Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23


man h Smithat Philipsburg.
Attendance at the Northwest Mining
association meeting in Spokane.
Attendance, with Robert Porter of
the Mike Horse Mining Milling Co.,
of hearing at Washington, D. c., be-
fore Leon Henderson, to try to obtain
higher prices for lead, zinc and copper.
This was followed by granting of
the bonus prices.
Cooperation in the effort with Gov
ernor Sam Ford and J. G. Archibald of
Monongahola Mt. Washington Min
ing Co., to inventory idle mining ma
ehinery placed on properties that could
produce the needed war metals. The
WPB passed favorably on some phases
of the subject, but has not yet taken
definite action, although it evidently
viii take action on it in the future.
Participation in the meeting at Mon
tana School Of Mines with technical and
economic officials of the United States
department of the interior, including
USBM and USGS, headed by Oscar L.
Chapman, assistant secretary of the de-
partment of interior Protests against
the ruling of the priorities division re-
fusing high priorities to mines that pro-
duced base metals, but whose produe-
ton totalled over 30 percent in value
in gold and silver resulted in with
drawal of the ruling by WPB.
Cooperation in the effort to secure
RFC loans of So 900 for unwatering and
retimbering, which loans are now
granted, and a bin was passed by con-
gress to furnish money to build roads to
mining camps where war materials can
be produced.
According to a ruling made by form
er Montana Attorney General Gullick-
son, unpatented mining claims are tax
able. Our association prepared to go into
court to contest this ruling, but so far
as we know, none of the county asses
sors have levied tax on unpatented
mining claims, and we cannot go into
court until such assessments have been
levied.
Attendance at hearings of the United
States senate silver committee at Reno,
Salt Lake City and Denver, to bring
about better treatment for the industry
in the 1912 tax act.
Attendance at the eighth annual
western meeting of the American Min
ing congress at Salt Lake City, and the
round-table war conference of the
Northwest Mining association at Spo-
kane.
Cooperation in issuance of Mineral
Resources Survey of supplement to
the Directory of Montana Mining Prop
critics of 1910, and the photography of
the Geology and Mineral Resources of
Montana, issued by the Montana Blu
reau Of Mines and Geology and School
of Mines, also compilation Of Mon
tana oil and gas directory.
The secretary thanked the small mine
operators and supply men for contin
ued support of the association, but
urged that great many mining com
panies, individuals and machinery anC
supply companies should support thii
organization, especially during times
like the present when a strong organi
cation can accomplish much more by cor
certed efforts than can be accom-
plished by individual effort.
"Our organization, through its &C
compliments, is well known in mining
financial and legislative circles through
out the nation, and a membership care
in the Mining Association of Montana il
something to be priced and is of grea
value as an introduction to inspect any
operation in the mining states. Through
the cooperation Of the members an,
the work Of the officers, this prestig
has been attained and it brings results
Let us not only maintain this prestig
and all that it brings us, but let us eve
go forward" he said.