The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-17
SPOKANE AND MINING STATION
AS VIEWED IN MIssoULA.

AS VIEWED IN MIssouLA.
AS was TO be expected, Spokane
promised everything and then some In
the way of inducements to Influence
Van H. Manning, director of the bur-
eau of mines, to recommend that city
for the location of the mining expert
mental station but what Spokane will
actually do remains to be seen, for al
last accounts the promises had not
been reduced to writing In the form
of bona fide guarantee. The alb
surdity of Spokane's claims to being
the mining center of the northwest Is
fully recognized throughout the min
ing sections, and 1t Is not believed
that Mr.. Manning viii be in the least
deceived by it's pretentious represen-
tations. There Is no disposition to be-
little Spokane's Importance as a COM
mercial center, but the men who are
actually engaged In mining and who
have made the industry what 1t is in
the northwest object to having the
credit for their work appropriated by
a city far removed from mining oper-
atoms, and they insist that since the
government has decided to establish
an institution designed to render
practical assistance to the mining in
dustry, that It be placed within the
mining area where it will accomplish
the purpose for which it Is intended,
and not be used to bolster up the
baseless claims of an agricultural cen
ter. Moscow Is the educational center
of state in which mining Is the
greatest industry The modern mining
building of the state university with
it's deliberately equipped laboratory
has been rendered for the use of the
proposed station. In addition to be-
ing within the great mining area, Mos
COW is also more nearly the geograph-
zeal center of the northwest than any
other applicant for the station. 1t is
the ideal location, and the inducements
offered to the government are backed
by the state of Idaho.
over in Montana, where Butte is
putting up strong fight for the ex-
perimental station, the absurdity of
Spokanes claims are regarded In the
same light that they are here in Ida
no. The Muscular is naturally sup
porting Butte for the station and In
doing so has this comment on the
Spokane spirit" which is so beauti-
fully displayed in its efforts to land
the station:
1T is all right for Spokane to put in |
It's bid for something to which 1t Is
egitimately entitled, but it seems to
The Muscular that it is playing the |
whole hog game just little strong |
when 1t claims to be the center of the |
Aair etNfn tn, fHa
we'll as the agricultural center. for be
I known that Spokane is also clam
ring for one of the IL farm loan banks
which are to be established in IL cit
es in the United States under the re-
,ently passed rural credits measure.
III there is any way In which Mis-
oula could possibly assist Butte in
occurring the mine experiment station
t should Immediately get to work, as
he Copper city has many arguments
n its favor as opposed to Spokane
spokane would quite naturally stand
much better chance for one of the
arm loan banks than it would for the
nine experiment station. Still, the
city continues it's cam
align for the station. 1t is pleasure
0 see a progressive city and Spokane
J certainly not overlooking any bets,
ut at the same time It would stand
much better chance of securing one
I the plums If Its citizens would con-
ne their applications to those things
'hich they are naturally adapted for,
ather than weakening their chances
y unfortunately applying for
that comes along"