Arizona republican., 1898-02-20
MINERS ORGANIZE.
Delegates Chosen to Attend the Terri
 torial Miners Meeting.

The first step toward the organiza- tion of the Maricopa County Miners association was taken yesterday after noon at the meeting of miners held at Elks' hall. There was a goodly at tendance of mining men from all over the county, and the deliberations of the meeting were marked by a strict attention to the interests of mining in the county. Poliics were not discussed and there was nothing to interrupt the prosecution of the business which the meeting was called to attend to. The Maricopa county miners gave a good illustration of how an organization should be effected and if the example it set is followed by the territorial con- vention an organization will b1
 fly effected.
 In the temporary organization of the meeting James Goodwin of Tempe was made chairman and F. B. Dever- eux of Phoenix secretary. Joseph Bowyer presented a resolution which made eligible as members of the as- sociation all persons operating in mines in the county, or living in the county and owning mines elsewhere, and all business men and capitalists who are interested in mining in the county and territory. Captain J. M. Evans wanted the men who are sim ply mining men in the sense of hold ing mortgages on mines excluded from membership, but Mr. Bower thought that would take out of the organization class of men who are helping along the mining interests of the county. '1 do not want to ex- clude business men from the organi- zation," said MT. Bowyer we want the support of every merchant, ranch CT and laboring man in this valley I do not want to antagonize any of the
 men who have put money into mines in this county" concluded the speaker, The resolution of MT. Bowyer was adopted.
 A recess of twenty minutes was de- cided upon to give the secretary, as sisted by committee appointed by the chair, time to get the names of the miners present. A blank was produced giving the objects of the organization and following with lines for sigma lures. Thirty-five names were signed and this was the number of mining
 men present in the hall. When the last autograph had been secured Chairman Goodwin took up the busi- ness of the meeting again by the an nouncement that the election Of a president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary would follow. Nomination speeches were made which showed that the miners of Maricopa county are or ators as we'll as gold diggers. Dr. Ford was chosen president, H. E. Kemp, vice-president, and Abe Far ish, secretary. Dr. Ford made short speech when he took the chaif,-- in which he said: "I begin to see n awakening interest in mining in Ari- zona. Whenever the cattlemen get iD line you can be sure something Is ge- ing to be done to promote their in- terests, and this is also true of the miners of Maricopa county. This as sociatien will become influential in bringing the mining resources of the county before the eyes of the people, and there is no reasos why we should not have hall of our OVn and fine collection of minerals from the mines in the county. We need tAS1s of every business man in the cl1< nd county, and we want them to associ- ate themselves with us. We will have much larger roll when is known the character of men who have signed as members of our organization"
 An executive committee was chosen by the chairman as follows: E. Heyman, chairman; F. E. Devereux, Col. Parish, Captain Parke- and J. W. Yocum.
 Six delegates to the territorial con vention, which meets in Phoenix on March 1, were elected. They are. Joseph Bowyer, B. Heyman, DT. Ford. James Goodwin. c. NJ. Thorndyke, Captain Evans. The alternates are: George W. Mauk, T. E. Parish, c. J. Kimball, c. H. Gray, F. G. Russell and T. B. Weller.
 A meeting of the Maricopa miners will be held on the 5th of March at the Elks' hall to perfect the organiza- tion. The membership roll will be in the hands of Secretary Parish in the meantime and all miners and persons interested in mines are invited to sign it and become members of the orga- niZatiOn