The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-05
THE MINING CONGRESS.
Several Important Questions De-
cided at the Executive Com
mittee Meeting.
The Drilling Contest Will Take
Place at Helena During
the Session.
Gov. Toole Invitad In Deliver the VEL
coming Addreas-Isepart of
tho Secretary.

coming AddreAs-NApart 0f
tho Secretary.
Owing to the absence of a number of gsn-
temen from the state. there was not q very
full attendance at tho monthly meeting OF
tho Montana executive committee Of the
national mining congress yesterday.
Chairman q. 7. Hansen presided, and whom
Secretary Barnard Brown csllsd the roll
those living outside OF Helena who answered
to their names were George w. Irwin III, of
Butte; A. b. Cook, of Misaouln; A. Lambeth,
of Neihart; @. P. Chisholm. of Bozeman,
and Il. Q. Hickman. of Virginia City.
Helena was not 10 we'll represented at the
meeting as on former occasions, due largely
to members being absent from the city.
Considerable business was transacted,
however, among the most important
being the fixing Of Helena as the place for
holding the drilling contest that will take
place during the session Of the congress
The subject was brought mp BY Mr.. Irwin.
who said that al the Denver convention j.
K. Clark had promised on the part Of Mon
tana If the convention was held in this
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contest. tt had been the idea to hold
it at Butte, but NJ. n. Keefe. who had
joined with Mr.. CLARK in his promise, had
recently sesn that gentleman and told him
it would be much more satisfactory to the
Colorado miners il the drilling contest
should be held at Helena. Mr.. CLARK de-
sired the speaker to tell the committee of
the situation and also to say that personally
he thought it would be better to have the
contest in this city. o. p. Chisholm, 81
Bozeman, also thought it would be better
to have the drilling contest in the same CITY
in which tho convention was held, and on
his motion q committee of seven was ap-
pointed to take charge Of the subject. I'M
der the direction of the COMMITTEES. Chair
man Haussr appointed the following as the
committee: Geo. w. Irwin IT., Jos. K.
Clark, r. O. Hickman, o. Il. Chisholm, A.
Lambeth and Geo. III. Robinson.
Secretary Browns report showed that he
had sent out 5000 pieces of mail matter, in
Guiding 10000 credentials, the latter being
sent to mayors Of cities having a popula-
tion of over 1000. to all the governors and
already the returns had begun to come in,
and the prospect was for a large attend
ance. Th expenses 50 far had been about
$500, and the total for printing, postage
and clerk hire would not exceed $l,50O,
whereas it had been estimated that $4,000
expenses. %s
The question Of the representation of
Montana at the Silver convention to be
held in Washington May 26 was discussed.
the unanimous opinion being that Montana
should be officially represented. Any man
age question viii BE- admitted as
a member Of the Washington con-
v%ention, but it was the sentiment of the
member Of the committee that Montana
should have regularly appointed delegates.
0. F. Chisholm, made a motion, which was
adopted, that q committee of three
be appointed to wait on Gov. Toole
and asked to appoint the members Of CON
gress from Montana, Mineral Land Com
missioner Maginnis and Land Commits
sionor Carter, and such other representa-
tive Montanians in the east as may seem
advisable, delegates to the Washington
convention. %@.
Another committee, consisting of Messrs.
Irwin, Boos and Cox was appointed to call
on the governor n request him to deliver
the welcoming address on the day the con-
vention assemblies.
Tho work already done by the chairman
and secretary was heartily endorsed. and
they were given full power to name such
delegates at large as would best promote
the SUCCESS Of the congress. After the
LThu6ACG1Ou OF some routine business the
committee adjourned.
1t is very necessary that there be a full
attendance at the June meeting of the
committee, as it will be the last but one
before the congress- assemblies. The news
papers Of the state will be called upon to
aid the secretary in calling attention to the
June meeting.
At the meeting of tho committee of the
drilling contest last evening it was
decided to follow substantially the
same programme as was given at the Dem
yer congress-. The committee hope to have
all the details by Tuesday of next week.
A emb of the executive committee,
talking of the congress last night, said that
the managers of the Denver congress spent
$4,000 or $1,000 in printing and distribute
ing fancy hangers, but they concluded it
did little good. They did find out, how
euer, TINT personal intevoiews with city and
state officials resulted in the naming of
representative men as delegates, many of
whom attended the congress. "Wby
would 1t not be a good idea," said the gen
tleman, ITO have some Que visit st. Paul,
Chicago and the large eastern cities and
appointing good men? At the same time
the newspaper men would interview him,
and the result would be that the congress-
to meet in Helena would be most thor
oughly advertised and a big interest
aroused in it. some one should also visit
Ln6 DIX eoutHtrH clLeh anu some one the
aound and coast towns. In my opinion
there is an excellent chance for some good
work in connection with this
mining congress. These ideas came to me-
nfter the adjournment Of the committee, or
! would have laid them before the meet
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