The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
vestigated thoroughly, which prom ise was carried out later.
 MT. McAdoo's Views.

veStigated thoroughly, which prom se was carried out later.
 MT. McAdoo's Views.
 Next, Mir. Sulzer took up the gold question with the secretary of the treasury, MT. William c. McAdoo. The Delegate laid the situation before him, set forth the difficul- ties under which the operators were working and the necessity for as sistance, and asked the views of the Cabinet members as to whether or noi gold mining should be consid- cred essential MT. McAdoo re- piled with the letter which has now become historical and which has been quoted in the mining journals and newspapers all ger the world, in which he said emphatically that next to producing food and muni- tions for the soldiers of the Allies, nothing was more important than keeping up the gold output of the country; that the very foundation of the United States, its credit, rests upon the supply of the pre- cious metal.
 Priorities Hearing. Armed with Mir. McAdoos letter, and with a volume of facts and figures, MT. Sulzer next secured a hearing before the. Priorities Com mittee of the War Industries Board, an arm of the Council of National Defense He appeared before Judge Edwin Parker, and set before him fully the situation surrounding the gold miners. This hearing later re- suited in an order being issued in which the gold mining industry was placed near the head of the priority list.
 Congressmen Meet.
 Believing that more could be ac- complished by the joint action of all representatives of the gold mining districts. MT. Sulzer consulted with several and then asked all to meet at the office of Congressman Taylor, of Colorado, to discuss ways and means of bringing about the de- sired results. Twenty-one Con- gressmen responded to that call, or ganized informally and appointed a subcommittee of five members, of which MT. Taylor was chosen as chairman and MT. Sulzer as sec retary, to go into the question full ly with the departments and to de- eide upon some plan of action. This meeting was also attended by rep resentatives of the bureau of mines and others.
 Five recommendations were made at the meeting, however, which if carried out, would do much toward relieving the present deplprable condition of the gold miners, the Congressmen believed. Those five recommendation were:
 1. That gold mining be declared to be an essential industry, ard that the operators be given priority rights in securing supplies and men.
 2. That gold mining operators be exempted from all excess profits taxes.
 3. That the miners be encouraged by the building of more and better roads and trails.
 4. That the post office department extend encouragement by giving the miners in the more remote districts better mail service.
 5. That the Government offer a bonus on production.
 These recommendations were vir- tually an endorsement of what MT. Sulzer had already undertaken to do.
 Mr. Lane Friendly
 As soon as MT. Lane, the Secre- tary of the interior. returned from his Western trip. MT. Sulzer con ferred with him at great length re- garding the gold situation. He found the cabinet member much, interested and desirious of helping to the ex- tent of the ability of his department. The secretary at once asked MT. Hennin Jennings. one of the fore most mining engineers of the world, who at present is serving the Gov ernment as a dollar-a-year man, to devote his whole time to the gold situation And for several months Mr Jennings has been making an exhaustive study of the conditions of gold miners in all parts of the world, gathering statistics as to the cost of operation now as compared with pre-war days, and compiling the information which will undoubtedly be submitted to Congress at later date.
 Hssults ef ssizsrs Endeavors
 In Washington. it is generally con ceded that Mr. Sulzer was the orig inator of the movement for the relief of gold miners and through his ef- forts much good has already been accomplished. Of the 'recommenda- lions of the informal Congressional committee, results have been obtain