Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-24 | Page 22 | Bureau of Mines Bill Faces Fight

BUREAU OF MINES BILL FACES FIGHT Northwest Solons Oppose Centralization Members of 01 Utah's legislative dele gation at Washington D. D C. C Tuesday were drawing battle lin lines for anticipated anticipated antici- antici stiff opposition to a bill b by Senator William H. H King which would establish a central experiment station sta sta- tion of the bureau of mines at Salt Lake City United opposition of Pacific north north- west vest congressional members against the bill was predicted by Representative Representative D D. D Wash according RC ac cording to an Associated Press dis dis- patch Dr Hugo acting president f the Washington Wash Wash- ington said sala passage o of the bill wo would ld ultimately mean the transfer of the bureau of mines experiment station at the university to SaW Salt Lake City Senator King denied this saying it was intention of the bill bUl merely to insure in in- sure that mines in the Rocky moun moun- thin tain region such as gold and silver diggings will not be neglected