Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-11-27
Tells More
About Mine
Development
Gives More Details of Plan
for Developing Mining
Industry.
URGES ALL TO
JOIN IN BIG TASK
The Western News,
Dear Mr.. Editor.

The Western News
Dear Mr.. Editor.
Last week wrote you a letter about
the big SHOWS and the mining industry
which seems to have caused little
discussion in one way and another
Many people have called on me during
the past week, some to commend and
some to disapprovf. Some of the bust
ness men have expressed a desire to
90 further and see what can be done
Others have declared that it is of no
use to try anything, stating that the
claim owners would not cooperate and
that any effort made would be lost
On the other hand. talked with some
of the property owners and they, with
out exception, said that they would
welcome any aid in disposing of their
claims that would be offered.
So taking everything into consider
alton I still believe that we can do
something, end if we might transgress
further on your good nature | will
outline a plan that number of us
have figured would work to accom-
plish our ends. Plan follows:
That the people of this section form
Mining Bureau, that the bureau ac-
quire from any property owner wish
ing to take advantage of its services,
a bona fide proposition of just what
said owner will do with his claims
in event purchaser or developer can
be interested in them; that these diff
ferent propositions be compiled and
printed in d form that will permit of
mailing them; that the bureau will
print and assemble these propositions
and mail them to people over the en-
tire continent who are interested in
the mining business There are at
present approximately $1,000 people in
the United States and Canada who are
interested enough in the mining bust
ness to belong to some organization or
other having the interests of mining
at heart. These people would make a
wonderful mailing list for information
of this kind. While perhaps we could
not manage to cover as much territory
as to get out sufficient literature to
reach this great number, yet we could
go some of the way at least. At pres
ent, very few people of the outside
world hear about this part of Mon
tana Our mining connections are
mainly with the Kalispell country to
the east and Spokane to the west They
know in a general way that this is a
mineralized zone, but even as close to
home as these places are, very few peo-
pie know just what Casey Jones' has
in the way of mining claims and what
he will take for them. What we must
do is reach out to people who never
heard of us before and place before
them a terse and accurate plan of just
what can be done for them here IN
other words. the claim owner must
offer something like this:
"The Gopher group on Rocky Noun
tain consisting Of nine claims wagon
road built to the ground. Values are
in lead gold and silver, lead runs
So; silver So ounces and gold $40 to
the ton Development work done con-
sists Of about 300 feet Of tunnel. Equip
ment consists of camp buildings and
small tools. VIII sell this property on
lease and bond for $4,000. Buyers to-
start work within 60 days and keep at
least six men steadily employed at all
times Payment to be small amount
in cash and the balance to come from
1870 of the net smelter returns of ore
sold"
Now if Mr. Jones makes such a
proposition as that the person inter-
ested Immediately sees whether he
has the ability to finance it or not,
or sees if he is interested enough to
come and take look at it.
On the other hand, if you get out
a folder describing the district in gen.
eral the person receiving same will
look it over and say to himself, Very
nice, must be a nice place" and then
forget it. 1t does not tie him to any
particular idea The same thing applies
to selling an automobile. You can't get
by telling man that you have beau
tiful automobiles in your garage with
out telling him that they are for sale,
what the price is, and in addition to
that you must tell him what horse
power you have under the hood, the
bore and the stroke of the engine, how
his neighbours car performs, the terms
of sale, and further you must let him
try 1t out
The same blame thing applies to the
sale of mining claims. You must tell
the promoter or investor a lot about
the property to get them interested
just the same as you do about an auto
mobile or any other piece of merchan-
disc that runs into considerable money
and is not bought very often.
l believe that we can get enough
owners Of mining claims to submit
propositions, telling nothing but the
plain unvarnished truth about what
they have to offer, propositions that
will be varied enough and attractive
enough so that great many people
will come into the district to lock
us over.
We have today six mining operations
going ahead, employing men and put
ting wealth into the community. We
can just as well have 50 doing likewise
Are you prospect owners willing to
get together with the rest of the COM
munity In an effort to do great things?