Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-01-27

take such action
you may deem
ke motion of Mr..
n of temporary
to say: l am not a
a delegate and l am
5 speak for nobody, yet i
feel as Ugh I ought to say to my
To- - friends here and elsewhere
81 k5pe that no republican VIZ IN
| any%ay, shape or manner undertake
| to make any political capital by or
| through this organization. l believe
that if only matters pertaining to the
mining industry finds place or standing
with the association to be organized
| it will be of great value to that indus
| try but the moment politics or politi-
clans intrude themselves into its eoun-
| els that moment its usefulness is
gone
At the close of the address motion
| for temporary organization prevailed
and Hon. NJ. G. Samaniego, of Tucson
was made temporary chairman, Mr..
| w. S. Adams of Jerome temporary sec
rotary and Mr.. f. B. DevereuX of
| Phoenix, assistant secretary. Mr.. Tiff
fanny was selected as stenographer.
| a motion for a committee of one
/
ganization then prevailed and Chair
man Sameniego made the following Sc
1ections: Z. J. Edwards. ella; w. S.
| Adams. Yavapai: J. G.. Evans. Mari
copa: VIM. Griffith, Pima; Mr.. Howard
| Cochise; Mr.. Broad, Mohave; Mr.. Hol-
comb. Yuma; W. G.. Truman, Pinal;
W. o. O'Neil1, Coconino; J. S. Frisby,
| Navajo; A. Banta, Apache; ]. Colqua-
han, Graham. The committee was
then instructed by vote of the conven-
stion to retire and report in half an
hour
a motion by Hon. T. E. Parish to
appoint a committee on address to the
miners of the Territory then prevailed
and the committee was appointed as
follows:
| Pima, Judge Barnes; Yavapai, o.
| Neill; Pinal, Truman; Maricopa, Far
| ish.
On motion Dr. J. NJ Ford proceeded
to address the convention until the
committee ON permanent organization
should be ready to report. The doc
tor made an able address. Judge
Barnes. Judge Herring and Professor
| Blake also addressed the convention.
After the miners convention took a
recess yesterday afternoon to allow
| the committee on permanent organiza-
ton to prepare a report, the convention
was addressed by DR.. Ford, Prof
Blake and Col. William Herring.
The committee then reported as fol-
lows:
Phoenix, Ariz, Jan. p. 1898.
To Hon. NJ. q. Samaniego. Chairman
of the mining convention:
Sir:-The committee appointed TO re-
port Il plan for the permanent organi
cation of a Territorial Mining Associ
alton. do respectfully submit the fol
lowing:
THAT the existing organization of
the present convention be maintained
until such time as a future convention
composed of duly accredited delegates
from each county be held to form
Territorial Mining Association.
2:-That such delegates be selected
by election or otherwise by those en-
gagged in mining in the county to
which such delegates are accredited.
3:-That the convention proposed to
be held for the purpose of forming a
permanent organization be held in the
City of Phoenix on the first Tuesday
in March, 1898.
4:@That the qualification for mem
bership in the proposed Territorial
Mining Association shall be confined
to persons remaining Interested in the
development of the mineral resources
of Arizona
5:@That in the convention to be
hereafter held for the purpose of form
ing such Territorial Mining Associa-
ton. the representation of Il county.
so far as possible, be based on the rel
ative Importance of mining as an in
dustry in each county, and for this
purpose the committee suggests the
following as the basis of representa-
ton: Apache 3. Navajo 3, CoconinO 6,
Mohave 6, Yavapai 6, Maricopa 6, Pinal
Is. ella 6. Graham 6, Cochise g, Pima
6. Yuma 6.
6:-That for the purpose of further
ing and insuring the holding of the
convention to organize such Territorial
Mining Association. that this meeting
do appoint a committee of three prac-
teal mining men in each county to
urge and promote a full attendance at
the proposed convention.
Respectfully submitted.
E. J. Edwards,
Chairman.
The fourth section of the report was
amended. making residence in the |
Territory IL qualification for member |
ship. The report was then adopted |
and under the sixth section the follow |
ing committees We're appointed:
Apache-John T. LeSeuer, John Bib |
by. G.. Becker.
0OCOnluO- IL NtiAhCAOi.
Salzman, Gwynn Dennis.
Cochise-Ben Williams, John Brock
man. Geo. II. Fits.
Graham-E. c. Mills, James ColGu-
houn. Henry Firth
Gila-J. B. Henry, John Kassar, Al
Seiber.
Mohave-O. D. NJ. Gaddis, T. L.
Ayers, John Barry.
Maricopa-Dr. j. NJ. Ford, Captain
z. p. Parker, T. E. Parish.
Pima-James Finley, \. B. Sampson,
Geo. w. Cheyney-
Pinal-w. p. Durham, C. D. Reppy,
c. G. Powe.
Navajo-Jessie NJ Smith, Jas. Frisgy
F. NJ Zuck.
Yavapai-J. L. Giroux, W. A. Rowe,
J. f. Blandy.
Yuma-Geo. e. Holcomb, Harry Car
1enter o. d. BlOomer.
The convention then adjourned to
in the district court room
1t o'clock.
During the intermiSSiOn between the
afternoon and evening sessions re
BORT was current that the committee
IN resolutions was preparing incendi-
Try political matter and when the con-
-entiOn again met and chairman Far
sh of the committee arose to make the {
eport there was immediate attention.
rhe reDOrt however. contained but