Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-12
new and UNEMPLOYED fields. Success de-
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ed capital.
1t is quite common belief that the
mining industry Is not conducted on the
same high plane of honesty as other
lines. A little reflection, even without
| investigation, will show that this be-
lief is without foundation. Business
honesty is necessary to permanency.
Some twenty years ago there was a
wave of suspicion and prejudice against
bankers. Doubtless there are some dis
honest men in the banking business. But
if all bankers were dishonest the fact
would finally become known, people
would cease to entrust their money to
bankers and the banking business would
die a natural death.
Honesty is the chief element of eff1-
cheney. Without efficiency in the con-
duct Of a large enterprise there would
be no profit to those who furnish the
funds. The growth of an industry
would cease unless it proved profitable
to investors. No other industry has
grown by such marvellous leaps and
bounds in this land of rich natural re-
sources as the mining industry. Before
the civil war this country produced lit
tie mineral wealth and consequently
had few manufactures. According to
statistics of the U. S. Geological Survey
our country now produces more than
s2,O00,000,000 worth Of minerals each
year. The United States is the greatest
forests and farms yield the most album
dant supply Of raw materials. Almost
every state university now has a
School of Mines and it's function is
just as important as the school of Ag-
riculture" or it's college Of Law"
Civilization has advanced in exact
proportion to the growth of the mining
industry. The first, glimmer of light
came when man emerged from the Stone
Age into the Bronze Age. Gold might
be dispensed with, but without album
dant supplies of iron and copper, there
would be no network of railroads, tele-
graph and telephone lines, binding the
millions of Americans into a common
brotherhood. Without the metals there
would be no printing presses, sewing
machines, electric lights, or even knives
and forks.
Arizona's population consists largely
of mining men, and it's people are as
progressive, Intelligent and law abid-
ing as any in the world. It's state con-
stitution is in advance of the times.
policemen are not needed on the streets
Of it's cities.
It is an interesting fact that many
Minnesota men have helped to develop
some of Arizona's copper mines, and
millions of dollars in dividends are al
ready flowing back. The Calumet & Ari-
10 oil 1xr Oh,
over $14,000,O00 to it's 2,100 stockhold-
ers. A large number of these live in
Duluth. Louis w. Hill and many other
Minnesota men own stock in the Shat
tuck mine, which has paid in one year
$1,050,000 in dividends Hundreds of
Minnesotans own stock in the Superior
& Pittsburgh mine at Bisbee, Arizona,
which distributed last year nearly ST.
900 900. A large number of Minnesota
people also own an interest in the Mi
ami copper mine, which began produc-
ton in 1911, and in 1912 paid it's first
dividends, totaling $750,000.
The Live Oak mine, adjoining the Mi
ami, was promoted by two Minnesota
boys Of Norwegian parentage, both
graduates of our University School of
Mines. One of them. Mr. Havland, was
for long time a regent, sitting on the
board with Governor Rice. The Live
Oak has now been consolidated with the
Inspiration mine. Enough ore has been
developed in these two properties to
make them worth over $40,000,000. The
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Com
pany is now building a mill, and it will
De one Of the largest in Arizona
Copper mining is one of the large in
dustries which has not fallen into trust
control. Arizona's many Independent
mines have contributed largely to this
happy condition. Copper producers also
enjoy the advantage Of free trade. One
half of Americas copper crop is sold
abroad. The price is determined by
world conditions in an open market.
The wages paid to working men aver
age more tnan twice as high as in the
highly protected textile industries.
MARTIN E. TEW.