The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
WALLACE, IDAHO. THU RsoAY, JULY 3, 1919.
Write to Congressman Urging Passase e
of Raker Bill Suspending Annual Ass
essment Work on Mining Claims

IN order to receive any pending
mining claims,
be passed the
gone be when work must be
done II no relief granted
postponed work. believing that would
the Justice of passing relief pending
house should be
passed suspension assessment work min
ing following the conclusion of
peace peace finally concluded and will
speedily ratified by the various governments this law
period suspension until December 3d.
entitled to this
signed the mining industry of the west
greatly depressed many mines have suspended
practically all have cualed their output Seven
armistce signed and while the
general
the fact remains that there are
still large surplus which accumulated for war
purposes before there be expected
healthy resumption of normal produe
necessarily this condition which has forced
curalment of mineral production mas also ehehea new We
and exeed most depressing influence up
dependent the mining industry
Will Impose a Hardship.
Under these the law requiring
mining claims will impose great
hardship thousands people in the mining sections OF the
than it during the war
promptly passed exemption law At that
time enable people to devote their
energies the the being to dseon
possible all work not contributing to that end he
the OF
mining districts generally performed the work
without high cost of labor and sup
plies impossible to make much of showing for
the expenditure do the work serious
problem prosperity of thing of the past but the
high prices labor shortage still prevails
of when the ana the
of
some cases higher the The mining eompan
les are this relief as the thous
claim and small development companies
which assessments The large COM
panes generally holdings patented 1t the prospec
pany relief and fails to grant It, they
subjected great hardshps doing the work and many m
will doubtless find impossible to perform the work anu Will
as a consequence lose their claims
Write Your Congressman Now.
The Miner urges the of
Representatives Burton French and addison
r Smith and urge their active support
citizens of likewise Bring pressure
possible to get the earliest date will
probably pass without difficulty as similar law was
passed the only to die in the hands OF
chairman of the house committee on mines anu "s'
today.
Attitude Of Mining Association.
The Idaho Mining making influence felt in
unnor of the bill work The
socaon placed record the annual meeting last February
in support pending and urging the passage OF
one Of the bills The association represents
state and Its attitude on TINS % m
reflects the sentiment mining interests of Idaho What the
association told the following letter from avena
Macbeth, secretary:
Conditions Exemption.
Idaho Mining Association, Boise Idaho, June 49, 1919
TO the of Miner
that appeared the the 2e advise that the as
sociaton urged dahos congressional degatoh "
work for the year members from the west
ern mining members of the house committee on
% and mining to support resolution mailed them
copies of the proceedings convention of this as
sociatn their attention to the resolution IN reference
thereto adopted annual convention and which as
follows:
whereas conditions which prompted congress
nassinp a law of hnpatented mining
assessment Tor the
years 1918 still exists; and
Whereas the individual and small mine owners are
particularly benefited by such law on
account of prohbtive cost of labor and supplies
"Vhereas these likely to exist during
the balan of he ensuing year. and,
"Whereas BILL exempting owners from per-
forming the annual work on mining claims FOR
tb wear 1919 passed the u s. senate and is now before
tho mining in the lower house and Is
oil
"Resolved that Idaho Mining association In
strongly of the said measure
and reoue it's representatives in the said lower house to
give their to the end that 1t may become
a law"
Smith date of June 25t in
~ n NV wire of him advise me OF the SEN
respect to exemptng mining claims
1919 advises me as oo"s:
"The sentiment Of committee has not yet been
unlikely that bill exemptmg min
ing assessment work FOR the year 1913 WI" oe
favora reported"
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