, 1889-04-18
MINING MATTERS.
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR of A MINING
STOCK BOARD.
News from Metsiiins-The Dsisy-Ths
Home stsks-rhs ColviiIs
omelters.

"Spoksne Falls IL lacking In ono i'm.
portant feature that should be inausurst.
cd here Vt once," remarked . gestlemau
at the windsor 10 Review reporter yes-
terdsy. ..~.s
"what 10 thstp" asked the pencil shower
a. be prepared to make . note Of whas
why. . mining stock board 10 getting
10 be an sbsolute necessity. csnf con-
ceivs shy II u that oas has not been form
ed here long before THE"
rne principal ressons are the lack Of
interest that has heretofore been taken il
the mining industry By the eitisens,
caused In many instances BY their ixuor-
snce OF the importance Of the tributary
mineral districts 10 the city," ventured
the reporter.
"Do you mean to tell me that the busi-
ness men OF Spokane Falls are not alive to
the importsncs OF making this = mining
ceoterp continued the gentleman.
Why they. can't prevent It. The men
Who have made fortunes out Of mines are
too numerous around here for their in
fuence not TO DO felt, But what 10 needed
In the hrst instance Ia a mining stock
board, organized the same Nv In other
Western cities and composed OF leading
and prominent men. lts benefits to the
surrounding country in general, and the
city in particular would be immense. II
would settle all the questions now existing
ss TO the value OF your many districts; IT,
would cause the development OF many
mlnes now IDLE. and hose which can onlv
be classed az prospects would be either
made valuable or worthless according to
their merits IL would have u strong ten
dency to hasten the building of u snieltrr
ut this place, 10 fact all questions bearing
upon the mining Industry would be cou.
sidered and acted upon 10 u proper man
ner In my opinion, based upon many
years experiences in the West. this city Is IA
much IL, need of u mininv stock board as 1t
OF u board Of trade or u city government,
and the sooner the citizens move in the
matter, the better for tue city's welfare" "
"How would you 70 about IL TO establish
one 2" asked the reporter.
"Well, my plan would be to aRitate the
measure IN the newspapers, get the people
to thinking OF the matter, then call meet
ing of the prominent citizrns, secure q
good spokesman who could bring the qnes-
ti0D before them 10 AN intelligent manner
and the hardest part OF the work is done.
No doubt u Temporary organization would
immediately be made, commit ittets would
be appointed, the situation thoroughly
discussed and convassed, and at the second
meeting everything would be understood
an the further progress would be easy. ~
''Wnat are some of the advd ntaRes likely
TO accrue in addition to thOse ALREADY stat
edp" again asked the news gaihrrer.
''WniI, the advantages are 40 many and
varied that IL would be impossible To emu.
merate them all. 10 the first place, IL
would advertise your resources; it would
bring manv people To the city aud cause IL
tn be more of u center than it is t,-da,; 1t
would Cause the organization of more
mining companies here and have ten.
d-ncy to draw all the trade from the min.
ing regions. 10 fact, could not tell you
at his time one-hulf of the Ia vorable pos.
sibilitirs such an ORGANIZATION would
briDx about. but your ciiy IL enterpris,nv,
il does nothing ny halves, aDd bS bringing
this matter befor. the ppople doubt il
the time vii! be long before you have a
board in successful operation"