The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
Thinks and Comment

Mining has something to learn
from the methods of physicians.
There we find a governing body in
the form of a state board of exam
iners, and the duty of this body is
to admit only such physicians as fully
qualify. This means that prior to
receiving their right to practice they
must prove their efficiency The
rules under which medical and other
classes OF doctors operate are becom-
ing more finely drawn, and woe fol-
lows i'm the wake of those who at
tempt to foist their quackery on the
public. Yet, despite these regula-
tons. there are still quacks, who
have passed the examinations prop
erly-not for the good that might
accrue to mankind, but because OF
the ability these men have to adver-
tise, make claims that are unreason-
able, and charge fees accordingly.
In commenting on this the Denver
Mining Record says:
In the face of these discourage
7 ments the progress of physicians Is
aided in no small measure by the
board of examiners, and in order TO
distinguies the true from the false
the practitioners refuse to advertise
or place themselves in any other
manner on the same footing as the
charlatan.
1t is within the bounds of state
authority to demand protection
where the physical health of man is
concerned, why should it not also be
|, in the province of their powers to
insist on something similar with re-
gard to those who profess to have to
do with the financial health of a
community or of the country at
large?
The several states have left this
matter almost entirely to the post
office, and, as mining man from
Washington has stated, the law of
that state regarding the penalty Tor
false statements in advertising mat
ter is sadly neglected.
State supervision-if national con-
/, troll is possible-should be left in
the hands of men who understand
their business No commonwealth
would appoint a plumber or an cleo
trician to the duties of medical ex-
aminer, nor should those who look
after the welfare of the public with
respect to investments he other than
men qualified to act We could read
lily lInd6lnc InC uuHSVio hiiot ihiS III
come from over-Zealousness in this
regard Bankers, for instance, would
insist on no investments beyond GER
tain classes of bonds or mortgages.
Promoters would probably be too lax
in their enthusiasm of mine promo
ton. A happy mean would be abso-
lutely essential.
AS matters now stand, moe of the
states has the time or inclination to
supervise affairs of this nature. 1t
is palpably wrong to operate along
the line of prosecution. The time
to act is before any of the men in
clined to defraud have had the OPP
portunity A state that accepts mon
ey for charter might insist on hav-
ing particulars of the enterprise
placed before a regular committee.
At least one man should have the
authority to confer with those about
TO launch a proposition, and If the
same system were in force that we
find in bank examinations, the
straight and narrow would become
the ruling order.
There would be no necessity to go
as far as conducting an examination
of the property involved. If the reg
ulations were strict enough in mat
tiers of flotation, the promoters would |
be more inclined to do the right !