Show ickes ready to build sampling plant discussing the bill that provides for the establishment of sal sampling PlIng plants and custom mills by the U i S bureal of mines in mining states I 1 introduced by senator pat mccarran sec secretary ickes of the interior department said in a report 1 I am in accord with the provisions of the bill that would authorize the department to provide fac illies for the sampling of ores and the establishment of custom mills tor for their treatment the department or of tile the interior stands ready to undertake any ally activity necessary to make available a greater supply of strategic and critical minerals 1 I believe that the department could accelerate the acquisition ot of strategic and critical minerals under the authorization proposed in the bill senator mccartan mccarran has requested the senate committee having burls rs diction over the bill to hot hold d hearings ear as soon as possible and said he anticipated early passage of at the measure in the senate |