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Show Your Interest in Mining A recent report by the Department Depart-ment of Commerce well illustrates the fact that mining is essential to American prosperity. Mineral production in the United States increased 248 per cent between be-tween 1899 and 1825 a record equaled by few other industries Mining employs 4,000,000 workers and, directly or indirectly, contributes con-tributes to the support of 20.000,000 of our people. The merchant ore and. cr.al handled annually exceeds , 1.000,000,000 tons. j The United States produces 60 per cent cf the world s supply oi ! coopw. -10 V r cent of silver and kaci, 50 per ecu of zinc and 20 pel cent' of gold. Our world industrial indus-trial fdp-iiinacy is traceable to ttio abundance of cur natural mineral resources and i:tr development u!:dcr American iniative. Facts such as these should be : j warning to those who advocate j more restrictive legislation and higher taxes for the mining industry. indus-try. We cannot afford to tamper with progress and prosperity. A depression in the mining industry is telt throughout the nation to the detriment of millions of our citizens. citi-zens. Witness present condition of western mine production E-.r.d then work for conditions which will encourage normal mining activity and employment. |
