Weekly journal-miner., 1917-10-31
MAYER SECTION PLEASED
 OVER ORE DISPLAY
(By F. w. Bower)

MAYER, Oct. 24.-Thcre IS gen eral feeling of satisfaction on the part of the mining people in this section of the country. over the results of the display of ore from many of the best mines of the camp at the Northern Arizona fair last week. The writer had the pleasure of looking after the exhibits of the Mayer section, to- gether with some samples from the mines around Humboldt. The indi- vidual mine exhibits covered wide scope of development and there were many kinds of ore; copper. gold, sil- yer, lead, zinc, etc Taken as whole, the mineral exhibit was surprise to every one.
 At the dinner given by the cham Der of commerce to those who took part in the fair, Wednesday night, the president of the club intimatcd that there was a question whether or not the fair would be continued another year. Judging by what transpired at the portion of the mineral exhibit at tended by the writer, 1t would be a most foolish thing to give up such an excellent way of advertising the vari. ed resources of the northern part of the State. It was my pleasure to meet mining men from both sides of he continent, from the copper mines of Montana. the zinc-lcad fields of Missouri, from Michigan. Minnesota, and other States. These men con- pared our exhibits with what they were familiar with in their own coun. tries and there were many expressions of surprise at what our display show ed. Instead of giving up the fair. there should be bigger effort made than ever to bring out another year samples of ore from ovcry mine in Northern Arizona that will fill the mineral building from door to door By proper advertising, 1t could be made an educational feature that would attract mining people from all over the world. The writer believe. that mines can be sold as surely through newspapers, fairs. special let. terS and other ways just as the mer- chant can sell his sugar and shoes by similar ways of publicity.
 Mayer has the usual number of foS- sils and doubters, who have been here so long they are like the cottonwoods along the creek. Nobody knows just when they came. There are also q few boosters who can sec that the time has come to make little noise. They feel a just pride in the camp. There are but few districts in the State that can show the number of really and truly big copper mines that Mayer has. There are six producing copper mines that stand out prom incntly within walking distance of the town. There arc many well develop ed properties surrounding these six big mines that arc rapidly being shap- ed into producers.
 The Mayer boosters would like to see big exhibit of Yavapai minerals at the State fair next month. If every owner of a mining property would show the proper spirit, whole train load Of ore could be gotten together that would put the county on the map.
 It should be remembered by the mine owner that this is large State: that there are many mining districts in the State with excellent mining for sale, just as we have in Iavapai county: that there are only about so many investors in the coun- try with more properties than invest DTS These would-be investors can be angled for just as the trout in the stream. They arc not going to enter T dead camD