Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-11-07
Plea For Better Support of the
Mines.
Arizona's School Of Mines Makes an
argument for Appropriation to
Broaden the Mine Work.

Arizona is pioneer state and its
mines are in the making; now, more
than any other time is when assistance
can be rendered by the College of
Mines. In giving to the College of
Mines, you are giving to the miners
and to the mine operators. We are all
proud of Lthe achievement and rapid
advancement of the State of Arizona,
and we are all pleased to note that
agriculture, which has been stimulated,
fostered by the mining industry, is
rapidly advancing. The, farmer came
here when he found that the population
would support him. In the last few
wears, the federal and state govern
ments have, by wise expenditure of
large sums of money for experimental
and development purposes, revolution
lied farming, and have transformed
the drudgery of farming life into a
scientific, interesting and profitable
industry.
But, on the other hand, practically
every advance made in the mining in
dustry has been through individual eff
fort and at private expense. The
federal and state governments have
solved the problems for the farmer by
teaching him to manage the soil and in
finding the enemies of his crops. He
has had great irrigating systems built
for his benefit at public expense, do
not wish to be understood as criticising
the large expenditures made by the
nation and state for the farmers bene-
fit, for results have demonstrated the
great wisdom of this course, but mining
has not received the consideration to
which it is entitled. The state owes
more to the miner than it can ever re-
pay. Moreover, every dollar spent for
the mining industry is also of benefit
to the farmer manufacturer and mer-
chant. Arizo..a has not yet touched its
mineral resources, and wise eXpendi-
ture of funds for the encourag en.ent
and development of this industry will
result eventually in the pouring of
more wealth into the state than has
ever been produced heretofore, and
will more than maintain the standard
that Arizona has of being the leader
of all the states of the Union in mining.
Mining has produced in the State of
Arizona lO,OOO$ per capita per year for
every man employed in the mining in
dustry, and over 1,OOO$ per capita pei
year for every person, man, woman
and child in the State. But it has not
received the support and recognition
from the State that it should, the sup.
port and recognition that it deserves.
In the United States the distribution
is even more disparaging. The mining
industry contributes and makes avail
able yearly to our wealth products
about 2OOO$ for each man employed
and this under conditions too often un
favorable to both health and safety
Meanwhile no one appreciates and ap
proves as good national investment
more readily than the miner the ex
penditure in behalf of agriculture
which now aggregate about 2.40$ pc
employee or 80 cents per capita of tn
total population of this country, EN-
ployees of which great industry, labor
ing under the healthiest and safest o
conditions, contribute each yearly abou
8OO$ to the national wealth. In
general movement for the bettermen
of these conditions, with a view t.
greater safety and to general improve
ments in the mining industry, it is en-
deavored to interest the mine owner
in making provisions for the beginning
of improvements, with a view to in
creasing safety, improving health con
ditions and reducing waste, as tn
practicability of such improvement
may be demonstrated. 1t is desire