The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-18
RE-TESTING STATIONS.


est support from every citizen of all the
metal mining regions throughout the
mountains. \ large number Of States
have deep interest in. this movement,
| and the mining industry is so suprcmcly
important through all this mining
country that it is reasonable 10 count
upon unanimous support for the move
mcnt TO establish these protesting
| plants.
Let II be said in the beginning that,
! while IL is designed 10 have the govern
mcnt thoroughly, test. and analyze the
ores. especially new ores, and 10 expert
mcnt with n view to devising better
and more thorough methods of treating
and reducing the ores. especially such
as for one reason or another cannot now
be protitably handled. it is by no means
| the design TO have the government
activities in this respect infringe in the
least upon the commercial field OF
| sampling businesses already established.
On the contrary, tie inevitable result of
the establishing of such protesting
plants would be to increase the bust
ness OF the samplers; for the working
out OF the design at the bottom of the
plea for these protesting plants would
| bring into the market immense bodies
| Of ore that arc now uuworkablc, either
! by reason of their low grade or from
some element of refractorincss in the
| ores.
The newly established Bureau Of
| Mines needs to have ITS foundations
and functions very largely extended
and more thoroughly defined. SO far,
the chief activity has been in the pro-
viding of models and practical devices
for the rescue Of coal miners ovcrtaken
| by explosions or other accidents This
is truly a commendablc work: and the
thoroughncss with which the Bureau Of
Mines has taken hold OF il is evidence
that the bureau is in good hands. and
that whatever work is to be entrusted
to il will be well done Accordingly.
il is with all the greater confidence
that the mining men arc moving TO cx
tend the operations of that bureau. so
that they Will he not alone helpful in
humanitarian work. but also helpful in
practical research which is so little at
| tended to now. or where attended to is
so done for the benefit of individuals
or corporations, aud applied directly
and specifically to the ores which they
produce.
The government, on the other hand,
would. when the plan is carried out. ac-
copt ores for analysis and investigation
and experiment as to the best meth
ods of treatment. applying original re-
search in every possible direction, so
that the ores of whatever character,
provided they hold real values would be
made workable through the govern
mcnt IS discoveries. After the proof
was made that the ores arc workable,
then the government would turn over
the commercial part to those who own
| the ores and wish TO work them. The
government would simply establish the
value of the ores aud the methods of
treatment. and then the owners of the
ore would have 10 do the rest for them
selves. 1t is here that the extension Of
the work of the samplers wonld come
in, getting large volumes Of ores now
necessarily held back.
\ meeting was held in the CONNER
cial Club rooms yesterday by the com
mittee ON mines. with some invited
guests, and the whole subject was gone
over with a view TO obtaining the en-
largemeut Of the functions Of the
Bureau Of Mines in this direction. cor
responding precisely TO the govern
mental aid that is extended TO agricul
tural colleges in their extension work,
so that the ore producers would receive
benefits corresponding TO those ex-
tended 10 the farmers, aud i'll the same
liue of helpful research
The meeting appointed \ committee
TO draw up n resolution which will he
submitted to the membership Of the
Commercial club tonight with view
Of getting the club 80 back the move
ment TO obtain tho government ore
testing plant. and also wth view to
getting the Jealous and united support
/ of all mining men. of the mining ex-
change. and OF all the interests 10 he
benefited. and all interested in the sub
| Get
In mining region like this, every
one is interested in mining, because,
with the upbuildng and expansion Of
the mining industry the farmers are
assured of better markets for all the
products Of the farms from vegetables
10 meats: the prosperity Of the mines is
the prosperity of the farmers. and the
prosperity of both is the prosperity of
all forms OF business. Accordingly. the
Mining Committee OF the Commercial
Club, in endorsing this movement, VIII
have the right TO expect and VIII uu-
doubtcdlv receive. the support of the
agricultural community. of the business
community, of educators and profes-
sioual men. ond of every one whose
prosperity depends upon the activity
and productiveness Of tho mines. as all
do in this region.