The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-12
MINING ASSOCIATION
SHOULD Be SUPPORTED
SECRETARY SECURING MANY
NEW MEMBERS AND THERE
is A REASON.

In order to strengthen the Idaho
Mining association and enable it to
accomplish even more effective work
in behalf of the mining industry of the
state. Ravenel Macbeth. secretary of
the organization, is devoting consider
able time to securing new members i'm
the Occur dAlene district and viii
later visit other mining sections of the
state for the same purpose. His
efforts are being directed main
ly to the development companies AS
the productive companies of the state
are practically all members Of the as
sociation. The purposes and work of
the association appeal especially TO
companies of this class, for they are
equally interested with the larger com
panes in securing favorable lcgisla-
ton affecting the mining industry, and
that is the primary purpose of the
mining association. The Idaho Mining
association was organized some ten
years ago and it has to its credit much
work of direct benefit to the mining
Industry Perhaps its most notable
achievement so far as this immediate
district is concerned was effective eff
forts in behalf of an adequate tariff
on lead, which under normal world
conditions insures a stable and salts
factory price for the American pro-
duct. An organization that stands be-
tween the mining industry and the
law makers and insists upon legisla
ton that will encourage and protect
the miner should have the direct sup
port of those who profit by its work.
Gets Many New Members.
Mr.. Macbeth expressed himself as
greatly pleased with the response he
is receiving from the heads of devel-
opment companies. who with rare eX-
ceptions have gladly taken member
ship. He returned Monday from Kel-
logg. where he spent several days.
which included a visit to Pine creek.
Practically every active company i'm
that section joined the association. He
will now give his attention to the com
panies having headquarters i'm Wal
lace and then cover Mullan and the
equally satisfactory results After
his work in the Occur
d'Alene district, Mr.. Macbeth plans to
visit other mining sections of the
state to further increase the member
ship of the association. The benefits
that come to the mining industry
through the work of the organization
have been fully demonstrated and :
there should be no hesitation in giving
it cordial support.
Important Work Ahead.
Idaho is vitality Interested in the
solution of the silver question and this
is the big problem now engaging the
attention of the mining industry in
the west The Idaho Mining associa- /
ton affords a means by which the
miners of Idaho may be heard and
make their influence felt in support
of a fair price for silver, a price that
will be fixed by the producers rather
than by those who speculate in the
metal. Another matter in which the
mining association is i'm position to
render valuable service is in safe |
guarding the industry from radical
blue sky legislation a danger that is
ever threatening both in congress and !
in the state legislature. 1t is only
through organized effort that objec-
tionable legislation of this kind can be
forestalled, and this alone is sufficient
to induce support Of the association |
by membership.