The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-09
THE NINE INSPECTOR BILL.

duties and powers of that official,
leaves much To be hoped for in the
way of correction.
The powers conferred upon the in
spector. as the bill stands. would en-
able CRATER in the office to drive
every mining company in the state
ont of business. while the simple fact
of existence Of such looseuess in a
statute of the state would prevent
the investment of millions OF dol
lars which would otherwise come
freely to engage in the development
Of our resources.
II is also TO be noted that the eX-
animation of all mining properties in
the state is not provided for. The
Inspector is to use MS own discretion
as to properties he examines. That
is. he would be performing his duties
hhu'i tue AdN II ht tAaiht"tN tue
Giroux mine in this disiric, hut pass
ed over the Veteran. What the min
ers want aud what justice demands
is a hill that will provide for the eN-
animation OF all mining properties
In the state. AT least once year.
for the purpose of determining the
safety of their workings for the
workers.
The feature of the bill which makes
the inspector of necessity a geologist
and calls upon him 10 sample mines
for the benefit of the state mining
school specimen cabinet. as we'll as
10 compile expert reports or the con-
ditions of the mines Of the state.
smells To the heavens of graft. aud
is not n all what the people want.
They wish the examination of mines
for the protection OF the miners of
the state and the stockholders of the
mining companies of the state. and
not for the gathering of samples and
information from the mines which
may be turned to use in the stock
market
Give rs a straight mine inspection
bill, which shall De 50 termed that
the inspector must be able to qualify
as a man who knows whether the
working he enters is safe or unsafe.
and not as a mine expert or geolo-
gist,. Give this Inspector power TO
do into any mine working anywhere
and make it incumbent upon him to
enter every shaft and every tunnel in
the state employing a fixed number
of men AT any season Of the year at
least once year. Then LEI him swear
10 complaints and hale offenders he
fore the courts FOR trial hy jury in
the regular NAY of the l.w where he
finds those who refase to remedy
family conditions which he NAV or
der changed Provide that one ~
pert witness in NJ manner connected
With the company operating the mine
shall be called BY each side and TIA,
no one expert shall be called more
than twice in year. aud fairness
viii obtain on each side
The article permitting The mine in
spector 70 employ assistants without
limit Al S. per day also needs at
tention competent assistant in
the hrst plsce may net be secured
for s. per day. The pay should be
aNed at $40 at least. Also there
should lie limitation PM upon the
number of such assistants the in
spector may employ. otherwise we
mine inspectors. each running his
own little graft shop. and chief
Inspector who will confine himself 10
desk work at Carson and Reno. there
receiving the reports of his assist
ants and their renittanees Cor his
portion OF the graft, along with in
formation as 10 conditions in the
mines OF The state from time 20 time
which he eeDld make use Of 20 very |
large profit