Show to establish a department of mines with cabinet representation IY ey SENATOR SAMUEL SAMIUEL D NICHOLSON ot 1 colorado colonel upon our entrance into the world wat war an analysis aoa lyBia of the mining industry showed the states governmental ern mental machinery to be woefully deficient to copa with the many problems of mineral production there them was no executive branch ot of the government with well coordinated co cal facilities to assume me the responsibility which vaa am imposed it became necessary therefore to mate create many independent agencies for far the purpose afek spa of extending and developing the governmental me ma lealh 1 chinery I 1 have therefore im introduced awad data bill 1957 to establish a department of mines with cabinet cepro mutation aea tation fur for the minin buning industry practically all 11 of the foreign nations be regard the mining industry so HO important that they leme hae made spatial governmental provision for it in ID creating departments of 1 mines under the present system the united geological and the bureau of mines miles are an but bat two subordinate bureaus among fourteen over which aich the secretary of the interior must exercise matrol control the american mining crul congress gress at it its twentieth annual meeting ma in corrod this bill setting forth among other things that the employment of wage earners of which some borne are now moo out of employment is IE dependent directly or indirectly upon the products of the mines dimes th the e implement a of 1 agriculture the ad ry of 1 industry and aad the tools of f trade and that the agricultural industry in 1889 when a cabinet representative senta tive for that industry alfry wait waa appo appointed had a total value of production of jews jess than while hale the mining industry had during 1920 an estimated value of 0 production of over I 1 a am an exponent of economy in the expenditure of public funds the creation of this thie new department will effect cco nomica arising from the elimination of all duplications of effort of the various agencies now dow employed and wih mn the fhe present governmental govern service to the hie industry at less lees expense the indirect benefits which would accrue to the public generally would be an even more important consideration confederation |