Evening star., 1928-12-08
.ODD|E ASKS FUNDS
FOR MINE AGENCIES
Reorganization of Budget
Bureau Urged by Nevada
Senator.

reorganization of the Budget Bureau
to provide more adequately for the
needs of the scientific services of the
Government was advocated at the clos
ing session of the American Mining
Congress convention today by Senator
Oddie Of Nevada, who charged that
failure in this respect had caused the
loss of many millions to the industries
national resources and the people OF
the country.
Senator Oddie, who is the chairman
OF the Senate mines and mining COM
mittee, said the Budget Bureau should
be reorganized so as to provide for eX-
perts along mining and other lines to
pass on the final budget estimates.
The mining industry has suffered
particularly, he declared, because of in
adequate finances of Government min
ing agencies. such as the Bureau of
Mines and Geological Survey, due to
failure of the officials of TIE Budget
Bureau to provide sufficient money to
carry on these scientific and technical
Investigations which are essential to
mining industries of the Nation.
Senator Oddie charged that officials
of the Budget Bureau who pass on the
requests of Government bureaus for ap-
preparations for their work are clerks
and bookkeepers who know nothing
about the mining industry and the
other technical services Of the Govern
ment. While the budget law is right in
theory, in balancing Government re-
ceiptS and expenses. ne said that it has
not worked cut satisfactorily in the in
terest of the Government services.
Representative Scott Leavitt of Mon
tana spoke of the Interrogation of min
ing, agriculture and prosperity.
The rapid increase in the use of
products In mining by those engaged
in agriculture is striking, he said, and
the reverse is equally interesting. The
of transportation and marketing and
both are closely dependent upon gen.
eral prosperity for a continuance of
their own, Mr.. Leavitt said.
Referring to this close interrelation,
Mr.. Leavitt pointed out that the farm
ing industry uses 2,000000,000 gallons
Of gasoline and 100000 gallons of
lubricating oil annually, besides great
quantities of COAL copper, zinc, lead,
aluminium and all the commercial
metals and other products of the mines
Col. w. r. Roberts of Chicago SUBJ
mitted to the convention report on
the progress in development in mining
standards by the. National Standard
lzation Division, of whose coal mining
branch he is chairman. The service
to industry Of mining standards was
outlined by William j. Serrill of Phila-
delphia, president of the American
Standards Association.
Removal of tax inequalities in the
iron ore mining industry by State Leg
iSlatures and governmental agencies
was urged by S. L. Mather of Cleveland
Tally Meets Delegates.
The newly elected president, Robert
E. Tally of Clarkdale, Ariz., general
manager of the United Verde Copper
Co., was introduced to the delegates
at the annual banquet last night in the
Mayhower, which was attended by sew
eral hundred persons. President Tally
succeeds ]. G. Bradley of West Virginia.
He was formerly first vice president of
the congress and is regarded as one of
the progressive leaders in the mining
industry.
Other officers elected were: William
H. Lindsey, Nashville, Tenn, first vice
president; Jesse F. Mcdonald, Lead
NulC, NOlO., ScCOIlO NICc pTeSlUSIlL, -. IL.
Mather, Cleveland, Ohio, third vice
president, and j. F. Callbreath of this
city, secretary.
An executive committee consisting
of Mr.. Tally, j. B. Warmer, Lansford,
Pa, and Otis Mouser, Philadelphia, also
was named.
At the banquet the keynote of
Government and Prosperity was
sounded by Carl D. Marshall of Mis-
sissippi In the only address. Philip P.
Campbell, former Representative from
Kansas, was the toastmaster, and the re-
firing president, Mr.. Bradley, presided.
An entertainment by radio stars, with
George F. Ross, WRC's announcer, as
master Of ceremonies, featured the
evening which concluded with dancing.