The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-08-13
MINING EXHIBITS
BE EXTENSIVE
IDAHO WILL SEND COMPLETE AND
COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBITION
TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Senator Rayenal Macbeth, Secretary
Idaho Mining Assn, Visited Moscow
Today on Brief Business Trip.

The state of Idaho will have one
of the most complete and comprehen-
sive mining exhibits at the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco
that has ever been assembled in the
state and within very short period
Edward Schwerd, in charge of the mi
ming division working under Commits.
sioner F. R. Reed, will visit Moscow
and Latah county with view of Sc
curing samples of ores from any mines
or mining prospects that may exis.
in Latah county, according to a state
ment made by Ravenal Macbeth, sec
retary of the Idaho Mining association,
who was in Moscow today on brief
visit.
Mr.. Macbeth has been on tour of
the northern part of the state in the
interests of the association. He states
that one of the features that has been
attracting the attention of the officers
has been to urge on the Idaho exposi-
ton commission the necessity of hav-
ing a creditable mining exhibit at
San Francisco. This feature has met
with a ready response and the assoc
iation is giving every assistance pos
sible in the matter.
The City Beautiful.
Mr.. Macbeth arrived in Moscow last
night in company with Jerome j. Day,
it being the first visit of Mr.. Macbeth
to Moscow He paid very high COM
pliment to the city in expressing his
opinion that Moscow was by far the
prettjest city that he has thus far
seen in Idaho. 81 have always consid-
cred that Salmon City was the beauty
spot of Idaho, but since seeing Mos
COW l have changed my mind and be-
lieve that this city is the prettiest |
have seen thus far in the state de-
clared Mr.. Macbeth.
Mr.. Macbeth is a wellknown fig
ure in Idaho, at present being the
state senator from Custer county, hav-
ing represented that county in the leg
islature for several sessions past. He
is extensively engaged in mining in
that section, making his home at Mac
kay. Senator Macbeth has completed
the organization of mining men of
every section of Idaho with thL ex-
ception of the Coeur d'Alenes in which
section he is now completing the or
ganizations In his work he has the
assistance of Harry L. Day of Wallace,
who is president of the association.
Only Six Months Old.
Although the Idaho State Mining
ASSOCIATION was not organized until in
February of this year, it now Is the
strongest business organization in the
Gem state. Practically every man of
in Idaho is a member OF
the organization and throughout the
mining sections of the southern part
of Idaho every mining man Is affili-
ated. The remarkably rapid grown
of the organization is due to the ur-
gent need which caleld it into being
when assaults were made upon the
mining industry of the state at the
last session of the legislature. Real
zing that the mining industry of the
state would be virtually killed under
.erms of some of the vicious legisla- |
ion introduced by legislators who (
we're absolutely ignorant of mines |
md mining conditions, determined |
,ffort was made by the mining men
n this association to protect the in
successfully made. By
'eason of this the vicious provisions
If the Oregon and Kansas blue sky |
avs which had been introduced and
which would have absolutely put a
top to further development of Ida
los mineral resources, were killed,
S was that other provision of a reve-
lue bill that patented claims should
,e taxed at the rate of $50 per an
um.
Has Been Neglected.
Speaking of the associations work
ast evening, Senator Macbeth said:
"The mining industry In this state
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