The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-05-11
ONE Of THREE EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS
SHOULD Be LOCATED IN NORTHERN IDAHO
IDAHO MINING ASSOCIATION is ACTIVE IN SECURING STATION
WALLACE AND MOSCOW ARE REGARDED FAvoRAeLY-
IDAHO WILL SPOKANE TO OPPOSE


Ravenel Macbeth, secretary of ths
Idaho Mining association, letter
commencing the action of this paper
in its efforts to secure the location at
wallace of one of the three mining ex-
pertinent stations which will be estab
the fact that Spokane will make an
effort to secure one of these stations,
and he urges immediate action by
mining men, business men and com
mercial bodies in support of the eff
forts to bring one of them to Idaho.
The matter has been called to the at
tention of the Idaho delegation in con-
gress, and every member will use his
best efforts to secure one of the sta
tions for this state.
The Miner has advocated the loca-
ton of the station at Wallace, but as
a matter of fact so far as this paper
is concerned the place is of secondary
importance at this time; the main
thing now Is to make sure that Idaho
gets one of the stations. There are
now three of these stations in opera
ton. One of them is located in either
Missouri or Kansas, another is locat-
ed In Utah in connection with the
state school of mines at Salt Lake
City, and the third is at Berkeley, in
connection with the California school
of mines. OF the three which are now
to be established, it is believed that
Alaska will get one, the second will
probably go to the southwest, possibly
to Arizona, and the third will prob
ably go to the northwest, and II
should be in Idaho. 1t appears to be
the policy of the bureau of mines, al
though there is no binding rule to that
effect, to place these experimental sta
tions at the schools of mines of the
states in which they are located 1t
may therefore, be found desirable in
the event that Idaho is successful in
landing one, to locate it with the
school of mines at Moscow. This
would no doubt be satisfactory to the
mining companies of the Occur
d'Alene district, who have always
shown a great interest in that institu-
tion as well as the state university as
a whole.
Advantages Of Location.
ct p1
that DR.. Goodrich, head of the school
of mines at the state university at
Moscow, and Prof. Soper, of the geo.
logical and metallurgical department
who were in the city the first of the
week, are very much interested in Sc
curing one of the experimental sta
tions for Idaho, and while taking no
action looking to its location at any
particular place in the state, are very
much impressed with the advantages
it would be in conjunction with the
school of mines. 1t would supplement
the work of the school, its facilities
would be accessible to all students
taking the mining courses and II
would thereby confer benefit in ad-
dition to the important results ac-
complished through its experimental
and research work.
Advantages of Idaho.
Assuming that one Of the stations
will come to the northwest, ldaho
from every point of view offers the
most advantageous location, either al
Wallace or Moscow. By the north
west is meant Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington and oregon. Since there is tc
be for the present, at least, only one
station to serve these four states, the
station should be centrally located
with reference to all of them and als(
with reference to the Importance o
the mining industry within the states
to be served and the possibilities OF III
further development. Idaho is essen
TALLY a mining state. The industr!
has assumed large proportions an'
there is hardly state in the Unloi
that EQUALS Idaho in the possibility o
future mining Op6IdtlOio' ~ p
a large field within it's own border
for the work of an experimental sta
ton. and it's position with regard t
the other states to be served Is sucl
that a station located at either wal
lace or Moscow would be easily reach
ed.
Committees have been appointed Il
Spokane to work for a station IN ina
city. and as there will be only one i
the northwest, Idaho will have ne
old-time antagonist to fight. The Wor
should begin now
Mining Association Will Help
At the annual meeting of the ldah
Mining association last January
resolution was adopted favoring IN
establishment of one Of the experi
mental stations in this state. A cop
Of the resolution was forwarded to tn
secretary of the interior by Secretar
Macbeth. It's receipt was acknoWlede
ed by Van III. Manning, director OF IN
hureau Of mines, in which he state
that the funds for the establfshmef
of three stations have been included