The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-09-21
INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS ON THE MINING
INDUSTRY.

does appreciate the great benefits of udcious adver
sng 1t of the great duties of the Idaho press to
educate the people to due appreciation OF this fact AS
to the of the in enhancing the mining industry
we have only to look to Montana. When the
commenced give glowing accounts of the mines
of those great there general wall from the
non-progressive element They the people of Idaho are
positively opposed to the publication of anything
that would stampede great rush of miners capital
ists yet the great results Press reports at
times be considered exaggeaton and the cry Immediately goes
that the papers doing injury the country by pub
fishing glowing reports that cannot be substantiaed by the
each particular When the mines of Wood river
first discovered publishing that gave
weekly accounts of the and discoveries and they
considered only unreliable but actually wild by the
residents of Idaho However capital attracted by
very reports many of the mines changed hands an
incredible short space of time and to the advantage of
country. When mines of the Ceur d Aene country
Devils and other sections of the State discov
the papers severely criticised for their glowing
accounts While many yes thousands of aboers suffered by
going sections thousands did, and yet finding
employment which indirectly brought about by these very
publications.
1t is desirable for newspapers get truth
possible giving descriptions of Mines and at the time
give full complete Of operations possible
Repeons of descriptions of mines few weeks more
of benefit than injury We should remember that those
paper have overlooked the issues of
other giving mining 1t is desirable for the benefit
of the mining industry the State get descriptions of
mining properties into the hands of many readers as is
possible STILL advance this great and, most
important industry is not advisable to
flood the mining columns too heavily.
By showing what Idaho is great fruit and grain
country way of bringing the mining interests to the
front By causing the rich agricultural districts to settle
will prospecting there will be people to
prospect property will be created with which to
of State and capital will be much
more easily procured
The mining industry my opinion be rapidly
advanced by steady advocacy the socaed
xotha
'uueson" putting the real question in mild FORM
silver question: question of capital against labor
and used while discussing it. By all means advo
cate unlimited coinage of silver ratio of xteer
The gold bugs do that ratio because wouo
give much money the If they can get com
promise with twenty twenty-five the volume of money
will smaller and easily controlled by Wall street.
the anything bonds the peop
would off than the black slaves of the South wer
before the rebellion because they property by law an
required taken of in sickness by law while the
take of himself when sickness ove
him While advocating the of the
the nation and bringing the farmers and aborers of th
East a realization of the importance of silver coinage
doing the advancement of the mining industry of tt
Give them understand that is the governmei
Us stamp the amount of metal in dollar that makes
purchasing power dollar The actual value of metal
have nothing do with the value of gover
stamp for dollar because money is only medium
transferring the security given all Of the property In
country for consideration. The circulating medium wheth
it gold, silver oy all OF the pro
ey in Until the of of whaev
kind nearly the value of all the property in
" nation dollar dollar, and will buy dollars worth
food clothing labor.
Taking granted that the poor is entitled to equ
protection with rch the rich certainly able
equal protection the value of the mining press
the poor and producing the whole nation certain
great by Systematically working together become ev
greater.
1t that the newspaper fully appreciate Il
fact which is clearly shown by their works While ca
may fully realize the power he is welding realize that
doing something for his country, taken whole gr
deal of good being accomplished by the press of Idaho
every paper how small its circulation is adding
the general influence.
deliberations there will certainly spring u
u complete system for future actions which will cera
od great advantage not only to yourselves but to the w
ard But all you should to advocate the
and unlimited coinage of silver ratio of sixteen to
out any compromise treat all compomisers
enemies great commonwealth compromises are
the gold bugs when they find that by uc
only they hope to keep the white metal down
they majority do they to any compromise? WI
the Treasury short of gold did they agree to help
government out? Certainly They made the press
stronger There is sympathy in this matter 1t mel
the making strong fight for justice.