An investigation in concentrating a certain tailing on Wilfley tables

The object of this investigation was to determine the adaptibility sic to concentration on a Wilfley table of a certain tailing carrying silver, lead, and zinc. The material was from the tailing dump of the Red Elephant Mine, operated by the Danaher Mining and Milling Company, of Hailey, Idaho, who are now considering treating this material if it can be done economically --page 2

The Role of State and Local Government in the Economic Development of Appalachia

One dimension of development planning for Appalachia which has been given little attention is the potential role of state and local governments. That is, what taxation and expenditure policies are most harmonious with the goals of economic development? The dual objectives of this paper are to examine the trend and pattern of finances shaped by the state and local government sector in an underdeveloped Appalachian state, and to explore the implications of alternative public (state- local) policies for economic growth

Some Regional Implications of Fiscal Federalism

The function of this analysis is to explore the degree to which the level of state and local government spending is influenced by the level of per capita federal aid when states are analyzed, not in aggregate, but by region of location. The data were taken from the Census of Governments annual report on governmental finances and was analyzed statistically using a multivariate technique where a set of qualitative regressors was introduced to account for region of location. The results of the work indicate strong regional disturbances in the expenditure-grants function, and do not reveal a strong discernible trend toward interregional equalization of public spending

Intercounty Differences in West Virginia Government Expenditures

The major objective of this study is to provide government decision-makers with a reasonably complete description and analysis of the trend and pattern of West Virginia state and local government spending. To the extent this objective is accomplished, it will be possible to suggest answers to the following questions: 1. What are the underlying factors which determine intercounty differentials in public expenditures, and how do these factors differ between West Virginia and other states? 2. To what extent are public service levels being equalized among counties within the state, and how would intergovernmental uniformity of fiscal effort affect intrastate disparities in per capita expenditures? 3. How does the county-to-county pattern of spending by local governments differ from the pattern of spending by all levels of government? 4. Does the long-term trend in per capita expenditures of local governments reveal movements toward equalization among counties, economies of scale, and greater homogeneity of fiscal capacity and effort? 5. What are the relative merits of the alternative solutions to the problem of alleviating the increasing fiscal problems of local governments? To what extent are local governments in West Virginia capable of satisfying expenditure requirements from their own revenue sources? Has the present method of shifting functional responsibility from local to state government resulted in equalizing public service levels