The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-01
MINING EXPERIMENTAL STATION
FOR NORTH IDAHO.

Information received from Moscow
states that the instructors In the
school of mines which is branch or
the stae university, have received as
surance from the large mining COM
panies of the Occur dAlene district
that they favor the establishment OF
the government experimental station
at Moscow in connection with the
school of mines rather than at Wal
lace or at any other point removed
from that institution. The school of
mines gives a great deal of attention
to experimental and research work,
and II is pointed out that by having
the two institutions located at the
same place and working in conjunction
with each other, there will be no con-
flict in their efforts and each will have
the benefit of the facilities and ex-
perience of the other. This appears
to be the policy of the department in
the establishment of these stations,
judged by the location of the only
two in the west one of which Is locat-
ed at Salt Lake City in connection
with the Utah school of mines and the
other at Berkeley with the California
school of mines. The government now
has only three such stations and the
third Is located In connection with
either the Missouri or Kansas school of
mines. So in favorlng Moscow the
mining companies are probably adopt
ing course that will meet with the
approval of the department and will
therefore make it easier to bring the
station to Idaho, since all elements will
be agreed upon the location of the sta
tion within the state.
The Miner has repeatedly pointed
out the advantage of Idaho as COM
pared with those of other states in
connection with the location of the
northwest station, and has taken the
position that the place within the
state is matter of secondary import
ance 1t has advocated Wallace be-
cause 1t Is the commercial center of
one of the great mining districts in
the west and appears to be the most
easily accessible to the mining Sec
and for the further purpose of awak-
ening an interest In the subject and
thus secure an expression of opinion |
from those who are most deeply con-
cerned as to where in Idaho the ex-
perimental station should be located
In this The Miner has been successful, |
and opinion throughout the state APP
pears to favor locating the station in |
conjunction with the state school of |
mines at Moscow. Geographically its |
position with reference to other states
to be served by the station is practice
ally the same as that of Wallace. while
the benefits of cooperation between
the two institutions can hardly be
overestimated. Another benefit In
having the station located at Moscow
would be the advantage to the stud
ents in the school of mines in having
the combined facilities of the two in
stitutions at their disposal. With only
one candidate in the field, Idaho should
be able to put up a successful fight for
the northwest experimental station.
The Idaho Mining association Is ac-
tive, Senator Brady and other mem
bers of the Idaho delegation In con-
gress are urging the claims of Idaho,
commercial bodies in south Idaho are
on record, and these should be sup
plemented by support from the press
of the state.