Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-02
DEPARTMENT OF MINING.
Two Memorials Introduced in Lcsis-
lat,irc Yesterday.


Members OF the Utah Legislature
viii lend their influence with the ma
tiona congress towards the creation
OF a department of mines and mining
and two memorials along that lire
were introduced IN the house of repre-
sentatives yesterday. They are known
as memorials Nos, 8 and TO- as follows:
House joint memorial No o.
Whereas, The mining industry Is ann
ually adding nearly two billions Of
dollars to the wealth of the United
States, and Is furnishing employment
for more than half a million men d.
rectly engaged in the mining industry,
as well as furnishing the material alb
solutely necessary to the employment
of still larger additional number of
men. and
Whereas. The loss of life (being
1853 per 1000 In coal mining operations
In the United States as against 1876
per 1000 in England) through a lack
OF proper precautions in mining oper-
ations. over which but little, If any
supervision is exercised, is disgrace
10 the government, from which the man
is supposed to have greater consider
alton than the dollar, and
whereas The product OF the mines,
when exhausted cannot be replaced,
and
whereas. The enormous waists of
metal resources through the applica
tion OF unscientific methods OF min
ing and treatment. and the enormous
~ eXtrayagant waste Of fuel through
both carelessness and unScientific
methods, is a menace to our future in-
dustria growth. and
Whereas, The United States ia the
only English speaking nation in which
this important industry receives rela-
lively such small consideration; there
fore he IL
Resolved BY the house Of repre-
sentatives of the state of Utah, the
senate concurTing therein, that we
urge upon the CONGRESS OF the United
States the Importance of the creation
Of department of mines, with its
head member OF the presidents cab
met, through which human life may
receive protection and the mineral re-
sources may be conserved and pro-
duction increased through govern
mental control and the application of
scientific methods, and. be II further
Received, That copy OF these re-
solutions be forwarded to the senate
and the house OF representatives of
the United States, and to each of our
representatives In the United States
congress, and that the governor of
this state be Instructed to communi-
cate with the president of the United
States, requesting his cooperation in
bringing about the creation OF de.
partment of mining. through which
the mining Industry may receive that
governmental recognition and assist
ance TO which II Is entitled as one of
the two great productive industries OF
this country"
"Hoase Joint Memorial No. 10.-To
the Honorable Senate and House OF
L. aTaFf Iva .,f F..I.
OF America, IN congress assembled:
Your memoriaist the legislature
OF the state of Utah. respectfully rep
resents that
Whereas, The worlds continued in
dustrial advancement requires a con-
tlnually increasing production of min
erals both for monetary, commercial
and manufacturing purposes. and
whereas In order 10 maintain
suihcient Increase in volume OF min
eral productions II Ia necessary that
there be applied the highest scientific
knowledge to the problems of ore pro-
duction and treatment, ana
Whereas. The nature OF these prob
lens iustities their solution for the
benent OF every citizen OF the United
states, which can be best accomplihed
through the governmental supervision
ANA assistance of department of
mining the head OF which is a member
or the presidents cabinet; therefore
be Il
Resolved, By the house Of repre-
sentatives of Utah the senate concur
ring therein that we most respectfully
urge upon the congress OF the United
States the Importance OF creating n
department OF mimi" as "a separate
executive department OF our national
government, ana that n COPY OF this
memorial be forwarded to our senator's
ana representatives IN congress; ana
be II further
state OF Utah he requested to COM
inunlcate with the president OF lie
united state requesting his cooper
alton IN bringing about the creation
OF department Of r'i~' through
which the mining industru may re-
ce've that governmental recognition
aud assistance 10 which ID Is entitled
as one OF the two great -nductiye in-
Gustrles OF this COUNT"