Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1921-01-19

From the Mising Con ress Jos rcal.

IN iaiI henry II, ocho0icraft Wa
sent out by the fedora! government
ard the governor Of New York 10 d
scientific and research work in tn
Ozark region Of the Louisiana Ter
ritory. In those early days mininl
in what is now the southeastern par
of Missouri was q developed indus
try. At Hereuianeum, Moses Aust,
who owned three shot-towers ar.t
most Of the acreage surrounding thei
base for many rods in every direction
made bullets which Gen. Andrew
Jackson used at the battle Of New
Orleans. When Schoolcraft visitee
the lead works at Mine La Motto he
as he himself wrote later On, "ob.
served a peculiar blue flame given of
IN the process of smelling, indicating
he presence OF colbat-"
Exactly one hundred years Later
colhst was first mined in Missouri,
and when the year 1920 passen into
history, Missouri WAS the only state
in the union producing eolha,, with
the possible exception of Idaho. Mine
"a Motto was still paying propo-
sltlon, Missouri was foremost in the
production Of lead, second only to
Georgia in its outpu; Of barytes and
maintained a respectable position in
It's OUTPUT Of zinc. And much of the
states fre-cnllnence in respect to
these minerals was due to the pro-
dUct.oa Of the mines Of southeast
era Missouri. in the Thirteenth Con.
syessioa&l District
Hence j! WAS ROT at al surprising
that upon the death o. Representa-
i've Mahlon NJ. Garland, of Pernsyl-
tanla, the House Committee or Mines
and Mining should look To the Trhir-
-aentA Congressional District Of Mis-
souri, for new chairman. Represen-
a&'e Marion T.. Rhodes comes from
'otosi, which was very much in ex-
s'enoe when bullets for General
Jackson were being made at He-ru-
aneufn aad when SchooIcraft ohserv-
d the blue flame At Mine l.. Motto,
nd IS not very great distance from
ither place. Mf. Rhodes, who is 4
aa.er. has been a.socia,ed with
aiHe operators and n.inc smrlovees
al i-''"ret;ed in them and The wei
are Of the mining industry all his
fe. and whatever influence he as
OF the committee on mines
M n'1.ns can exert in their behalf
III be ha; continuation of efforts
'hiea, apon soacwhs, less cx;sn-
we scale, he has 3Sag been accus.
'srea ~ make.
Air. Rhodes was in Congress once
lore. having been elected ii. 1904.
g Mt once attempted 10 vro.cc; AM
'sran ha~y;~s producers agains.
O. man impor'atsons by having en-
'sd = proper tariff r1casQrc. intro :"
icine the frs; bill for thl. purpose a
'cr pfenared. His measure was no, Y
acted into iag during his tenn ms i
''Grcssnsr, hu. It's provisions were F"
So'poTaiod IN a tariff law which 6
oS>8aFH;y was put in.1 cfrec.
IN The result iha, tie hary,cs pro A."
'ctlon cf Missouri and the United .
aies piosrered, The Underwood u
mn Art of 1918 Pc; both crude and "
anafAeiared ore On u free list. a.
wing o-''y . small duty te remain u "
N" chemically refined products . .,
aiadsng chloride. dioxide and car. NJ
nate. While in,por,a;ions hogan Il, Il,
increase az once, the war. which W
l9ls had completely sha, oa Ger u !.
N dam9'nr,serTesi all the purposes - -
Is protective tariff. tut the return ="
peace has brought about a cam. ~
lii'"5' which now threatens tie Am. a. a.
'1"H l'id0s;ry WITH con p,rte vst,n,,