Show I THURSDAY Y EVENING MARCH 16 1922 L Work Is Necessary I By Ira C. C Tichenor fETTLE attention has been paid to a bill introduced in the lower lowerhouse house of congress providing for a further extension of the thu time hac for doing assessment Work on mining claims until July 1 1923 b muse because use of what has been declared by those in a position to know t be e an absolute certainty that such a a. measure cannot be passed t it is well wel known that when the bill extending the time for tor doing the 1 21 assessment work until July 1 next next following the previous relief rele afforded friends of the measure the by as under consideration assurance was given as Later In asked of congress would be Lter that at no further relief In this respect response to an almost unanimous request of the mining industry congress the fiscal year ear the work conform to p passed assed d the bill bi making assessment year relief iet fr from m Dec December 31 affording an additional six months re or 1921 to July 1 1922 Under the law as It now exists and which It i is positively p declared will willot wi wint ot e C changed the assessment work for 1021 must be done by July 1 next neit nt 23 1322 begins Thus the first six months nd md I. I when cn the assessment year ear of 23 Jf r the present year is wiped out completely Smith of Idaho and Inh in inh Idaho As explained In an interview by Congressman h which h cli ch s ho he declared that there is no possibility for any further relief in from the tho calendar to the theal ecton with assessment work that the change f fiscal al l year was m made de in the belief belef that It would be more convenient forral for ral ral claimants to perform assessment work during the te summer and that j I ving the period close close on june June 30 It would be bo possible to perform t tv wo years work with the same outfit that is the tho assessment work for 1921 an i anand and must must must-be must must-b be done by June 30 and then the work for tor the fiscal year 23 1922 can immediately follow when no further work will wJ be e necessary l l just before June 30 1925 when the process can carl be repeated and two twos twos' ears ears' of rest ret can be taken tol following owing two years' years wo work k done practically at one Ime I it t would seem that claim holders after ater having been relieved o of much much work should now accept tho situation and not take a chance maving t hiving their claims clams filed med upon by others othes after lter the expiration ot of the time in of July 1 next |