Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-05
LOCAL MINE EXPERTS FAv0REXPERIMENT
 STATION IN TUCSON
Dr. Ricketts and J. C. Green
 way Endorse Plan for Fed eral Station in Arizona = Site Near State University.

Replies from Capt. J. c. Greenway and Dr. L. D. Ricketts have been re- ceived by the Commercial Club to their letters asking for advice and CO., operation in securing for Arizona a mine experiment station under the L. s. Bureau of Mines. Both replies came with the opening of the new year. both having been written on the first day of 1916.
 Dr. Ricketts writes that although not thoroughly posted as to what the functions oef such a station would be. he presumes it would undertake in- vestigations of processes. studies per taining to safety of employees, cues tions of mine ventilations and other investigations tending toward con servatiOn of resources and for the good of the industry As such he would heartily favor the project and he commends the Commercial Club in seeking for the establishment at some point in the. state of such a station.
 In answer to the question as to a desirable location, Dr. Ricketts favHrs Tucson, as have a large majority Of the directors of the Commercial Club. He considers that there it would have an important educational function and that the students at the University would uqnuestionably be benefited I by it.
 He offers no suggestion as to ef- forts to be employed to secure such station other than those already taken by the club and such as are being undertaken by other similar or ganizatiOns.
 Capt. Greenway believes the estab- ! lishment of mine experiment station in this state by the Bureau of Mines to be highly desirable. The chief ar guments to be advanced. he states. are along the line of Arizona being the most important mineral producing state of the union and its known un- developed resources of minerals as we'll as it's highly developed resources in some sections.
 Captain Greenway is also favorable to Tucson for a location because of it's convenient location to important developed mil .ng disticrts and of the situation of the state university in the Pima county city.
 Copies of Senator Ashurst's bill for the purchase of a federal building site for Bisbee and appropriating the sum of S35,O00 were yesterday receiv- ed at the office of the Commercial Club. They were accompanied by no letter being sent in accordance with the statement containing in his form CT letter that he would forward them as soon as they were obtainable It . Is brief. paragraph l containing the enactment clause and the provision for the appropriation, and paragraph ? making the sum available.
 The fact that this bill is numbered I046 although introduced on Deceli- Der 2, shows the volume of business that was presented to the senate i'm mediately upon its organization for the present session. The bill was. 1t states. read twice and referred to the committee on public buildings and grounds.
 Another bill that is of interest to southern Cochise county was intro ,duced by Senator Mark Smith and contains a further appropriation for what is termed the San Pedro irriga- tion project. Senator Smith secured the appropriation for the survey and this measure provides for further preliminary expenses. Senator smith also introduced the appropriation bill for the San Carlos project.