Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-10
TAFT ANo THE MINING INDUSTRY.

 freight of the country. and which en- ploys more than 100000 men in Its difficult and dangerous tasks, deserves all the assistance which this govern ment can render it"
 The above is an extract from . tele- gram sent to the American Mining congress on Saturday last by Presi- dent-elect w. H. Taft. The people of the western mineral states and ter ritories will be pleased to know that the incoming president has expressed himself so openly. frankly and kindly towards this great industry.
 Arizona. perhaps as much as any other state in the nnion, must depend in the future as it has in the past on the development of her mineral wealth and the continuance of the present work on the properties now producing gold, silver and copper within our borders.
 The agricultural industry in Arizo- na is growing and with more aid from the government in the building Of storage reservoirs as a means of pro yiding water for irrigation this indus try will continue to grow, but the fact remains and will remain that the az ricultural industry in Arizona must depend almost entirely on the mining industry for success. It is in the nm ing districts where every product of the farm. the orchard, the dairy and the poultry yard finds the best market today Were the farmers of Arizona compelled to ship their products to markets in competition with Califor- nia, Texas and other surrounding az riculturaI states they would find that profits would be at the very lowest figure, if indeed, they did not disap- pear altogether The mining industry in Arizona is now and will continue to be the bone, sinew and marrow of our property and this being true our people should lose 10 opportunity to aid and encourage those who have in vested their money in the mines.
 As is well said by Mir. Taft, the min ing industry is one of hazardous risk. In Arizona where a few companies have been successful, the failures may be counted one hundred for every sue cess
 Take the new gold camp of Sylvan ite, as an example. Hundreds of men rushed there from many states, at traeted by the reports of the finding of rich gold It is expected that some of the properties at Sylvanite will prove to be valuable producers, but many thousands of dollars will be spent in the development of claims for which no return will be received; fhis is the case in all mineral <aisz tricts. The success of the Calumet & Arizona company in the Warren district brought perfect flood of cap | ftal for the development of other prop critics in the vicinity. Many failures have been recorded here. though there \ is yet many promising properties yet \ to be developed.
 In the territory O Arizona, in the states of Colorado, Nevada and Cali, fornia, millions upon millions have Il been invested in the development oi mines which failed to make good. For these reasons those who put their money into the development of mines should receive every possible encour agement of the nation as. well as ot the states where mineral exists. Re it said to the credit of Arizona that the mining industry has always received the consideration it deserves and this policy shonIf be distinctive Eeature in the future There is nt place where there exists better oppor tunities for mining Investments than iR Arizona. We must keep the dool Of Arizona wide open and inviting tc those who are seeking for mines tc develop and assure them that the, will receive every possible favor here 1 Another fsiing which the peopie ot Arizona must not overlook and thai Is the necessity for encouraging the building of more railroads in the ter ritoEy. Besides the maiR Hines of the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe, al the railroads Ia Arizona have bull for the accommodation of the mining induSsTy. Many of these Hines re ceiyed the favor Of the territory in the matter of tax exemption. a policy which nset the approval of the peopie I A.