Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-10
MINERS in SESSION.
Fifth Annual Convention Of The
Western Federation.
CALLED TO ORDER THIS MORNING
Speeches by secretary OF State Ham
mond and Olhera-Nisc III me
GUS Mining Matters.

The nth annual convention OF the
Western Federation OF Miners was
called to order in this city at lO:oO
O'Clock this morning In the legislative
hall on the fourth floor OF the city ana
county building. President EDWARD
Boyce presided and opened the con
vention by introducing to the seventy
FIVE or more delegates present Mr.. IL
Sleater, president OF the Utah F1dera
zion OF Labor, who, In behHlr oil tha'
body, welcomed the visiting gentle
men, with the hope that their meeting
in this city would be productive Of
much good.
THE STATES WELCOME.
Mr.. Slestet then introduced State
Secretary j. T. Hammond, who spoke
in part as follows;
Mr.. President and Gentlemen OF tho
Western Federation OF Miners:
Owing to the unavoidable absence oil
Governor w ellis, l am requested by nm
to appear before you this morning. III
doing 80 / extend unto you hearty wei
bone to this the fair State OF Ulah anu
trust that your short stay with us VIII DC
pleasant and agreeable. Utah has with
in her borders warm -hearied patriotlc
people-a people who are noted ior their
hospitslity-and in iningling with them
Won will no doubt learn that they are
ever ready to extend the kind
hand OF goodwill aud fellowship
to all with whom they come
in contact. We have people who VIII
take you into the hills and show you tine
great and wonderful resources opened
up TO view by the sturdy miner-fe,
sources which are almost unlimited ana
which embrace nearly all known miner
ais, a good many OF which are not found
elsewhere. Gentlemen, l am not here
to make a speech, but IN closing again
welcome you to the State OF Utah and
trust you will have pleasant time whlie
in our midst.
HIGH WATER THE CAUSE.
Applause followed Secretary Ham
monu,s remarks, after which Mr..
SIeater announced thai Mayor Glen
DINING was detained on account oil
high water In Little Cottonwood creek,
but In his absence he assured the dele.
gates that the freedom OF the city was
open to them, aud babe them make
the most OF IL.
SENATOR HARBoUR's SPEECH.
Slate Senator b. A. Harbour, In
speaking for the American Federation
OF Labor, said In substance:
Qentlemen-It gives me great pleasure
to meet and affiliate with the Western
Federation oil Miners in this their annual
convention. / never attended meeting
like unto this without a solemn feeling
feeling kindled by the knowledge l
have that such gatherings are instituted
for the benefit OF humanity. We have
experienced dull times in this our great
country for several years past; the
laborer has found it a hard mater to fill
the mouths OF his wife and little ones.
And when think of this 1t makes me
reflect and wonder why such things
should be. In looking at tho catacomps
of Rome and the pyramids OF Egypt we
see the handiwork OF those for such rs
whom we are striving today. Their
names were never emDlazoned on the
pages OF history but withal they left
monuments behind them that tell In oil
thoroughness of their skill, their thrift,
their energy. They were unnoticed by