Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-29

could be rAsumed. II was accom-
plished. however, and for year or
more last past the amount OF produce
tion has been at the option of the pro-
Queer ana the capacity OF the mines,
In the meantime the price OF lead has
been steadily advancing. until II is
now above any mark made during the
last % years whilst the smelter treat
ment charge is lower than AT any time
in the history Of the industry And
this is not all by the same methods,
and having control Of the greater por-
tion of all silver bullion produced In
the United states the price has been
forced M from about IS cents sn ounce
TO IS cents, the price OF today.
PHILIPPINE DOLLARS.
This advance IN the price OF silver
was made possible only by the absorp-
ton by the government of $50, 900, 900 In
the coinage OF the Philippine dollar,
which Is equal IN value TO about IS
cents on the basis Of our coinage, and
| happen to know personally that the
adoption ~ ,he .le0surc authorizing
this coinage was brought about wholly
by the efforts Of the managing head
OF the American Smelling q Refining
CO., the late Il. w. Nash, and his able
adtutant, Mr.. Brush, and hence used
the term craftsmanship IN an earlier
reference thereto
But this Is not ALL for. not yet salts
fled with It's achievements. this COM
pany IA now pushing TO completion un-
der the very shadow OF the temple the
largest aud most complete copper
smeltcr in the world.
The only remaining question IL.
think. how Will the producer fare IN
his dealings with this great monopoly,
II such YOU choose to term IL? My nu-
ywer IS: It Is his salvation This COM
pany cannot afford TO Cypress the miner
with excessive charges. Its existence
depends upon tho justice and fairness of
its dealings. and Il anyone thinks its
earnings too great. let him buy Of It's
shares and participate in It's profits
At ali events. 1t is here TO stay, and
Is In position TO demand the business.
aud think it the part Of wisdom TO say
we Ike It.
without disparaging the productive
powers OF the many other important
mining districts of the state, | trust
shall be pardoned fer the statement
that the promoters OF this stipend Gus
new copper plant. expect TO draw its
chief supply of ore from the "Old Re-
liable camp of Bingham and more
especially from the properties of the
ttdh copper company ana the Boston
Consolidated Mining company. The
other large producers OF that camp be-
Ing already provided for by the valley
sneuers now in continuous operation
and treating some 1000 tons per day
of valuable cuprous sulphdes
CLIMATE AN ASSET"
when he arose TO talk on See America
FIRST He told OF the origin OF tho
movement. and declared thai while II
would help Utah incidentally its great.
est purpose would be to help America.
He said In part:
There Is one thing that all the people
are Interested ln--the welfare OF The
people OF Utah first and the people of
America second. There Is $4,000 square
miles OF territory in the state of Utah
and only per cent Is under cultivation
and IL is only possible by government
aid and the use OF government recla-
nation funds to cultivate II per cent
political economists claim that ihe
prosperity OF commonwealth comes
from the ground. II hat was true.
Lord help Utah But fortunately, re-
CARELESS Of the conclusions OF the polit-
zeal economists, the good Lord In His
Infinite wisdom has given To some
countries level plains of inexhaustible
richness, and to others. while he has
limited their agricultural possibilities,
he has filed the mountains with wealth
In Utah he has not only given MS this
small percentage of agricultural land.
but has filled the hills with minerals
and We have only scraped them vet, but
he has given US an asset worth more
than all the products OF the fields,
mines and factories ana that is the
scenery aud climate with which we are
blest.
SEE AMERICA FIRST.
The board OF governors OF the Conn
mercial club in September had their at
tention called to the enormous sum OF
money being expended each year by
American sightscers In foreign lands
and they authorized the officials OF the
club TO ascertain public sentiment IN
regard TO movement looking to d.
version OF part Of this enormous sum
into western channels The reception
with which this movement was met
Was general and generous from the
great newspapers OF the United States
and from the commercial organizations