Gilpin observer., 1919-04-17
Operators Told How to
Apply For War Losses.

Apply OF war LOSSES.
How to file the claims of in
dividuals and companies for the
losses suffertd in developing and
producing war minerals, how to
answer the questionnaire,a and how
to cooperate toward securing just
awards-these and other matters
were explained on Monday even
ing at the county court room in
a called meeting of the Boulder
County Metal Mining association.
by representatives of the Ameri-
can Mining congress and its war
minerals committee.
Nelson Franklin, of Denver, a
member of the National commit
tee, outlined the course which op-
orators should pursue, as fol-
lows:
1. Write to the Secretary of
the Interior, Washington, D. c..
stating that you have claim.
and the amount of your claim.
upon receipt of which he will
send you a QUESTIONABLE, relative
to the merits of your claim.
2. Fill out QUESTIONABLE, or a
new one which may be issued by
the department, and file with the
Secretary of the Interior by June
2, 1919, at which time the War
Minerals commission will begin
it's work.
8. Save and collect all the
vouchers and other documentary
evidence in support of your
claim.
a. Get other data, such as let
ters from the war department, the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
etc., which agitated the risking of
capital and efforts toward in
creasing the war minerals output.
5. The war contracts bills as
passed by Congress, includes
losses incurred in developing or
producing either tungsten, py-
rites, manganese and chrome.
6. All claims, large or small.
whether on account of an effort
to produce, or. actual production.
and either for mining, milling.
developing or equipping expenses.
will be considered by the COM
mission.
Mr.. Franklin is a member of
the executive committee of the
War Minerals division of the
American Mining Congress. AT
ter speaking along the above
lines, he read extracts from the
report of the Tariff Commission
relative to the tungsten hearing
held in Denver last June, and the
prospect of the next Congress
passing protective tariff meas
ure for war minerals.
After him, Mr.. A. J. Edwards.
chairman of the executive com
mittee of the War Minerals divis-
ion, American Mining Congress.
told of the strenuous efforts on
the part of organized war miner
ais producers to secure the pas
sage of the War Minerals Con-
tract bill, amending the War Min
erals Relief bill, and the further
efforts necessary in order to OBJ
tain fair and just administra-
tion of the measure and the ad-
ministration of the $500, 900
fund allowed for the making
good losses suffered by operators.
Another interesting speaker
was Mr.. A. Jensen of Salt Lake
City, also a member of the War
Minerals division of the Ameri-
can Mining congress. Mr.. Jen-
sen began by declaring that-if the
War Minerals committee had got
ten together either six months
sooner, with the determination
and the same foresight as shown
during the past fall and winter.
no man present would have been
out over the county mining tung-
stem, under the protection of the
War Minerals Relief bill, as first
drafted, whereby a market would
have been guaranteed for period
of two years after the war.
Both Mr.. Jensen and Mr.. Ed
wards, and Mr.. Franklin as we'll.
expressed their faith in the pas
sage of a protective tariff meas
ure within years time and a
consequent revival of the rare
metals industry.
1--WE are closer to a tariff than
| we dream" said Mr.. Jensen.