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Show Bimetalism Resolution Given Okeh ' By Delegates at Mining Congress "Old-timer Still aits Strike , . . .. . i Adoption of raaolutiona urging uaa f both gold and atlvar In tha mono-tary mono-tary ayatam and seeking raductlon In governmental expenditurea htld lha atantlon of delegates to tha It marie an Mining Congraaa convention conven-tion at tha atata fair grounda Frt-lay. Frt-lay. aftarnoon. Under conaldaratlon wara mora than a score of raaolutiona drafted by a eommlttea haadad by Donald A. Callahan, Vyallaca, Idaho. UUh mam bar of tha group waa A. O. Maekenala, aacratary of tha Utah chapter of tho congraaa. Considerable debate on tha floor waa expected before bo me of tha proposals war adopted. Adjournment Due Formal adjournment of tha convention con-vention waa scheduled to follow adoption of tho raaolutiona. v ! i i . ( . 1 1 s - i , ... )1 x. I i kiLr. a In addition to aeeking towered , government expenditurea, tha taxa- , tloa undar consideration condemned tho penalty feature of tha undls- , tributad earnings tax as a "burden on the mining Industry" and upheld , tha established ayatam of percentage percent-age depletion allowancaa. The money resolution called for j uaa of currency with a metallic , base, using both of tha htatorie metala, gold and silver, In tha mono- tary system. Opposition to federal control of houra of employment and to federal fed-eral Interference with the cooperative cooper-ative relations between employer and employe" waa voiced In the proposed labor resolution. Inroads ODnoaed C. A. HIGBEE STUDIES MINE MACHINERY 47-year search net veteran prospector little The old tale which has prodded many prospectors of the western west-ern hills to a life-long search for rich ore which remained ever elusive elu-sive was repeated at the mining convention Friday by a 65-year-old veteran. C. A. Hiebee. 1491 Beck street. Further extension of federal activities ac-tivities Into fieida In which states ara functioning and Inroads of government gov-ernment Into hitherto private business busi-ness fields also were opposed. Regarding reciprocal trade agreements, agree-ments, a resolution aaked that changed In tariff ratea be mada only with approval of congraaa. Tho proposed reeolutlon on water pollution recited tha efforts of tha mining Induatry to maintain purity of waters and disapproved proposed federal regulation. The existing ayatam of locating claims was approved and withdrawal with-drawal of public lands from mineral filings opposed. Another reeolutlon aaked that tha securities and exchange commission commis-sion encourage mineral exploration and eliminate prohibitive expense and delay In tho registration of mining aecuritlee. "Yes, 1'vs been prospsctlng ever since I was 18 years old." he related willingly. "But, sit down, I want to tell you something. "It was In Mil after I had ruined my health working a claim that didn't pay. I was going through Death valley to California for my health when I met an old man named Mitchell. Ha told ma of a rich strike he'd made and we went out on a buckboard to see it. He had about 50 tons of $23 ore In sacks, but said the vein had faulted and he waa through. It waa rich gold, purtleat thing you aver saw. "Well, sir, I marked tha place In j my mind and didn't do anything i about It until five years ago. I took a sheepherder and a cook with me and we looked for a certain mark. You aee, I'm guardin' my talk. Those two about choked to death with tha heat, but wa never did find the worklnga again. "But It's the rlchaat thing In the world if I could only find the fault "I've worked a lot of claima, but never had anything I could ahlp." |
