The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-04-10
BOISE CHAPTER OPPOSES
CUT IN TARIFF
Brunch Of Minin0 Association 70 Join
Mining Men IN contest-ldaho W.
tally Interested. 81.

Branch OF Mining Association 70 Join
Mining Men IN contest-ldaho W.
taIly Interested, , ,,u,e
Amid tense enthusiasm Boise chap
ter Idaho Mining association, re-
Gently. was given birth in the Com
mercial club assembly ROOM Denun-
Citations of the proposed tariff on lead,
the appointment. Of . committee Of
five to represent Boise At the Salt
Lake meeting called for the purpose
Of protesting against threatened re-
auctions, explanations Of the tremen-
dous value Of the mining industry. to
Idaho and the enormous possibilities
Of its future development; and the In
dorsement by the mining men Of the
home industry movement were all Inn
portant parts Of the well. attended
meeting. In addition number Of APP,
plications for membership were re-,
corded and officers for Boise chapter
were elected. 9 s4 r.,
Meeting At Salt Lake 5
The Idaho Mining association, with
which Boise chapter and other chap
ters all over the state are to affiliate,
was represented by Senator Ravenel
Macbeth. its secretary: The local
chapter Endorsed the action taken by
the state association in signing a call
for meeting to be held at Salt Lake.
The action was taken in response to
the following telegram from George
w. Ritter, secretary Of the former in
termountain conference Of ore pro-
ducers:
| General conference zinc ore and
lead ore producers Of Idaho. Montana,
Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and
New Mexico was held at Salt Lake
Thursday, April 8, to consider meas
ures for preventing reduction of tar
iff on zinc and lead. Friends at Wash
ington urge Importance Of getting to-
gether and adopting memorial or brief
showing up each industry in entirety.
rather than by states. This call is
sued on initiative of state and district
mining associations Of majority Of
foregoing states" p
| Delegation Selected
A resolution introduced by Senator
Macbeth was unanimously adopted. It
requests the members of the Idaho
Mining association to purchase, when.
ever possible, the products of Idaho
manufacturers and to buy supplies
from Idaho dealers. H. J. McGirr,
vice president of the Idaho Home In.
dustry organization, formed, here q
few days ago, explained to the mining
men the Importance Of the resolution
and thanked Senator Macbeth for Its
introduction and the members of Boise
chapter for its adoption.
Mine Inspector Explains
State Mine Inspector Bell addressed
the meeting, denouncing the threaten
ed tariff reduction and telling what il
would mean to the state as a whole
In part he said:
II was among those who went t.
Washington a year ago to protest
against the reduction Of the tariff ani
am familiar with its Importance. Il
was shown there that the Idaho pro
ducers Of zinc and lead pay an aver
age wage Of $3.50 for an eight-houl
day, while incontrovertible figures
from mines Of Mexico and Spain show
labor there costs 60 cents day. 4
idaho produces over 30 per cent o
all the lead produced in the Unitet
? States. The Bunker Hill and sulli
van mine is the premier Of its kint
in the world. The ore is not higl
grade and pays only about $1.62 pc
, ton profit, which is an exceedingl!
low margin. This proposed reduction
, would entirely remove the profit Tn
, demand for reduction comes from mel
| who manufacture the products o
. lead. We are willing to meet then
J half way and to have the tariff re
duced to q reasonable extent.
Production Of Idaho
Elm the last three years the stat
Of Idaho has produced lead and silve
: to the value of $45,000.000. OF thi
$23 .00O. 900 was lead alone and ever,
/ pound Of this ore was produced at
loss of .4S Of a cent. II the ore con
| tanned lead alone it could not hav
: been mined. but fortunately it all con
| tains fair quantity Of silver, and II
Idaho the profit always has beef
| taken from the silver content of tn
ore.
, consequently the removal of tn
! tariff on lead will destroy this indus
, try. 1t will throw out Of employment
} 5000 men in Idaho who are actuall
and directly employed and who sur
4 port a community of $4,000. Wit
: transportation and all the other ind
rect employment, this industry alon