The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-05-04
WALLACE SHOULD WORK FOR
MINE EXPERIMENT STATION.

MINE EXPERIMENT STATION.
The Miner again urges the people
of this city and district to unite in an
effort to secure the location OF one OF
the three experimental stations which
Will be established by the government
this wear. This is a matter that
should serve to arouse from their
peaceful slumber the local chapters Of
the Idaho Mining association Here
is a definite practical proposition that
Is directly in line with the purpose for
which the local bodies were organic
ed. and 1t is only necessary, we sur
mise, for them to take the initiative
In order to secure the active support
of the state organization. In order to
give our readers a clear understand
ing of the purpose of the government
in establishing these experimental
stations, the law is here quoted;
THAT the secretary of the interior
is hereby authorized and directed to
establish and maintain in the several
important mining regions of the
United States and the territory of
Alaska, as congress may appropriate
for the necessary employees and other
expenses, under the bureau of mines
and in accordance with the provisions
of the act establishing said bureau,
ten mining experiment stations and
seven mine safety stations, movable
or stationary in addition to those al
ready established, the province and
vestigations and disseminate informa-
tion with a view to improving condi-
tions In the mining, quarrying, metal
lurgcal and other mineral industries,
safeguarding life among employees,
preventing unnecessary waste of re-
sources, and otherwise contributing to
the advancement of these industries:
Provided, that not more than three
mining experiment stations and mine
safety stations hereinabove authorized
shall be established in any one fiscal
year under the appropriations made
therefor.
Sec. 2. That the secretary of the
interior is hereby authorized to ac-
cept lands, buildings or other contri-
buttons from the several states offer
ing to cooperate in carrying out the
purposes of this act"
1t was evidently not the intention
of the trainers of the law to place
these stations at places remote from
mining operations. On the contrary,
ii Is clear that it was intended that
they were to be located in close prox-
unity to the mines. This is unques-
tionably the understanding held by
the director of the bureau of mines,
as will be seen by reading his COM
ments on the subject on page 5, taken
from his annual report which has Just
been received,
Under the law three mining ex-
pertinent stations can and should be
established during the current year."
says the director, each in an import
ant mining center, where investiga-
tions under government supervision
will increase the yield of metals now
being mined or will result in the min
ing of deposits now unworked"
Wallace is certainly an important
mining center and the Occur d'Alene
district presents an unlimited field for
the work contemplated by the govern
ment. While not approving Of the
parsimonious spirit shown by congress
in the second section of the law, for
the states or local communities should
not be asked to bear the burden that
belongs to the general government
and which 1t is abundantly able to car
ry still the government having made
this bid for assistance in the way of
free ground or buildings or both, it
Is certain that tenders will be made
and that they win have an important !