Show UP TO THE legislatures the legislatures of our metal producing states determine to a large lance extent whether or not the mining industry is to develop to the limit of its exorbitant taxes an multitudinous restrictive in law menace the industry and more important they menace ds aa well vell the hundreds of thousands ajAs of am families daily bread an arial butter comes directly or indirect indirectly ly from mining other industries would be the first to t feel the adverse effect of retrench input in mining activities the mines and their employed emp loyes represent a vast market tor for products of all kinds if IQ IP not an exaggeration cosay to say that progress in them the meat great western states iv io made in direct ratio to mining pro pass it mining Is treated with cairnes and economic wisdom the entire nation will benefit it if legislated against and taxed unfairly it will be a blow at |