Evening star., 1937-10-16
BUREAU OF MINES
UNIT DEDICATED
Maryland University Presi-
dent and Others Speak
at Exercises.

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sources and to utilize intelligently the
gifts Of nature Is responsible for such
human tragedies rs the Japanese in
vasion Of China, President H. c. Byrd
Of the University OF Maryland told q
distinguished gathering Of Federal
and State ofdcials and mining engi-
neers late yesterday at the dedication
Of the new Eastern Experiment Sta
tion of the Bureau OF Mines on the
university campus.
The world it witnessing the tragic
results of pressure of overpopula ton
and the waste of natural resources"
DR.. Byrd said. If Japan had learned
fully the art Of conserving its re-
sources and Of using efficiently all
the gifts Of nature it would not now
be engaged in its ignoble activities
in China.
IF the nations are to provide for
their people the maximum BENEFITS of
nature. which alone can assure ma
terial welfare, comfort and the leisure
necessary to education and q full
measure Of living, they must learn
to use efhciently their resources
through cooperation with their en-
gineers and scientists. Through the
dedication OF this building we are
making a long step forward toward
the goal Of conserving and using ef-
fectively our mineral resources"
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Gov. Nice OF Maryland told the
gathering that the new building is
dedicated ito the ideals Of extending
mankind's frontiers of knowledge"
Only through research of the type
planned to be carried on in the new
station, he said, can the Nation hope
to improve his future material estate
and realize the full benefits Of life.
Julian D Conover, secretary of the
American Mining Congress, who pre-
sided, took the Federal Government
to task for Its inadequate support of
the mining industry as compared with
agriculture. He pointed out that
q, ,000. 900 Americans are directly or
indirectly dependent upon the mineral
industry for their livelihood. The
total investment IS nearly $l5,0O0,-
000. 900 and the average annual value
Of mineral products about s4,500,-
100000. The industry. he said, is
fundamental to every phase of pres
ent-day life, and mineral production
Is . Substantial industry in every one
OF the As States and In 2,024 Of the
3,07l counties Of the Nation.
Despite the size and importance of
the mining industry, Conover said, the
Federal appropria atoms for support of
the Bureau OF Mines are "pitifully
small in comparison with those de-
voted to our other great basic industry,
agriculture
Station Favorably Located.
DR.. John w. Finch, director OF the
Bureau Of Mines, in dedicating the
building said that the new station
lis favorably located to encourage the
use Of modern methods At q large
number Of small non-metallic mines
and quarries, which otherwise might
not have the advantage of good en-
gineering counsel" The principal
purpose Of the bureau, he said, "E
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nomic conditions in the mineral in
dustries, increase safety and efficiency
and conserve our natural resources,
He dedicated the building Ito be
the home of research designed to in
crease efficiency in our mineral in
dustries. that as Nation We may not
be prodigAl In the use OF the rich
patrimony that our forefathers have
left us, but may pass down to our
posterity its just share of this vast
but not unlimited and not replaceabl
mineral wealth"
Secretary of the Interior Ickes in
q message read during the exercises
declared that the paramount issue of
the present administration IS to con-
serve the national resources and to
make them available for the maximum
welfare of the people.
The University Reserve Oficers'
Training Corps regiment and the
University Band participated in the
ceremonies, with Company c, the
Pershing Rifles, acting as the escort
Of honor.
Following the dedication there was
demonstration OF the laboratories
and equipment Of the station.