Show Truman Asks I Action on lo to Conserve Oren Ore v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 10 10 President dent Truman warned Monday that appropriate action should be betaken betaken betaken taken to conserve the nations nation's known mown mineral resources and to develop new supplies In his budget message to congress congress con con- gress he recommended legislation to 1 Authorize Incentive payments for lor the exploration and development develop develop- development ment of strategic and critical minerals min min- minerals 2 Provide for proper conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion and planned use of ot the oil reserves es under the sea which are arc vested in the federal government 3 Authorize the government to provide financial assistance to encourage encourage en- en courage the development of or synthetic synthetic syn syn- fuels from coal lignite and oil shale Stating that two world wars have drawn heavily on our mineral I resources Mr Truman said U. U S. S Responsibility The federal government has a responsibility for assuring the 1 adequacy of t the these h e s e resources through Intensive surveys investigations and exploration fundamental fundamental funda funda- fundamental mental research and sound conservation conservation con- con practices Mines bureau officials said it was understood the incentive payment payment payment pay pay- ment legislation proposed by the president would relate solely to exploration and development and not to production of minerals Similar legislation was prepared by y the bureau for lor the last congress congress congress con con- gress but was not submitted before be- be fore foro oro the session ended It was stated It would provide for matching of private funds with federal funds for exploration and development work with not more U than of federal money expended ex ex- P ended on any anyone one project Requests Funds Mr Truman's message recommended recommended recommended mended a stets total appropriation of ot for this purpose The budget recommended recommended m mended ended by the bureau of mines f for or the fiscal year beginning next J uly July contained these amounts Comparable figures for the curent curent cur cur- r ent rent fiscal year are shown in each Instance tr in parentheses Investigation and development ot of f domestic mineral deposits 2 0 Metallurgical re research earch and pilot P plants The budget estimates set out S Sn for the operation of n mining experiment stations The proposed over all bureau of mines n budget was below the 26 6 appropriated during the thee current fiscal year A statement b by y the bureau said this was due to t the he completion of ot demonstration p plants lants this year and that the estin estimates estimates esti esti- n mates would allow the bureau to p proceed on about the same level d during the 1950 fiscal year |