Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-09-06

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nounced that he does not desire to b
has held since the organization was Il
The attendance at the opening seS-
sion was smaller than in previous
years, but larger attendance was no
ted Saturday, the closing day.
Highlighting the general sessions
was q keen interest In strategic min
erals and modern methods of pros
pecting known as geophysics. Miners
were very much interested in the Sat
urday program in which strategic min
erals have first place.
In his annual report President Trau-
erman reviewed busy year in addi-
ton to work on national and state
legislation.
1.-THE wage and hour division of the
United States department Of labor held
a hearing at Salt Lake City on De-
cember II and IL, after which it rem
dered its "portal-to-portal" decision.
1 gave testimony at that hearing" he
said. Previous to that the wage and
hour division called meeting in Butte
ON October 26 to notify shippers that
If they did not comply with the wage
and hour act they could not ship their
ore to custom smelterS Some 20 Mon
tana operators attended that meeting.
In May the wage and hour division
held a national hearing In Butte to-
decide whether to continue the IA
week exemption for placer miners. I
and John w. Schroeder, chairman of
our placer committee, both testified.
No decision has yet been rendered on
that hearing.
Mining Publicity
Last September a number Of our
members attended the annual conven-
ton of the American Mining congress
at Colorado Springs and I spoke on
the subject Of Mining Publicity The
talk was very well received and at
tended a conference on that subject
at Lead, s. D., in November. We are
now working on plans that look IA
vorable to the establishment Of a CEN
trail publicity unit for the metal min
ing industry. In June, 1871, rep
the Montana mining indus
try at a national program committee
meeting of the American Mining con-
yress to plan the program for the forth
coming eighth annual convention of
the American Mining congress to be
held in San Francisco from September
% through October 2.
Mineral Survey
During the year I also supervised
he Montana mineral resources sur
,ey which is making the most COM
Ilete mineral survey ever made In this
tate. In this work was greatly aid
ID by DR.. Francis A. Thomson, presi- !
lent of the Montana School Of Mines,
md by his very efficient staff. We
we're also efficiently aided by Mr.. Ed ]
yard j. Keeley of the Silver Bow post I
4 the American Legion and Roy H ]
sarhart assistant supervisor Of the ]
,roject. The mineral resources sur [
ey is compiling a photography cover ]
ng abstracts and indexes of all the ]
articles ever written on the
6ontana mineral industry. The bib !
iOgraphy will contain about 400 pages ]
+ text and 1900 pages Of indexes, so (
on know that it viii be complete. !
he Montana mineral resources sur (
ey also is compiling a 1941 supple I
lent to its 1910 Directory Of Mon s
ana Mining Properties" and is COM 7
ling an oil directory similar to the I
4
THE survey is also gathering great {
lany other mineral statistics, includ- {
lg news items published in the min I
lg magazines since 1866 and all Of I
his information win be available to Z
ne government and the mining IN c
ustry at the Montana School Of Mines. {
'uring the last legislature we tried Z
, have passed a bill to increase the f
precipitation for the Montana bureau I
! mines and geology While we we're L
Ot successful in our efforts at the L
Al legislature, this question should h
gain be taken up with the 1913 legis- n
ture. we should do everything pos E
BILE to stimulate the mining indus N
y Of our state. N
The Mining Association Of Mon O
ma, organized March, 1884, has pro- P
-essed rapidly until today it ranks @
the top of such organizations In r
'estige and accomplishments s.
eeds Paid Officer T
I'VE have been fortunate In having "
e association work done by officials II
the organization who have acted
Ithout any financial remuneration.
Owever, as I have stated during the
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