Douglas Island news., 1920-07-02
TO WORK FOR
 McFADDEN BILL
Daduood Business Club Urges thc Organization of Gold Miners to
 Boos. for Bonus on Gold

Tho Mining |NN.N....N V. ON' .'' wood Business Club. has mailed Che following letter to Che gold minors of he United States vIth desire Go re,ure if possible. greater coopcra- lion among themselves i'm Che ,ur- taennre of thc.r own Interests. To au those Interested iu gold
 mining
 AhI s now pending .n Congress. rame., Ono NrFadicu BW H R. l8eoi hav.ng for its object Che se- curing of bonus to thc producers of gold i'm Che sum ot tcu dollars per ounce The means ot securing .his bonus orc mHv s.t forth in ths bHl Tho hIr wa. introduced u Congress cr March .e and aas referred ,o che Why's anf Means Committee
 Notwithstanding ,hs legislation Is of r.r vital importance to the gold m.r.re industry and would result I'm .mmrsulab'e beaeft to Che com- panic. that pro operating in Che low -utr gold ores. and In fact to an producers whom rhe he1rIugs were berr hold by tte Ways and Means crmmr-.. or ths bu ,ou June T. only ONE representative of thc gold mining industry uas present to give his testimony. arI fo present che data or h.r.If %. Oh. gold producers.
 tI. tte Ame an Nn.ue corrr toos a very tc.ivo part In helping to work ur continent Iu be- hn'f or tnH bHI and has rendered mos. aImh'e .crr..e but Che Am- orcrr Mining Corerrs s an organ- Inton which has n wide variety of Interests and rtnHo, bo expected .o drro.. . ure. measure of its rmc and n. re.o1r.rs to 1uy one ot Che Industries
 n seeu. Incredible almost chat che gold minors of America would take ao u,u. Interest In n maftcr of such rHr. importance. A1 eGori must be m.te at or.e To srmu'r-. a larger Interest IT wish fr succeed .r hrv- Irr thIs icr.s'ltoH passed whom Cone rr.a reeorFeres
 We pro ufse.I on most reliable authority fr.f che Ways 1ni Means Committee was worry much impressed vrh m. f1ta produced .u behalf of tHr hH and fhar several members of thr committee expressed themselves as favorable to It. hut thought best not .o mako any report on Che bU at n-rsen. because thc session ol Congress was aboa- to aiiouu and number al members of Che Com mrtae won. .h..rf auI had uot had am opportunity fo Ue present at Che hearings
 H rr. necessary fo rnn attention to Che fact taat .la favorable report is mnfe br Che Ways and Means Committee t docs no. follow cha, the bu would have certainty Of favorable action br Che Senate and Housr brt a lafor1b'. report by the Way. rrI Means Committee would me.r a -re1t dcai in tbe way of a ruaurfcee that thc b.u can bc fn- ally adopted
 Tho umr btvocu now and Che arst of uaecmter whom Congress recon- ver-r should be taken advantage of to mako preparations for more thorough presentation when hear Ir-s are resumed and for .bc prosen- tuition of m.b an array of data aa win rnrrnr. not only the members of thc Way and Means Committee but crcrr member of Congress a'so of the importance of tbs measure for tb. reUof of Che gold mining Indus. rv A rcrt deal ot work remain. to he done and can be done if On. gold minors can be aroused
 Tho mining mon of cvcrv district whore sold s produced. Che uo0s papers tfe bankers. and the bushes mon generally must take hold o Ono proposition.
 Tho tImc s now r.pr when am or rarrrtor of gold miners must b, attempted Evcry other Industry t organized to look after i.s Interests Tne .opre-. zinc. lead ani iron In tcrrf. hare been organized for many rars vIth Che result ,hot they hav' boon able 70 moot tho new condition winch have come about on accoun of fhe way. and the increase in th price of labor. supplies and othe conditions
 Gold mining. alone of al the In dus.r..s s without an organization ond when hearing was being hch i'm corer.ss a fev weeks ago on matter which vas of -r.ai Impor aure to Che industry It had only on representative from an over th