| Show F OF METALS c STUDIED AS ASs et s j MINE CONGRESS OPENS i ratted I Set et 1 a Aeration of Industry With Government for War Warn WarI I n n Described by President Young Strategic tb Minerals Act Outlined I By ny BOB non HALE HALEe Orge or He e metal mining industry employer of thousands of and tad the li life e blood of a great western empire was taken i r ll ive In trip into Monday given Monday given an insight I I hat at lies ahead in charting the defense plans of bf the I e B id id States scene of ot the figurative d se se ahead was a cloth draped ration lion room Toom on the mezzanine a yo tie lie e minerals building at th the a fairgrounds where leaders t JIb o It ft Industry gathered to hear ID i acs m assigned to delve deeply tt J 1 vital subject subject Minerals in Fr J al Defense Development of Ii Uc ilc Resources sir hu ns a timely topic which wasat was vital at the sixth annual h si sl mining convention and exun ex- ex un uon of ot the western division ision fees dean Mining congress which i ng to Salt Lake City some 1 t ten nui who direct this vast inand mST in- in ST try and ud its ils components han components han han- r 1 fud and ud refining ores res transport- transport Ihu fin that has been taken m the he ground and the manus manu- manu s im Wt of machinery and other H tithe devices that help men mena menthe n a the earth to give up its J C P h It 4 J E Metals and Defense let 1 expressed by Howard I I. I g of St. St Louis president of I American Mining Ming congress one is first in the minds minds' of th the t on national airy national metals defense and its ma to metals I IS S i c men do not want war ware i ti toe e are ire hopeful there will be beJ bep p t he fie said We are J tally fully with the government on onI 1111 phase P ase of a defense program I Thing B minerals if 1 t It was not the somber note i e alone that marked the j slon of ot this years year's conven- conven F l a of the e the gathering fathering Ir luif i t Walled exposition of mine mineI I i sent and machinery drew f f of Visitors to the ground 11 r Ithe the big oval building while ss sit delegates heard an in- in r g B account of efforts to ret ren re- re t once was teas one o of mining's s sID n to ID mantic manUe and colorful phases told cold alit Gelds fields minin mining ining g gang in California's 1 ang g the lead In ln i at tee el ah ahead ad in national explaining dehn doI de- de I 1 hp hn W w It concerns of mining pro Dr i of Wash Washington ington I on Page One S. S L LI L. WELCOMES MINE CONGRESS Continued from trollS 1 Yip Tit a v i D. D C c. director of the th U. U S S. S bureau of mines told the delegates of the new strategic minerals act by which the government expects to provide for any emergency In which vital minerals will be needed in large quantities on short notice A chief aim he said is the encouragement encouragement en of the development de of mines and deposits of these materials materials ma ma- within the United States The Th seriousness of our strategic mineral problems was emphasized with distressing effect during the World war when grave consequences consequences consequences conse conse- were averted only by the adoption of a hastily hasUly conceived national national national na na- program which ultimately proved absurdly extravagant both bothIn bothin bothin in manpower and money he said Problem Outlined Emergency measures w were e ere r e Adopted I Production Prod from remote and totally uneconomic deposits was stimulated and industry was forced to accept off-grade off materials materials materials ma ma- to which it was tomed The new act Dr Finch said is aimed at prevention of another such situation to prevent any serious serious serious seri seri- ous problems in procuring manganese manganese man man- anese chromium tin platinum tungsten nitrates potash pyrites mica antimony and vanadium The situation has eased cased some since the World war he reported by development of new domestic sources but the problem is not settled Differences of opinion and failure failure failure fail fail- ure to adopt a realistic attitude on the extent of domestic resources he said have delayed an adequate solution of our deficient mineral problem and public interest demands demands demands de de- mands that an authoritative answer answer answer an an- to this question be determined once and for all Studies Authorized He emphasized the act does not authorize loans or grants to the industry this being an R F C function But it does provide for forthe forthe forthe the bureau of mines and geological cal survey to make exhaustive studies 1 into resources then inform the war and navy departments of resources and the cost to get at th them m. m Then in event of emergency these departments would request purchase of the needed strategic metals by the treasury department department depart depart- ment Another warning was sounded by H. H I. I Smith of Washington geologist of the U. U S S. geological survey who read a paper prepared by D. D F. F Hewett deposits deposits deposits de de- de- de posits chief of the survey surrey on Domestic Domestic Domestic Do Sources of Deficient nt Minerals Min Min- The war var from 1914 to 1918 not only revealed deficiencies clearly but efforts to obtain the metals gave the first aspects of a a clear picture of the nature and limitations lImitations limita lImita- imitations of our supplies the paper said Needs Described Mr Hewett in his paper launched into an exhaustive technical technical technical tech tech- discussion of the metals describing describing de de- de- de scribing the needs for them where they have been found and developed de- de eloped their relative importance He lie held tin to be deserving of prime consideration since the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion consumes half hal the worlds world's supply supply supply sup sup- ply but produces less than 1 per percent percent percent cent of its own needs In ti a talk that gave a graphic description of the death of hydraulic hydraulic hy hy- mining in California and the long fight to bring it back to tome life me George W. W Hallock president I of the California Hydraulic Mining Mining Min Min- ing association told the delegates that the fight is being won He Ue credited former President Herbert Hoover Hoo first mining engineer engi engl engineer neer to be elected to the presidency presidency presidency dency and Representative Harry L L. Englebright of California as having aided the cause Telling of ol resentment of agriculture agriculture agriculture ture against the hydraulic mining that swept debris into streams am and of a subsequent federal court rulIng ruling ruling rul rul- ing that virtually outlawed the Industry in industry industry In- In Mr Hallock led up to the present when the industry is staging stag stag- ing a comeback under a federal j JI i Among I f Lending Leading Figures as 2000 From Nations Nation's s 's Mining r Gather Canter in Salt Lake Luke City 0 I t f I x p L c 7 t I i Rs I i a aIES aIE'S HE'S HES NOT THE MAN FROM MARS BUT A CONVENTION VISITOR D. D F. F McElhatten shows new safety equipment to Miss Norma Howe law permitting such operations but imposing rigid requirements for lor the control of waste flow of water Restraining dams are being built and studied under the new program program program pro pro- gram he said but a hard fight has been with the property owning owning owning own own- ing descendants of the original hydraulic hydraulic hy hy- hy miners who have become indifferent to tb the the- Industry The minerals building was one of the busiest places in Salt Lake City Monday Some delegates had registered registered regis regis- I by the time the first business business busi busl- I ness meeting opened at 1030 a. a m. m I but this number was far from indicative in in- in- in e of interest Hundreds of I others who did not attend the meeting swarmed the ground floor viewing the machinery placed on or display by some SO exhibitors The exposition and convention Is open to all mining men and persons persons persons per per- sons directly interested in mining All attending are required to regis regis- I ter but there Is no fee K R Rb r b rk ro 4 3 e fit 4 2 E 4 A J Y t k t r p-r e 5 4 ONE OF BUSIEST MEN AS CONFERENCE BEGAN Julian D. D Conover Conoyer secretary w of Mining Congress 1 T If to F f cJ c y t s 4 v 1 i 0 i v WHEN OFFICIALS' OFFICIALS WIVES CONVENED THESE WOMEN PRESIDED Mrs Howard I. I Young left Mrs George II H. Rupp and Mrs A A. A G. G Mackenzie t f F 3 t 9 t f tN t N v 9 r 7 4 I y y N r tr n o. o oh HE liE WAS VAS HEAD BEAD MAN AT OPENING SESSION William Loach presided as congress opened |
