Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-16

company and therefore TO be reason
ably considered as invested capital.
Unless these constructions can be
secured, the mining industry will be
seriously crippled in its most serious
part, the legs, which the small produc-
ers represent
A Phoenix editorial reference to
the sessions of the chapter says:
The recent session of the Arizona
Chapter American Mining congress in
Phoenix has occasioned more real in
terest among mine operators. opera
tives and investors. and with the pub
lie at large, than any previous meet
ing of an organization devoted to the
mining interests in Arizona.
! Prevalent conditions associated with
war emergencies, necessarily bring
all thoughtful and loyal citizens closer
together and more or less uniting them
in common thought to the end Of at
tanning maximum usefulness, free
from ali selfish motives, doubtless
had its large part in the greater at
tention and influence of this annual
Injecting of the Mining congress chap
ter, but more virility on the part of the
chapter during the year and admittedly
important and continuous effort put
forth by il to assist in the common
important aid in bringing aoous sne IN
creased interest in its work
That factor in the present conduct
Of the chapter which is of most in
terest to the individual in the mining
industry and to the public Of the state,
dependent upon the industry for the
| greatest measure of its support and
without which Arizona would be
comparative blank as a matter OF fact.
is found in the plain and evidently
wholly sincere efforts of the chapter
to bring the smaller producer. the OPP
eratives and the larger mining inter
ests to a common footing of frank
understanding and cooperation. The
underlying sincerity could not have
had better demonstration than it re-
ceived through the fact that the time
of the annual meeting was given up al
most wholly to the consideration of
resolutions and recommendations hav-
ing to do with the interests of small
producers of metal in the state, who
will be the chief sufferers in the event
of further reductions in metal prices
through government fixation and who
will also be the chief sufferers from
imposition of present interpretations
placed by Washington upon The income
tax law. In connection with the latter
matter il is well to say that there is
no inclination OF attempt on the part
of the mining interests, large or small.
to evade any taxation the government
may impose. but it is asked that the
[ law be interpreted as its makers evil
/ IDENTIFY intended il should be. and not TO
the disadvantage of any class.
Meetings and discussions of the
chapter during the annual session
were open to all Participation of the
public was welcomed. The idea car
ried out was to get all the light on
various subjects OF current discus
sion and interest as affecting mining
and the general welfare, with which
the mining industry In Arizona is in
separately interviewer. as possible As
has been said. much was accomplished
in this direction. and the foundation
undoubtedly established for the &C
complishment of a great deal more.
OF all the thoughts advanced in the
meetings, minimum of course receiv-
ed endorsement and PRONUNCIATION.
The opinions brought out as to va
rious matters, hover. whether they
found adoption or not were illumi-
mating. The seed thus Sown will
doubtless in some instances be at
attended by later beneficial results
The big gain in the eyes of an onlook-
er. was represented in the fact that
a body OF men practically of both
large and small units of the states
greatest and practically only industry
could come together and find il pos
sible TO talk openly and frankly with
the assurance that the majority of the
citizenship of the state-all but few
radicals, chronic disturbers and pro-
German professionals under
stand and welcome frankness. The
broader thought and cooperation thus
put in the way of coming about far
more than offsets any harm that may
come of the efforts OF disturbers to
twist and misinterpret franknesS into
the malicious and vicious meanings
with which they are at home, from
which they earn their i'll livings and
about other than which they have no
knowledge than has the dive bred
| oickpocket of another way of earning
a living
Z Widespread publicity secured for
the chapter meetings and matters
which engaged the attention of these
will have its largest effect in demon
strating to the public that the largest
. Arizona interests have nothing TO con-
/ ceal. that it is in the open and that
] therefore il must necessarily believe
Z in the Conservatism. the right thinking
I and the justice Of the people at large
of the state and in consequence ready
b 20 cooperate in the fullest with them.
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