Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
BUREAUS FILMS
TELL STORY OF
MINING INDUSTRY

The largest collection Of rduca,
tional motion picture films depict
~ the mining. treatment. diStribu-
ION and utilization Of the numerous
.sscnti"I minerals ever complied l.
il the possession uf the bureau Of
mines. department - commerce. At
present. the bureau : motion picture
library comprises More than fifty
subjects Ni>ualizinL the operations
+ tile mineral and allied industries
+ tho nation.
The more than 2,09G,G0o feet of
notion picture film now possessed
- Ill, bureau represent an cXpcn-
.i.u.c IF almost : ,0oo.0Uu. The en-
Ire expense II making the films
a. hccn borne by private i937stria!
Enterprises Uho have roopcratcd
1ith the bureau of mines IN this
rul6.
4 number # l12h}y Interesting
linn, depicting the production, re-
-,aiug and distribution Of petroleum
have been made by the bureau.
The World Struggle for Oil,
.evou-rccl feature, visualizcs the
story Of petroleum in all parts OF
he globe. from the earliest use Of
he material. as pitch. Smcared ON
\oah'> ark. Tine Story of Pc
roicuu,. in four reels, begins with
he location Of II new well by the
scologist, and carries the story to
lie distribution 81 gasoline by
T,,N- | :
oil. The story OF Mexican Oil
Gu,hcr, and Through Oil Lands
,t Earopc aud Africa. are other
filn,s depicting graphically the
story of the development, by Amer
can capital and enterprise. Of the
II field, IF foreign lands.
Intensive Campaign
The bureau Of mines l. undertak
u. an intensive campaign for th"
.ronatiun ot safety il rhe oil in.
lu,trv Of the nation. and two films,
/ When Wages stop, or Safety
Fir>, in the Petroleum Industry,
, and "Liy, and Let Live, show
he safe and unsafe ways Of pro
luriuu oil. The story Of d Rotary
/ Drilled Oh Well was made in m"
] Goose Greek oil field il TeXas.
The story of Natural Gas, i'm
/ four reels. made n. cooperation with
( tl, Natural Gas Association Of
. America, begin, with the location
~ ncw ga, well hv the surveyors.
aud proceeds 10 the distribution OF
ita;s Natural fuel to the cities.
/ 9Th, story of Coal. made in
! cooperation with the National Coal
/ Operators, Association, has proved
ia h. cen. of the most popular films
u. 10. burcau = library. When n
Mann, Miner graphir coal
nuc safety finn. was donated to
. tuc burrau by Capt. Stuyvcsant
Pcabodv. in memory Of his father,
+ ,Ir late FraurI, :. Peabody, promi-
mont coal operator and former as
-i,tau' director of the hUrcau.
! l.Tl, STORY Of a Rock busted Coal
/ Mur.' produced in one OF th"
/ world e., best equipped coal mines,
/ show, viridly how the rockdus'ing
of bitumuous coal mines viii pre-
-Dut disastrous explosions. "TWcIrc
Points Of Safety and "FiISt Aid,
or th- care Of an Injured Miner by
Mincr are short safety films
intended to instruct miners in safe
~.
TAc story of sulphur" shows
tie ingenious processes by which
sulphur i, brought from tho dcpos
it, Iymg l.orO feet below the
J earth S sprfarc .'Thc story Of
Asbestos. "Thc Story Of Abras-
i1rs md The STORY Of Portland
+ C"mrnt depict thc processes EN-.
ployrd in the mining and prcpara.
tiou of these essential materials.
Various phases Of TIE teohnclogy o.
.:o4 AID steel a.e portrayed il