MAGNATE’S VIEWS.
“ALL MINING MEN SCOUNDRELS.”
EXPERIENCE OF DR. J. M. BELL.
Bitter experiences, by rich and poor, in mining ventures explains the cynicism with which prospectors’ tales are received. Dr. J. Mackintosh Bell, formerly Director of Geological Survey in New Zealand, .and now a director of the immensely rich Keeley mine in Canada, recently described striking what he called a “snag” in London. He interviewed the late Sir Ernest Cassel, considered at tliat time to be the richest man in England, and with a wide diversity of interest. “Well introduced, I was ushered into the presence, of the great man, but not asked to sit down,” said Dr. Bell. ‘“What is your business?’ asked the financial magnate. ‘Mining,’ 1 replied. ‘1 am anxious to establish an Anglo-Canadian mineral exploration company ; there are great opportunities in this direction in Canada.’ ‘All mining men are scoundrels. I am not interested. You may go,” was his response. But my meeting a few days later was more satisfactory."
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5117, 22 April 1927, Page 1
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165MAGNATE’S VIEWS. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5117, 22 April 1927, Page 1
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