Industrial and Commercial Loads Served by Rural Electrification Administration Systems During 1940-Continued Senator O'MAHONEY. The committee stands adjourned until tomorrow morning. (Whereupon, at 10 a. m., an adjournment was taken until tomorrow, Wednesday, July 30, 1941, at 10 a. m.) DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1941 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF COMMITTEE ON The subcommittee met at 10:30 a. m., pursuant to adjournment, in room 224, Senate Office Building, Senator Thomas of Idaho presiding. Present: Senators O'Mahoney (chairman of the subcommittee), Adams, and Thomas of Idaho (presiding). Senator THOMAS of Idaho (presiding). The subcommittee will come to order. Our first witness is Mr. Donald A. Callahan, of Wallace, Idaho. Mr. Callahan is vice president of the American Mining Congress. STATEMENT OF DONALD A. CALLAHAN, VICE PRESIDENT, AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS, WALLACE, IDAHO Mr. CALLAHAN. My name is Donald A. Callahan. I live at Wallace, Idaho. I am appearing here representing the American Mining Congress, which is an organization comprising all of the mining activities throughout the United States. At its last annual meeting the Mining Congress adopted this resolution, which is headed "Public land policy." We commend the long-established system of discovery, location, and patent by which development of minerals in public lands has been encouraged and facilitated. We oppose extension of the leasing system to other minerals than those now covered thereby. No further national parks or other reservations should be dedicated by law or proclamation whereby mineral resources of importance would be closed to location and development. The resolution under which these hearings are being held authorizes a study of the existing laws which relate to the development of the mineral resources, including oil and gas, of the public lands of the United States with a view toward providing more effective development and utilization of such resources for the purposes of national defense; fostering free competitive enterprise, and the investment of private capital in the development of the mineral industry and the production of essential and useful minerals, and conserving mineral resources to the fullest extent which is consistent with their proper and constant utilization. I am appearing here to lay before you the situation with regard to the appropriation and subsequent development of the mineral resources in our Western public land States. I have |