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Show A Great Industry j Thousands of years ago, when metals were first discovered and j put to use, the development of civ- ilization began. Now almost every human occupation occu-pation and pleasure depends, to some r--:tent, on metals. The automobile au-tomobile and the telephone, .iewelrv and coking utensils, electricity ana skyscrapers -none of them could 'rjis:- without mining. WTtern America, m particular, j has benefited from the mines. The !r.dU3try employs hundreds of thpus ands of people, distributes dividends divi-dends to myriad share-holders, absorbs, ab-sorbs, directly and indirectly, the products of other industries. Unthinking lesgislation has, in the past, attempted to saddle min-ng min-ng with unfair and exorbitant tax burdens. A battle has been recently re-cently fought in Utah between proponents pro-ponents of fair taxation for all industries in-dustries and those who would increase in-crease mine taxes to the point where successful operation would be im-posible. im-posible. Apparently the result will a victory for the mines and a fair tax rate that will allow the industry to progress and prosper. As our industrial age develops, an adequate, fair-priced metal supply becomes increasingly necessary. If mining is treated fairly every business busi-ness and citizen will benefit; if not, all will feel the adverse effect. |