The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-07-27
LOCATION Of EXPERIMENTAL STATION
At MOSCOW IS NOW REGARDED PROBABLE
SPLENDID SENATOR BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY
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PERSONAL INVESTIGATION.

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government in the northwest. In this
he has had the earnest cooperation of
all other members of the Idaho dele
cation at Washington. Important data
has been furnished by the Idaho Min
ing association and by citizens in all
parts Of the state who are interested
in the mining industry. Senator Brady
has therefore been enabled to make a
strong showing in support of Moscow.
He has evidently blocked the original
purpose of the secretary of the interior
to place the station at Seattle and
has apparently succeeded In eliminat-
ing the sound city from the contest.
The argument against locating the sta
ton at Seattle applies to a great ex-
tent to Spokane as well. 1t Is re-
moved from the mining sections of
the northwest, and, as Senator Brady
very effectively points out, 1t is situat-
ed in an agricultural, not a mining,
state. Whatever may be the final de-
cision of the secretary of the interior
in the matter of location of the ex-
perimental station in the northwest,
the mining interests of Idaho will give
full credit to Senator Brady for his
efforts in their behalf. No one could
make a stronger showing, and we be-
lieve his efforts will prove successful.
Director of Mining Bureau Coming.
In view of the controversy over the
location of the northwest experimental
station, and the strong claims being
made by all applicants, Secretary Lane
has decided to defer action until
personal investigation can be made by
of mines. Mr.. Manning is now on
the way to the northwest and will
doubtless visit Butte, Moscow and
Spokane. AS the head of the mining
bureau he will have direct supervision
over the experimental stations. He
will no doubt view eGch applicant from
a purely practical standpoint, and ar
rive at "a conclusion based upon the
most effective service to the mining
industry. OF course he will be told
that Spokane is the center OF all min
| ing operations Of the northwest, that
! it is the metropolis of a mythical en-
pre without fixed boundaries, and that
had it not been for the intrepid citi-
zens of that imperial city there would
be no mines to make an experimental
station necessary. But being prac-
tical man and fully versed by educa-
tion and experience with all phases
of the mining industry, their relation
to the experimental station and how
best they may be served by it, 1t Is
not likely that Mr.. Manning will be
misled by Spokane's specious argu-
ment.
Letter From Senator Brady.
The Miner has just received letter
from Senator Brady giving the re-
suit of his conferences with Secretary
Lane and enclosing the memorandum
which he submitted in support of Mos
COW as the location of the experiment
tai station 1t is not known that Mr..
Manning win visit this district while
in the northwest, but 1t Is regarded
probable. The representatives of the
mining industry here should there
fore be prepared to supplement the
work of Senator Brady and other
members of the Idaho delegation.
Senator Bradys letter follows:
Washington, D. c., July %, 1916.
ITO the editor of the Miner: Max
ing reference to the fight that the
Idaho delegation have been making
for the designation of Moscow as a
site for one of the mining experiment
tai stations provided under the Sun
dry civil bill recently passed by con-
gress, am enclosing herewith a mem
oranbum which l submitted to Secre-
tary Lane, and which l think will be
of interest to you.
In comforting with Secretary Lane
Thursday, l was given the infornla-
tlon that in all probability the station
for the northwest would be placed at
Seattle. This was so plainly in OPP
position to the mining interests of the
northwest and to the essentially min
ing states that every effort was made
to change the decision of the secre-
tary He received deluge of tele-
grams from mining officials, not only
in Idaho, but from Montana and parts
of Washington, stating that a station
located at Seattle would not conserve
the mining interests of the northwest
to the best advantage. expect to
have another conference with Secre-
tary Lane this morning and win again
endeavor to point out the very mani
fest advantage of Moscow, where Is
located the state university and
Idaho's splendid school of mines. for
this station, but it is hard to say just
now what the result will be.
"The original contention of the Sec
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