Weekly journal-miner., 1920-10-27
METAL INNINGS UP
 AGAINST ROWS
(From Thursday s Daily)

J the United States Is very serious, not only to the mining districts them selves, but to farming, manufactur- ling industries, erc. The greater the mineral production, the greater the number of men employed and the greater the home market for the pro- duets of farm and factory. Aside from base metals-copper, lead, zinc, .etc., the increased production of the great money metals-gOld and silver has become a national necessity, whereas for some years past, owing to war conditions" and after war conditions, the American production cf gold and silver has been annually declining. In 1919 the United States only produced l6 percent of the worlls output. In a few years more, at the present rate, the American production will be still more neghgi- ble.
 The billions of paper money issu- ed during the war and since the war by various countries are measured on the gold standard. A nation has to have q certain percentage of gold behind its paper money to make that money worth so1ething; hence the low value of the paper money of some countries. Gold and the other money metal-silver-are urgent world nee essitics. This emphasizes, from a na tional and international standpoint, the urgent need of a revival of min ing.
 The primary object of The Ameri- can Mining Congress is to foster and protect the metalliferous mining in dustry of the country. Its Twenty third annual convention in Denver, November 15-29, will be attended by some of the leading and most ex- pcrienced mining men ill the coun- try It will grapple with the various difficulties now confronting the me talliferous mining industry.
 Gold Conference
 Among other things, a conference of gold producers will be held during the convention. There are 2S00 gold producers, both large and small, ill the United States most of whom have received invitations to attend the conference. The program IS in charge of Dr. H. \. Lawrie, who was for a number of years president of thc Oregan Mining and Mctallurgi- cal Commission and a noted mining engineer in the Northwest He is now devoting his entire time to the matter as chief of the division of rare and precious metals of the American Mining Congress and is interesting bankers and financial authorities to attend the gold conference in Den yer.
 In the words of a circular letter sent out by the Oatman Mining Operators Association; Up t3 the present time the burden of the fight has fallen on the American Mining Congress, but, speaking for ,hem- selves, that association feels that the has not had the support it should have had. The circular advo- cates that an organization ofactual gold producers should be perfected before the Denver convention so that the gold producers, as a unit, may assist the American Mining Con gress.
 . Silver Costs Prohibitlve
 So also as to silver. The increased cost of production during the past few years has neutralized the recent advance in the price of silver origina- ting in the United States to $l per ounce. The annual demand of the world for silver for money and for use in the arts is several times great er than the annual production of the world, and the producers of silver should be able to command a profit able price.
 Preliminary to revival in mining, here must be better prices for gold md silver, or reduced cost of op~ ration, as to labor, supplies, rail- -oad, shelter and power charges.
 These are some of the problems the mining convention in Denver, November l5-20, on which he American mining congress merits he active cooperation and support | ,f everyone, directly or indirectly in crested in mining. Whatever good | $ accomplished will not be limited Q the mining industry, but will re- !ct beneficiallp on all other indus ries.
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