The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10

VAN II. MANNING DIRECTOR OF OF MINES HEARS AR
euMENT MINING MEN-wlLL MAKE RECON-.
MENDATIoN TO SECRETARY LANE.


Iished in the northwest by the fedora
government was strongly presented
nv mining operators of the Coeul
d'AIene district yesterday, and also pl
Robert N. Bell, inspector OF mines
and Professor E. K. Soper, of the IDA
no school of mines at Moscow. Ih'
argument was presented to Van II
Manning director of the bureau o.
mines, who arrived from Spokane yes
terday, where he had listened TO tht
representations of that city in behall
of its claims to the station. There are
10 applicants for the station, namely
Butte, Moscow, Pullman, Spokane
Seattle, Tacoma. Portland, Corvalis
Grants Pass and Baker and Mr.. Man
ming is in the northwest for the pur-
pose of visiting all applicants and in
vestigating their claims, and upon MS
return to Washington he will make a
recommendation to the secretary OF
the interior, which will no doubt be
accepted and the successful city des-
ignated accordingly. Mr.. Manning is
accompanied on the trip by F. b. Cot
trell, chief metallurgist. for the bureau
of mines; @. A. Hulett of Princeton,
N. j. consulting chemist for the bur-
eau of mines, and d. A. Lyon, of Salt
Lake City, who will be in charge of
the northwest station. The party was
also accompanied from Spokane by
Robert N. Bell and Professor e. X.
Soper both of whom also accompan-
led the party to Kellogg this morning
and will remain with them until they
complete their work at Moscow to-
morrow.
Strong Showing for Moscow.
Mr.. Manning and his party were
met by a committee of mining men,
and at the Samuels hotel an informal
reception was held where they met
many citizens who were interested in
locating the experimental station at
Moscow. The party was then enter
tanned at dinner at the Banquet res
taurant by committee of mining
men and other citizens, when the
claims of Moscow we're formally pre-
sented. Those present besides the
guests were James f. Mccarthy, man
ager of the Hecla mine; c. w. Sim.
mons, representing Stanly A. Easton
manager of the Bunker Hill IL Sulll-
van: Frederick Burbidge, manager of
the Federal Mining & Smelling com
pany; Harry L. Day. of the Hercules
and Tamarack; Ramsay M. walker,
member of the state board of educa-
tion; Robert N. Bell, state mine IN
spector and Professor E. X. Soper, OF
the state school of mines. Mr. Day
presided and the advantages to be
gained by locating the station at Mos
COW were presented with great force
by Messrs. Mccarthy, Burbidge, Bel
and Walker. It's location as the most
central point in the territory to be
served, the large and well equipped
laboratory which would be at the dis
posal of the government, the commod-
ious modern building with light, heat
and power for the free use OF the sta
ton, were some of the direct induce
ments offered in support of the uni
yersity city Of Idaho. The accessible
ity of Moscow to a large mining area
was shown, and above all it is the ed
ucational center of great mining
state, while it's chief competitor is sit
uated in a state in which mining is
comparatively unimportant and is far
removed from the mining sections to
be served by the experimental station.
Mannins's Response.
Mr.. Manning replied briefly. He had
been sent out by Secretary Lane to
investigate the merits of 10 applicants
for the northwest experimental sta
ton, and his report to the secretary
will be based solely upon what he be-
lieves to be for the best interest OF the
mining industry Every city that
seeks the station will be given hear
ing and all evidence submitted will be
given careful consideration. While
the station is for the benefit of the
mining industry as whole, its Dement'S
VIII be felt more by the smaller COM
panies and prospectors than by the
larger companies who to a great ex-
tent have their own metallurgical
staffs engaged in research work. The
great and ever increasing demand for
metals has made the research work
of the government of more pressing
importance than ever before, and the
results of the work accomplished is
given to the public without cost 1t is
for the purpose of opening up new
mineral fields, solving the metallurgi-
cal problems in old ones and. general
ly assisting in the Introduction OF
economic methods in mining that the
station will be located in the north
west. and the accomplishing of these
purposes will be the controlling con-
sideration in Mr.. Manning's recon-
mendation to the secretary of the in