Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-16
AGAINST FREE LEAD.
The Miners of New Mexico Speak Up
Earnestly Strong Resolutions
Adopted.
To the Editor OF the New Mexican.

To the Editor OF the New Mexican.
DEMTNG, Jan. 14.-There was very
fair representation of the mining districts
of New Mexico at Deming on Monday
last, and proxies by letter and telegraph
were received from others OF the mosl
important camps. The abandonment o
trains on the railroad on Monday, resulted
in cutting off many miners that would
have been there if the train had run as
usual.
| The committee on resolutions appointed
Al the first session on Monday reported
the following morning at 10 o'clock the
following which were presented by Wal.
ter G. Ha ley, the chairman of the com
mittep; and which, in order that they
may be given the widest possible circula-
ton, the New MEXICAN is requested to
publish:
Whereas, We are informed that efforts
are being made to have the tax by the
Mckinley bill reduced or removed from
Mexnan lead ore seeking entrance into
the United States, We would respectfully
present for The consideration of congress
the following Frief statement of facts:
First: Prior to the legislation that re-
suited in placing the tax upon Mexican
lead, there was not lead mine in the
territory of New Mexico working to
profit. Smelters that owned good lead
mines had abandoned their working Ms
they found that they could get Mexican
lead produced by peon labor cheaper than
thev could mine 1t at home.
I'd. As soon as it became apparent
that the Mexican lead would have to pay
the tax, the smell ers began to recover
their un@orked mines in this territory,
and so far as we are able to judge, they
have without exception been put in prof
liable condition.
ID. Mining camps that have been for |
years deserted, at once showed signs of
activity. Many miners who had been
Without means to develop their proper
ties because the price paid for lead had |
been too low, were at once enabled to |
begin operations.
4th. The vast lead ore bodies that |
have been exposed during this short sea.
son OF great activity have surprised all of |
Is. There has been shown up twice as
much lead ore as at any previous time.
and more than We believed to exist.
This is particularly true of the San Pedro,
Cooks Peak, Florida, Hach-
ia and Pinos Altos dis ricts.
9th. There has then, by reason of this
better price for lead, sprung up an al.
most entirely new industry in this terri
ory. The lead produc ion for the year
$50 will almost represent the gross pro-
its OF the entire mining industry of New
Mexico Tor The year.
9th. This new bfanch of the mining
industry which has begun to be devel-
'ped so rapidly and which holds much
'romlse to us as miners so long as the
Mexican ores are compelled to pay the
Iuty, has not, in our opinion, tlourished
It the expense of miners of other classes
II ores. Dry ores are now being treated
or less than was charged in many cases
H 1888 or 1889 and We believe that
sheIe an advance has been made of late
Is dne to general purpose of tie
meters to advance their charges without
espect to lead production or supply, and,
,hereas, in 1890 thousands OF dollars
'ave been actually produced in this terri
Ory from what was worthless lead ore
,efore the MCKINLEY bill, not 81 of this
ppears to have been taken out of the
'ocket OF the miner of dry ores.
18th. 1t is our belief that there is a
Efficiency OF lead ores in New Mexico to
melt all of the ores of the territory.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we most earnestly peti
ion the congress of the United States to
protect our new industry of lead mining
n New Mexico by refusing to allow the
cad ores of Mexico produced by peon
abor to come in without taxation, and
eg that the tax be not reduced, as the
margin for profit now vouchsafed is only
u'h as insures a reasonable profit to the
.ad miner.
The resolutions We're freely discussed e
nd adopted without dissenting vote.
B. Y. MCKtY&s,
+. NJ. SMITH, Chairman.
Secretary.