Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-12
ON INTERNATIONAL LINES.
The Late Denver Convention the Com
mencement of a Movement TO Unite
the Mining Interests of the
World.

The mining convention which was held
last week in Denver is worthy of more
than passing attention as it was the COM
mencement of movement designed to
unite all the mining interests of the
United States, and even of foreign coun-
tries. 1t was originally called a gold
mining convention, those originating it
being specially interested in gold mining
but it was quickly seen that this was too
contracted title, and besides some care
less readers land we notice that even
some of our esteemed contemporaries in
New Mexico we're caught In this way)
mstook the movement for u political
one because the word "gold" was used ;
80 by an almost unanimous vote the name
was changed to international mining
congress-"
The number of delegates present was
fully double what was expected, nearly
approaching LOCO, and besides members
from New York, Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
vania, North Carolina, Georgia, ETC.,
there we're representatives from num-
Der Of European and Spanish American
countries.
Among the New Mexicans present we're
L. B. Prince, R. M. Oarley and Pablo
Amanda appointed from Santa Fe county
j. @. Slack of Clayton, f. A. Reynolds, j
D. Whitman and R. H. Hopper of Sierra
Thomas Smith of Tres Piedras, Richard
Houghton, N. E. Guyot and James Jen
nings of Red River, B. F. Giltmer and A
d. Higgins of Las Vegas, j. W. Belchel
of Elizabethtown, and half dozer
others.
The New Mexico delegation had its full
share of prominence. Hon. l.. B. Primo
was unanimously elected president of tn
convention, and continues at the head o
the organization till the permanent or
ganization of the next congress at Sal
Lake City in July 1898. DR.. Slack wa
on the committee on credentials, MI
Guyot on resolutions and Mr.. Hopper i
on the executive committee which con
tinues till next year. Mr.. Reynolds is o.
the committee of five in charge of amend
ments to the mining laws. Among tn
earliest resolutions was one from MI
Giltmer as to Spanish land grants and on
from Mr.. Reynolds as to the revision c
laws. Mr.. Guyot made the minority rt
port favoring 16 to resolution an
Mr.. Reynolds moved its adoption.
The principal objects accomplishe
were the starting of a movement for
national department of mining, with
cabinet officer at its head, and the az
pointment of strong committee on tt
revision of the mining laws. The col
v vention devoted itself strictly to bushes
, In his remarks on taking the chair Pres
= dent Prince said: "This is husine'
meeting of business men for bushes
d purposes" and nothing was allowed to il
T. terfere with these ideas. All political re
erenoes we're rigidly excluded, and Il
resolution above referred to, as to Il
|" reconciliation of silver, was laid on I'll
:; table by very heavy vote, though mo-
than probably nine-tenths of the del
:, gates favored its idea.
Messrs. Lttler of Illinois, Dern of Uta
n and Ybaria of Venezuela, were electe
o vice presidents, and strong organic
tion affected for the future. 1t Is Il
!. first successful attempt to bring togeth
~ all the mining interests of the COUNT
., and it bids fair to have much intiuen
J. hereafter.
One of the finest exhibits of ore, in co
neotion with the convention WAS that
Messrs. Oarley and Amanda of San Pedr
70 II attracted much attention.