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Show . Ii;;, ,:.t;-', ':vjt OPTIMISM. u you are not optluudtic over the " outioon wr uiuguiiu ,aau vicinity, you' have not careiuily stuuied the actuai situation wuicU is , : confronting ua. ' Tiuere are so many indications of. better bet-ter conditions existing here that we feel we should call the attention ' ot ' our readers to some of them at this time." Production of ore has never been so large in the history , of the District as It is at the present time. Almost all of the mines are running "" at full capacity. Development work is alBd being carried forward In many properties, this Indicative of the - - healthy condition which , now exists. A considerable number of men have been added to the payrolls lately. Prices of metals especially copper, r have advanced recently and the tone of the market Is exceptionally strong, t '. Owing to the Increased domestic con-' con-' sumption of basic metals it is expected expect-ed the present high prices will con-tlnue con-tlnue or perhaps go still higher. Recent Re-cent wage Increases and larger dividends divi-dends are in keeping with and assure , better conditions. In fact on every hand we see signs of improvement of such a substantial nature we cannot, but realise the permanent nature of our progress. ' ' . j |
