced In rice and by the end of ot 1915 1916 the alues of ot the above metals stood than at any time within fifty ars with a shortage in the supply each each ach Mining men of our country baving then laving then well developed mines of ot any ny of ot the above named above metals reapEd reaped reap reap- Ed d harvests of profits surpassing any Period In the experience of American liners These conditions continued the tho spring of 1917 when the theUn Un United lied States entered tho the war at which time th demand demand for met metals ls became even greater and prices for liver r. r coppex copper and platinum con contin- contin ed to advance until reached t per ounce copper 28 cents per und and platinum ran up tr from 20 20 to per ounce All other 11 metals continuing continuing g at high w war r figures fig fig- ures res until we now find ourselves inthe in Inthe the he first days of ot November 1918 During the years 1916 1915 the profits of tl mining Industries Industries industries Indus Indus- tries were great nut But Just a as soon as the United States entered the war warIn warI I In April 1917 labor prices advanced and as the organization of ot our armies drew men from every walk of life six months after our entering the thew i war w r game the costs coats of mining increase e to such a degree ps is to cut down clown profits and the scarcity of mine Ja j Jabor la labor bor caused caused d still sUll greater advance advance- in wages and as ns time went on the scarcity in n nth th the v volume jun e of mIne la la- la bor available v became still more and more pronounced To these features we may odd the Increased costs for timbering bering iron steel 1 andall andall and andall explosives tI all other mine supplies until now there th r is little mt e used around a a. a mine that does not cost the mine owner I i I r or three times what he had to i the same material In the tIg o olt the s o of f J. J j j. j J ECONOMIES PRACTICED lU During these war days das in pushing the every v ry mine the aim a athe ol of the the owner has been to bring to the th surface as much ore as possible with wit the least possible expense Comparatively Comparatively little new development has ha been done especially since we entered entered entered enter enter- ed ed the war Each I month has S seen advanced advanced ad ad- costs f for tor r ev every rY ton o of on ore produced until now v no It is a question i ithe If 11 the average mine outside of those thos producing antimony silver copper and platinum pl returns as much rea real profit to to the owner with the same sans output of ore as in June 1914 For Jour our year years the strain has beet bees upon the Industry of oC mining In ever e ery part of oC the world Fortunately for foi forthe the industry higher r prices for tOt the th output of most ores ore allowed for the th increase and an cost of production eavin save eav save In the single exception of oC gold which has remained at the old price o ol of 2067 per ounce and as a consequence consequence consequence conse conse- quence gold mining suffered until many of oC our greatest American gold gok mines are are r now at the point of ot shutting shutting shutting shut shut- ting down and the same may be said sah of oC gold mines In in almost all other parts of oC the world As war conditions conditions condi condl- now are are It may be said that a athe at atthe atthe the outside this greatest of all wars wart ever waged must close inside of fifteen fifteen fit teen month months l. l and so uncertain are art the conditions that'll that it may close withIn within with with- withIn in fifteen days or even b before fore this thit article goes to press In which event the mining industries will be much affected Some metals will fall tall in In value but most of them will remain at high figures for several years NEW Mii UIo FOR TIM Till WOULD When this world war ends most countries will take on new life Ilfe sonic some old nations that hitherto cut but small figure in the world will enter the ways and works of ot civilization as Is never before in their tory Asia A la South America and r as aa yell welt as the regions of will become the scenes of ot active commerce and cultured life and as all else advances so BO likewise is there an advanced ed ratio in the volume of ot metals made use USo of ot by each country It la to absolutely certain that silver silveris is III going to enter Into unto greater demand demand de de- mand wand as aa metallic currency than it has hall at any time within the th last Iasi fifty years China India the Balkan states Africa a. a and the countries of even more advanced civilization are already demanding it BO so that It la is safe to lIa say nay that hat in our own time we wo may expect to tee see silver eUver remain at not less than fl 1 I IJ per r ounce which fact tact will greatly stimulate the work worl o of mining silver sliver la In ou our cou country r y aa as j well as in Mexico 1 and South America Ameri Amerl ca With tWo thee return of ot peace labor will be In great grent demand The re rebuilding rebuilding rebuilding re- re building and reconstructing of Europe will viii call for tor great grent armies of workmen Should the war end tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow It will require eighteen months month repatriate to rep our armies now in Europe or to return them to the fields whence they were taken which fact fact will keep labor prices up to where they are now UI UPON N THE RETURN OP lib Upon the r return turn of peace to the world there will at once come a 1 call to begin work where we left lert off oft four tour I years ago In the work of ot nation building at home Our country's area within the United States Porto Forto PortoRico Rico other Islands and Alaska calls even now now for about ten thousand miles of new new railroad lines Our 0 ocean and river trade associated with out out o t navy calls for 5 O new vessels Fifty thousand of our our cO coun coun country's n- n try's highways a are to be reconstructed reconstruct reconstruct- ed 80 so as ae to meet the requirements of ot otuto auto uto passenger and freight ser service icie within ten years after the war closes ten t thousand new steel and cement bridges will be constructed in the yards over which the Stars and Stripes wave Twenty-five Twenty thousand new business blocks