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M. V. Lattin, Publisher.
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Matter of the Second Class.
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The recent attempt of the Uni
ted States Congress to place a
tax on copper for the purpose of
bolstering up the failing financ
es of the present administration
comes under the head of “class
legislation.” While the enorm
ous appropriations of the pres
ent session of congress totaling
almost two billion dollars un
doubtedly require some method
of raising the wind, now that the
revenues formerly obtained from
a protective tariff have been cut
off, we are unable to understand
why copper should be chosen to
be the goat. The production of
iron, coal and other minerals far
exceeds the copper production,
and the percentage of profit un
der normal conditions is as great
or greater than that derived
from the copper industry, but
the fact that copper is largely
a product of the west, where the
representation in congress is
small and the political weight
relatively unimportant while the
e ist producing most of the iron
and coal cuts a much larger fig
ure in national politics, is prob
ably responsible for the attempt
to place a tax on this commod
ity.
If the present administration
wishes to ‘raise the wind’ to pay
the bills embraced in the pres
ent ‘pork barrel’ budget, let
them give all the minerals an ev
en break without discrimination
against any. The copper min
ing business can pay its share
but let the rest of the mining in
dustries pay theirs.
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mines often a thousand or more
miles away from the one repre
sented, and the possibilities of
their striking the same fortune.
In other words they appealed to
the gambling instinct of the race,
that vast current of nature un
der every one and controlled by
those only who are content to
possess but that which they earn.
Appeals in those days were
most effective when distance ob
scured details, and a hazy atmos
phere propagated falsehoods.
Wild stampedes, monumental!
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frauds and intense prejudice a
gainst mining stocks were the
results.
Even at this present practical
time there is still a strong gam
bling element in the quest of
many men for mining interests,
but business principles predom
inate. Promoters as a rule out
line their property quietly.
They always keep in view the
possibility of a bonanza strike,
but this is a premium over and
above the returns upon which
they rely. After 100 feet or
more depth has been attained,
the merits of the property are
suggested, and the management
begins then to know what they
have and should measure out
lay accordingly. Indications of
increasing favor may require
further work for any degree of
accuracy, and it is possible that
early values have not depth,
these are conditions encountered
at times, and should be met in
true business manner, seeking
further where reason indicates
hope and abandoning what is
plainly barren.
It is quite safe to set down
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