The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-10

Strons showing lS made by tn
lead and zinc miners OF the west, re
Gently assembled at Salt Lake, in thei
memorial to the president and con
gress relative to protective tariff 70
zinc and lead. This ends the appea
SO far as the zinc and lead men o
the west are concerned. II was de
termined as useless to send any per
sonal representation back to the ma
ton capital. Following are extracts
from the memorial:
Effect on Gold and Silver.
THE output Of gold and silver 1
largely associated with and dependen
upon the production Of lead, much o
the gold and silver ore being smeltei
on the lead basis. Restriction Of the
output of lead will, therefore. reduce
Nthe output of the precious metals
''The men employed In the lead
mines receive the highest wages paif
to mining labor In the United States
Almost all are native born or. natural
lied citizens, of high average Of in
telIigence.
"Of the total traffic of the railroads
OF the western states II has beer
shown by railway statistics that owe
80 per cent is furnished by minera
products
Lead Alone Not Profitable.
"All Of the lead ores of the Rocky
mountain states contain some 'preci
Gus metal without these precious
metals the lead could not be produc
ed, for the cost Of production exceed
the value OF the lead alone. Creditinf
the value of the precious metals. such
as gold and silver. against the cost a.
producing the lead, at the price of ~
cents, which is the average price for
the last FIVE years, the profit Is ir
most cases less than per cent on the
capital invested, which is inadequate
in view Of the risks involved In al
mining enterprises.
Lead Duties Now Paid.
THE present duties on lead have
produced for the last 10 years an av-
erage annual revenue of $724,63S
which Is approximately so per cent or
more than the revenue as estimated
in the bill introduced in the last con-
gress. 1t is clear. therefore, that the
present tariff rates are not prohibitive
but. on the contrary, are competitive
and revenue producing.
increased imports Would Lessen Our
Production.
Under the rate of duty proposed
last year, revenue would be decreased
II the Quantities imported remained
The same, Or, In order to produce the
titles imported would have to be in
creased so per cent. Such an in |
creased Importation could only be alb.
,orbed in our markets by displacine |
cad. In such case the government
would be no better off, in the matter
# revenue. than It is now, but par
II our own lead industry would b.
0 the development of our resources
would go to develop those Of SPAR
nd Mexico. our chief competitors In
he production of lead
Effect on Agriculture.
"The mining companies of the
states afford the prncipa'
,arket for much of the agricultural
roduct of the west Anything thai
estroys or curtails mining must re.
ct to the injury Of the farmers.
"The development and growth o. ,
We western states have been colnci
rnt with the development of mining
'hatever retards the latter must in, +,
Itably check the development of al I
her Industries in the mining states
Would Agree to One Change. !,
'For the foregoing reasons the leas
'oducers of the Rocky mountain :.
ates. through their Representatives !,
conference at Salt Lake City. d.
spectfully request that no change
! made in the duty on lead in ores +,
I'd that 1t be allowed to remain AZ l.,
present, Il specific duty of 1-2
nts pound on the lead contained
ii that the duty on lead In pigs. bars
ID bullion be reduced from the pres
t rate of : 1-2 cents per pound t. :.
IL cents per pound, placing it or >,
Q same basis as lead In ores" n
We'll Known Mininr Men There. :,
The committee which prepared the ..
was made up of the fol. =,
wing we'll known mining men, "a
Frederick Burbidge. Spokane. chair
IN; c. F. Allen, Utah: John M :,
Eyes, Montana: Fl. T.. Samuels, Ida -,
/. liner PETIT. Utah; George H. Dern -
ah S. y. Nicholson. Colorado: M ~,
Godbe, Nevada David Keith a.,
all; George w. Ritter, Utah. :.
rhe executive committee to which &
'ther action is left is composed Of =
N pr"minent In the mining indus
In the intermouptain states. Its
.sonnel follows:
ames r. McCartbv. Idaho. GEORGE
Ritter, Utah; s. d. Nicholson. Col
do: Ernest Bambereer. Utah. Raw
! Macbeth. Idaho: u. w, Br,,nton
orado; Fl. T.. Day. Idaho: w. M
ION, Idaho: w A. Clark. IT., Mon "
a.: George w. I4ambournc. Utah: =,
mas Kearns. Utah: ". r. Samuels 4