The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-07
The MINING CONGRESS.
Details for the Meeting Next Tues
day Arranged by the Conn
miltee Yesterday.
Prospects Very Bright for q Well
Attended and Successful
Convention.
Of Expectat.o"s- Mining Men and
tho Miners Exhibit

Tho executive committee Of the National
Mining congress held . very important
meeting yesterday afternoon at the Board
Chairman s. Il. Hauser. Secretary Il.
Bsown, and Messrs. Geo. w. Irvine, Jos. X.
CLARK, A.. J. Davidson. VIM. Muth. Geo. q.
Eaton, 0. p. Chisholm, W. E. Cox.
A. j. SeliRman. g. .. Greenfield,
Il. o. Hickman, John Murray aud
Geo. E. Boos. Secretary Brown, In
hts report on the object of his trip
east, said that 1t resulted in a one fare
for the round trip from the Missouri river
to Helena, but when he applied to the
Western and Central passenger assooia-
tions. they pointed to the small business
done in connection with the A. o. u. w.
convention. and IN that ground refused to
make II ate. Thu rate established ia $40
from Missouri river roints to Helena and
return, or $50 for the round trip from
Chicago, $50 less than the regular fire.
Mr.. seligman. of the committee on the
say, of the board of Worlds fair managers,
had agreed to attend to the collection of
the exhibit for the congress. thus relieving
the committee of all responsibility. Dis
cussion brought out the fact that several
mining machinery houses had applied for
space in which to make exhibits. II was
finally decided to add Messrs. Muth and
Boos to the committee on exhibit. with full
power to arrange for the exhibit, both Of
minerals and mining machinery.
1t was also decided that there be no music
during the sessions of the congress, and it
was left to the discretion of the drill COM
niittee whether thee be music during the
drill contests. All the committees were
reported as being hard at work. with the
prospects very bright for a successful meet
ing. Before adjournment it was decided
that the next meeting of the executive
committee will be held next Monday
i"tls Of Trade room ns At SS Thu nesting 1T Il
ia urgently requested that all the members
of the subcommittee and the members of
the committee on reception be in attend
ance. As the ongress meets Tuesday at
noon. there will be details to be attended
to. and the full committee must know just
b is to be done.
After the adjournment Of the committee
yesterday the members went up to the audi
forum in a body. It was decided to have
n platform built just in front of the stnRe
for the stone for the drilling contest. The
auditorium was not found in the nentest
condition, and the chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements was requested to see
that the %janitor attend to his duties. It was
also discovered that III contractors who IN
dertook TO put up the seats on the main floor
had only half completed their work. As all
the chairs will be needed during the session
of the congress, the meetings all being pub
lie, Chairman Cox WAS requested to see
that this matter also was attended to. All
the outside decorations. now in a very
dilapidated condition, will be taken down,
and only the American flag will float from
decorations will remain, save those that re-
fer to meetings that have been held.
The out-of-townm member of the committee
were loud in their praises of the auditorium
as a place for large gatherings.