The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08
BASIS OF WEALTH
MOTHER EARTH KIND TO AL
HER CHILDREN.
THE GREATNESS OF NATIONS
Utilization Of Natural Resources Goes
Hand In Hand with Civilization
ExhaustlbIe and Renewable
Riches.

Old mother earth is the basis OF all
wealth. Greatness OF nations is com
mensurate with the degree OF utiliza-
ton OF the mineral elements and other
products. all OF which are the result
OF natural laws. The higher the civ
ilization the greater and the more eco
nomical are the uses OF the earth's
resources. In the great commercial
and manufacturing centers OF the
world is found the superior intelli-
gence. Wherever there Is industry
there fourishes civilization. With
the decay OF commercial Importance
nations retrograde and lose power
and finally find a place in history
only
Wealth OF countries can be divided
into two classes; that which Is ex-
haustible. and that which is renewable
The exhaustible is the mineral wealth.
gold. silver, iron. copper, and all the
useful metals-coal, salt, sulphur, oil
and mineral products which once util-
lied In manufacture and commerce are
not renewable. The renewable wealth
is entirely in tho vegetable and ami
NAL kingdom and nearly all Of II is
included IN the field Of agriculture.
using the word IN It's broadcast sense,
and is represented by the crops OF
cereals, vegetables, fruits, fibrous
plants. the useful gums, such as rub
Der, the woods OF trees and all that
IS Of utility in the arts and manufac-
lures
The wealthies. nations, and those
that give promise Of the longest ex-
lstence ere those that possess ahun-
dance Of both exhaustible and renew.
able wealth Both classes afford a
field for manufacture and commerce.
The nation that lacks the conditions
necessary for the production 81 re-
movable wealth and only has exhaust.
ible wealth. will eventually find its
resources for solf.sustalnence nj nm
end. and will Of necessity become de-
pendent upon some other nation.
No other nation Possesses such d.
yersiAed resources as does the Unit
ed States With mineral resources
that yill require ages Of time to util.
lie, the millions upon millions OF
rich timber and agricultural lands rep
resenting renewable wealth, and every
natural advantage for manufacture,
within its vast territory hundreds OF
millions ef people can find homes and
sustenance for thousands OF years 20
come, and If necessary supply other
nations with surplus OF It's products.
Thus the nation will grow richer
through dlsposing OF IT'S renewable
wealth for what represents the labor
and the exhaustible wealth OF less fa-
vored nations
The countries comprising Great
Britain have little renewable wealth
according 70 population and relies
chiefly upon exhaustible resources,
their utilization In manufacture and
the value OF fhe labor Of It's people IN
manufacture for commerce 81 arti-
Giles from the raw products. both min
eral and vegetable. imported from
her dependencies and other nations
II Is plain that the nation that ex
changes IT'S raw. exhaustiblc wealth
for the renewable wealth OF another
country viii grow poorer and the ma
ton that receives this cxhaustible
wealth in exchange for IT'S renewable
wealth viii grow richer
Principles that apply 10 nations ~
this regard, are also applicable to IN.
tegral parts Of nations, and HI a ne
public like The United states. 20 It's
states and lessor communities Thus
IL d patent that the state Or com
muuity that employs ita people n man
ufacturlng from a. products to the
greatest extent Instead Of having
them 20 10 the markets of the world
ID q raw stt~e. and retains within its
borders the profits accruinE from
labor employed In the production Of
its articles on commerce viii advance
In wealth and Importance