will construct construct- be constructed ed within the cities of our country Within five years one million new homes will be added to our household numbers and the coming ten years will w will add add twenty millions of Increase to our population NI NEW NI W R RAILROADS S TO RE m In the United States Mexico Mexico Contral Central Central Cen Con and South America within fifteen teen years from the close of ot the w wit war r. r fifteen to thirty thousand miles nl t new railroad will be built one-half one a ol ol which will wUl be well equipped lines balance will wm be standard gauge modern steam lines Now all of the th above national and world Improvements Improve ments ments will fall within the allotted work that we as a n nation may b be carry out and and- for tor all ol ot expected to carry out o these there will be be required on ou our oui part an Increase In the production o oIron ol of iron ron steel copp copper r. r l lead ad antimony tin and manganese I Our increased foreign trade will wil i require every ounce of silver we can cai II lay hands upon from front all the mine mines of our country After four tour years ears o ol ot world war American homes from Iron Atlantic to the Pacific will w need repainting repainting re re- painting which call will demand demant thousands of tons of zinc and lead leaf whiting and w within ten years two twi hundred and fifty thousand miles mites o ol of c copper pp r wire will be required in the thi new lines within our national limits The coming ten years y years s l will wil demand more oil coal natural gas wood gold silver sliver copper iron steel zinc nickel antimony tungsten and an manganese than we ever m made de use o oin olin ol of in the same period of time since oui our nation took birth And the greater part of these metals and mine products products pro pro- ducts must come from the underground underground underground under under- ground measures of the United States I and Mexico Canada will wUl furnish us w limited quantities of ot metallic wealth but as lIB she is going to go forward also in the greatest period of ot her he history she she- will wUl not have much of 01 her metallic wealth to spare save it 11 be nickel TUB THE DOOM BOOM FOIL Oll MINING We thus UIUS see the boom that looms ahead for mining In in the United States The demands tor for American agriculture will call as never before for an Increased volume of phosphate ruck rock tar for fertilizer and this In turn tails calls tot for the increased manufacture ture of acid from our hitherto neglected mines of pyrite and within ten ten years every even district within the United l States State w where ere lie measures of ot oil shale will come to Its Us own aa as a heat and lI light bt producer second or beyond what our oil all districts have hitherto been In lur past history our people have bave decorated their persons with gems and jewels mined and cut abroad Our sideboards and tablets tables shone ahone With glass glass' or porcelain cast cost and cut in Germany England or France Fiance These things henceforth are areto to bows from the products of our pur own awn county country tops gar quarts opals as as n nets ts crystallized turquoise m malachite jet onyx onyx jolon- jolon e e. e diamonds ant and various colored tourmalines will b ba mined trans tram our mountain ranges a 4 fashioned Into nto jewelry in knout our countr for tor American men and aud as ai atio at- at Botor BO io fur for QUI our foreign trade trudis and tits the output out put of or our kilns kiln and Ind potteries l will t compare with that of ot any other coun coup country try under the sun aun un and nd calling for tor the mining of ot our porcelain clays and the mining of glass gloss sands ands from a II thousand thou thou- thousand sand of ot our river shores Tho The increased demand for or cement for street and road building and also in use tor for building In city and country country coun coun- try for bridges and culverts will call for ten times tho the volume of cement coment required In any similar ton years of our history A l PERIOD mUO 01 OF PROSPERITY Tho The above are rc but a a. few v reasons reason wiry hy those who go down into the earth for metals or coal or oils or or for tor jewels should take heart Inart and realize that we are about to step Into a period of or differing from front any that has gone before in the I worlds world's history These facts are patent to any observer for tor which reason we can say to anyone having coal co-al areas or oil lan lands ls shale lands cement t slays phosphate rock meas measures ures pyrites veins or good clay banks hold on to them for tor the time Is la about here that tha will enable him or her to realize from them em as never before mines of gold sliver silver lead copper antimony an- an antimony an an- manganese or tungsten will do more to enrich the owner than the could have done at any other time in American history Not only at home will Americans ml miners ness and mining men give new life lite to American industry Industry Industry Indus Indus- try but young AmeriCans Americans returning from European and Asiatic war fields I with life and ambition will go lout out out to to open new fields of the mining world beyond the confines o oT our ur o own count country Y In great numbers they will go Mexico out over all the theand state i tf central and South America com coni complete t te the he explorations for mineral stores stores over over all all all' Alaska then cross crosa into Siberia and prospect the vast hitherto hitherto hither hither- to mountain areas e s bf China It Ii i ti simply our h ply our destiny oUr duty ou our mission t sl n and we e tare are re not only wal waiting kf or r the t 1 smOke to cl clear ar from from th the F ei of l Euro Europe r ii Asia e Asia l land and Africa the de dead d to be decently laid away iKe w e wounded pr properly perlY cared cared car car- ed for good government s.- s. nt established hed where disorder disordering j d. d tyranny Y now reign our armies armies armies' repatriated and then lowi logout out for th the opening of e worlds raining I ng bo boom m as as s was leas never nev r before known it ft is Is' coming comings and coming coming comIng com com- com com- ing with a a Don Don Maguire lIag lre of bf Ogden in the the Salt Lake Mining Review Re- Re view Nov 15 16 15 1918 |