The San Francisco call., 1897-10-21
MINERS
RETURN TO
THE MINES
The Big Convention Elec is
Officers and Ends It's
Session.
NEFF AGAIN AL THE HELM.
Plans for a California Mining
Exhibit at the Paris
Exposition.
THE NEW WORKING COMMITTEES.
Many Things of Large Importance
Will Be Pushed Ahead During
the Coming Year.
NFFF AGAIN AT THE HELM.
THE NEW WORKING COMMITTEES.
Many Things of Large Importance
Will Be Pushed Ahead During
the Coming Year.

The sixth annual convention of the Cali
fornia Miners Association ended it's labors
with a morning session Yesterday, when
officers were elected and some other busi-
ness was transacted.
The association retains its old president
and secretary, has a new vice. president
and treasurer, and the executive and spe-
cial com mittees are mainly composed of
the active and leading N en- who similarly
served last year.
This years convention has been the
largest and most animated and has
handled more business than any in the
history of the association. During the
coming year the executive and special
committees named yesterday will do a
great deal of active ana important work
in the name of the several thousand or
ganiZed miners of California.
The executive committee will hold g
number of meetings to discuss and do
many things. A committee on the c-ea
ton of a Federal department of mines
and mining will actively cooperate with
other committees and forces al. over the
country, and it's influence will be felt at
Washington.
The committee on revision of Federal
mining laws will labor with other similar
committees and push this movement
along.
An active COMMITTEES will labor to secure
the finest California mining exhibit pos
slble at the Paris Exposition, and it will
be the chief force working to that inter
esting and impor tant end.
Another committee will formulate bills
10 be presented to the next Legislature.
and another will help along the mineral
lands bill.
A carefully selected committee will do
all i'll its power to stir up the Federal au-
thoritles 10 expend that $500, 900 in build
ing restraining dams and otherwise look
after hydraulic mining. A separate COM
mittee will confer and work with the
Anti Debris Association and another COM
mittee Will convey to the valley interests
all the assistance the miners can tender in
the Improvement of the navigable Dor
tions of tie rivers.
These are but part of the things with
which the association will be actively con-
cerned during the coming year. and but
partly measure the value of the conyen-
ton and the association.
The committees were named by Presl-
deut Neff last evening.
In the morning the remaining business
Of the convention was disposed of at Odd
Fellows Hall in a session of about an
hour.
The election OF officers was easily and
soon accomplished. The knowledge that
Jacob II. Neff had consented 10 serve
again precluded any other nominations
and when Sawyer Davis of Amador County
had named him with appropriate words
Mr.. Neff became president for the sixth
time by acclamation and with applause.
The only contest was upon the office of
vice president, for which T. j. Parsons
and Colonel George Stone of San Fran
cisco were placed in nomination. The
vote was by ballot, and before the result
was announced Mr.. Stone moved that Mr.
Parsons be declared vice. president by ac-
clamation, which was one.
S. J. Hendy of San Francisco quickly
became treasurer on motion of Harold T.
Power and Julian Sonntag by acclama-
tion became secretary for his fourth term
after words of praise by Mcbride.
On motion of John McMurray of Trinity
County, the president appointed COM
mittee OF three to assist the secretary IN
arranging the next annual convention and
in inducing a Still larger attendance. The
president named w. c.. RalstoD, Professor
S. B. Christy ana Andrew Carrigan.
On motion of J. NJ. Wa!ling, the press of
San Francisco was thanked for the support
rendered the mining industry.
Tirev l.. Ford. who is member OF the
trans MI sissippi congress com mittee on a
department of mines and mining, ad-
dressed the convention.
The com mercisl interests are moving
| for department of commerce and indus
| try, he said, 'aud ii we expect 10 have a
department of mines and m ming we must
stir ourselves. Even the average miner
has no cOnce ptiOn of the colossal magni-
| iude of the mining industry. The gross
output of the mines of the Uniteo States
is nearly $1,000 coo, 900 a wear"
| The following resolutions, reported by
J. NJ. Walling, chairman of the commit
/ tee on resolutions, were unanimously
1 adopted
! Rescued, That it is the sense of this conven-
tlon that the lien law of this Sta tie b amended
| SO as 10 secure 10 the laborer who labors upon
anu 'oJhe material man who furnishes ma te-
rial for any mining claim in this state, located
! upon lands held under an agricultural patent
zen upon the ssiG property as security Tor
any wages due or the price of material fur
hished, IN the same manner such la borer or
mAtcrlhl man now has upon m1uing claim TO
Wlllch Inc claimant has acquired the right of
possession bv compliance with the laws OF
me Unltsd states, ana of this State, and the
iocal rules and customs OF miners. and the
legislative committee OF this association is
hereDy instructed 10 urge The said measure
upon me Legislature at its first session.
ResotUed, Ihat special com mittee OF five be
appointed by the president 10 act in conjunc-
ton with Ike committees from other bodies
and conventions in behalf of an executive de-
partment OF mines and mining. the secretary