The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-03-13

of the agricultural colleges and cx
pressed the opinion that this Grosvcno
Dill will do for the mining interests o
tho country what has been 80 well done
under tho original act for our aGricul
tural interests. " IL is a matter of com
mon knowledge" said he, that, not
withstandina the great value of on
mineral product, amounting in the yea
OF 1900 TO the stupcndous aggregate o
81 ,070, los, ,SSS, there is an enormous
waste In the present process OF extract
ing both precious and comm on miner
ais. There can be no doubt that scicntlli,
research, investigation and cXperimcn
will eventually develop methods ant
processes by which large part of this
waste can be avoided and the aggrc
gate wealth Of the nation thereby vastly
increased" lie considers il a wei
recognized fact that the science anC
art of agriculture have been rcvOlu
tionizcd through the agency of tho
agricultural experiment stations, and
expresses the belief that il is the right
and duty Of the Federal government &c
extend aud toward the development OF
our untold mineral wealth as well as
! toward agriculture.
The amount appropriated by This bill
FOR the eight States and Torritor-
les for the first year is $3.50 900 and at
the end Of ten years will be $500 900
annually. II this expenditure should
result IN increasing by only one-tcnth
Of | per cent our annual mineral pro-
duct the country would, in the opinion
of the committee, kc more than repaid
IN the direct increase Of intelligence
and skill; for it is argued that every
dollar of mineral wealth wrcstcd from
the soil IS new wealth, which goes into
general use, permanently increasing
the volume of metallic circulation and
contributing ready material for the
arts, the sciences and the cOnycnicnCCs
Of civilized life.
The bill provides that this appropria-
ton shalt be expended only for i'll
slruction, research and experiment in
mining, mining machinery, mining
engineering, mine exploitation, metal
ur-y, chemistry, geology, forestry,
agricultural engineering and road
making, irrigation and irrigation Gu
ginccriny and branches Of learning per-
tanning 60 sad subjects.
The bill provides at length for the
administration Of the fund. The dis
burScmcnt is made to the different
States and Territories in the same way
it is now made for the benefit Of land
grant colleges. In any State or Terri
tory where Il school Of mining has
heretofore been established by specific
Act OF Legislature and is Il separate
institution from .hc college for the
hcucHt of agriculture and mechanic
arts, onc-hall of the sums to be ap-
propriatca shall hc paid TO such school
"i mincs and the other hall to the col
Ir%r for the benefit of agriculture and
mechanic arts, but in any State where no
such separate school of mines has been
established, but where there is a State
university maintained i'm whole or i'm
part by income from grants or cUnccs-
slons of public lands by the United
States, or supported by the State and
under the conclusive control of the
Legislature thereof, and which has
during the past academic year main
tanned IN actual operation II distinctive
school or department Of mines az n
| branch of SAID university, onc-half of
the appropriation shall be paid to such
state university for The exclusive use
OF It's mining school or department and
the other half to the college for the
benefit Of agriculture and mechanic
arts: Provided that in any case where
such separate school of mines is under
the same board Of control as the COL
icSc Tor the benefit of agriculture and
mechanic ants, such board Of control
may divide the sums hereby appropri-
alcd between the school Of mines and
the college of agriculture and mechanic
arts, SO far as in It's Judgment such
hivlSlon will more fully carry into
erect the purposes and provisions of
this new Act.
Iherc IS further and special pro-
Flso that " where by special Act Con-
Gress has authorized the establishment,
III conformity with the provisions of
lhe Act OF Congress establishing col
IrEcs o! agriculture and mechanic arts
OF in additional college IN any Stale.
! ana were such college is located in ,hr
mining or mineral section of sucb
STATE, not less than onc-half of the
sum hereby appropriated shall be paid
10 inc college so located" 1t Will be
seen from this provision that the aim
Oh lhc bill is 10 reach colleges which
arc III position to aid in thC dis
Semihal'on OF knowledge conccrninr
mining matters. Where there IS now
Il branch college so located as to have
especial advantages in this line il is to
receive the benefit of the appropriation.
congressman Tate, in commcntinn
upon the bill and its provisions, said
'ils purposes are evident on the face
OF inc bill. We have been working on
the details for some time, our aim be-
ing TO get the best possible results for
the money appropriated. We believe
that the measure Is one that will COM
mond itself to everybody who in
vcstigates it,"
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