Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-06 | Page 16 | Assessment Work Should be Done

ir- ir C Work Should Be Done I By Ira C. C Tichenor GING QING from observations in iu a n number of mining and trade e ers rs there is brewing a storm of protest against a a. bill intro intro- the lower house o of congress providing for the suspension T g the present year ear of the tho law requiring annual assessment on mining claims including placer locations location A All As generally known the time tm for doing such work l t year ear was wa ex ex- e ed id until June 30 of ot 1921 The Joint resolution re was a passed pad on the plea the te high cost of ot materials material would make It a a hardship particularly upon claim clim holders holers I be he process of ot suspending the annual as am assessment s m nt work now v h has s' s been beenS ben S way since the te latter period pero of ot the war var Until last Jut year er the te argument cad id was wa the necessity pt pf labor employment In essential war o opera opera- rad r- r and ad later the scarcity of oZ labor in various Industries i iced During Duing the past year yer there has been a decided reversal In the labor situ situ- f while the tho costs costa cu of ot mining with the possible exception of ot explosives N- N been reduced to a considerable extent ping these conditions Into consideration there would would now seem Mem to i C 0 good od and ad sufficient ra reason n why there should be b a a further suspension ke law Jaw requiring the performance of ot annual assessment work The sus- sus has haa ba been ben voiced olce whether wrongfully or not not that ui the chief of ot a further suspension of ot such work would be b persons holding claims f k speculative purposes and who have no indention of ot developing them J J be closing down of ot mines throughout the tho Vest West has has' thrown many men of of work rork ork and assessment work on mining claims cims at this time would ora off off- or- or a at t least Jet to some extent this condition by providing employment for a n air r r ir of ot men now noW idle I I t. t I There ere Is an abundant argument for changing the time timo limit of ot perform- perform work vork to conform to tho the fiscal rather than the calendar year car Inning with July 1 next but there thre would seem em to bo be no necessity for for forn a n aber ber er suspension of ot the law 1