Show GROUP FAVORS FAVOR MINES STA STATION T N Obtaining of ot an annual federal appropriation for a a bureau of mines s station atlon in Salt Lake City l y had advanced another step Wednesday with word from Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena Sena- tor William H. H King that favorable committee action on on his bill bUl had been authorized In a letter to Governor H Henry nry H. H Blood Senator King Ing wrote that he h. understood the favorable report t to have be been n authorized by the senate mines and mining committee upon receipt of or information from the de department de dc- department of interior In a letter Utter to the the Utah congressional nal delegation In December In which he ho sought action in behalf of the station Governor Blood pointed out that Charles West Wea assistant assistant as u- secretary of ot interior had said ald ho believed Salt Lake City a suitable site for such a 8 station Tire Th Interior department is considering the station as a a. public works project The senate committee has before it a report filed tiled by Senator Elbert D. D Thomas that shows most o of ot the gold silver zUver lead and copper and much of ot the zinc produced in the United States comes from an n area are within miles of Salt Lake City The report points out that appropriations appropriations for the mines experiment station established here in 1914 have dwindled from to o an |