White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-16
EDITOR Of EXPOS|TOR URGES
PROTECTIVE TARIFF ON LEAD
Political Manager Of Acting Governor Dickerson
Sent Telegram Pleading That Duty Be Kept On
Metal When Revision Of Measure Was In Progress

Editor Haley. who conducts the
acting governors paper In Ely, has
kept up a running fire of abuse
against Hon. George s. Nixon In the
columns of the Expositor ever since
the campaign opened. The burden Of
Haley's grief and anguish has been
Mr.. Nixon's voting record on the
"Aldrich-Payne robber tariff bill
which is denounced in terms that
would penetrate porcupine's pro-
tective features.
Just to demonstrate the versatil-
ity of Mr.. Haley, and to show that at
least once when Senator Nixon voted
with Senator Aldrich he did so with
the consent and at the urgent re-
quest of the present editor and man
ager of the acting governors paper.
we present our readers with a copy
of telegram sent by Mr.. Haley to
Senator Hepburn pleading with the
tariff committee to maintain a high
tariff on lead In order that the mines
of Nevada, which draw large ele-
ment of profit from that product.
could be operated on paying basis:
(From the Congressional Rec
ord, May s, 1909; telegram !. F.
Haley to Senator Heyburn.)
Lead is one of the principal
resources of Nevada. This min
eral is found principally in Eu-
reka, White Pine, Lincoln.
Washoe, Elko, Esmeralda,
Humbol1. and Nye counties.
This covers more than three
fourths of the area of Nevada.
At present about 500 men are
working in the lead, and base
metal mines of Eureka county.
With an assured tariff on lead,
the number would be five times
as great. In all portions of the
state about 5000 miners are
employed in the lead proper
ties. The Commonwealth, one
of the largest lead properties
in Nevada, located here, has
everything in readiness to be-
gin operations, but not a wheel
Is turning pending the outcome
of the proposed legislation. A
tariff on lead means the OPEN
ing of this property and others
surrounding it, giving employ
ment to many hundreds of
miners at good wages, and
thousands of dollars to the
wealth of Washoe county.
Two districts in Lincoln
county, employing hundreds of
men in the lead properties now,
will construct railroads and
employ thousands with a tariff
on lead. White Pine county
with 5000 men at work would
double this number. With an
adequate protective lead tariff,
Eureka county, just on the eve
of revival, is paralyzed, be-
cause of fear that the lead tar
iff may be removed or even low
cred.
There Is no doubt that
tariff on lead will lead to an
immense increase in the min
eral output of this state during
the present year. Lead is the
principal value contained in
nearly every property in the
counties of the state already
named Gold and silver are
practically by-products. 1t is
to lead that the mine owners
look to for their profits. In
Mexico, for instance, lead is
by-product of the gold and sill
yer mines and the mine own
ers there could afford to give
this metal away and yet make
an immense profit with a wage
scale of 35 cents gold per day.
The throwing down of a tariff
barrier would result in pouring
this Mexican product into this
country at prices which could
not be met by American labor.
Irrespective of politics, the peo-
pie of Nevada hope Congress
will not remove the tariff on
lead"
When Mr.. Haley sent the above
telegram to Washington little over
year ago he was bullion tax collect
or of the state of Nevada by the grace
of Acting Governor Dickerson. At
the present time he is editor and
manager of the Expositor by the
same authority. Was he sincere
year ago when he so strongly advo-
Gated a protective doctrine, or Is he
sincere now in just as strongly de-
nouncing the same doctrine? We
submit 1t to the intelligence and
judgment of the voters of Nevada to
determine on November eighth.