The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-19
FROM DISTANT LANDS.
DOMINION OF CANADA, DEN
MARK AND NETHERLANDS.
All Will Be Represented at the Min
ing Congress - Word Received
From Utah Mining Men-Montana
Delegates Named.

The correspondence received at the
mining congress headquarters yester-
day morning indicates a, growing inter-
est in the success of the great conven-
ton. A letter from the Hon. Clifford
Sifton, minister of the interior of the
Dominion of Canada, expresses his re-
greet at not being able to attend be-
cause of the press of official duties, and
says further, Permit me to add that l
take the greatest possible interest in
the movement, and would be pleased
if it were possible for me to be pres
ent.' S. NJ. Parent, the mayor of Que
bee, writes acknowledging receipt of an
! invitation to appoint delegates, and
says, Il beg to state in reply that 1
am most grateful for your cordial invi-
tation, and that your letter will be sub
mitted to the council at Quebec and
taken into consideration by that body
at the next meeting.
Mayor Buckbee of Eureka, advises
Secretary Johnson of the appointment
of the following delegates to repre-
sent his city: G. w. Ritter of the Eu-
reka Hill mine, John Kirby of the Bull
lion-Beck, Newt DUNCAN of the Centen-
Eureka, Pat Donnelly of the Grand
Central, and w H. BasSett of the
Gemini All of the delegates named are
thoroughly practical men in mining
work and make a very strong repre-
sentation for Tintic capital Michael
Therriault of Kalispell, Mont, sends in
the names of the delegation from Flat
head county, appointed at the sugges-
ton of the governor. They are Will
lam Read of Columbia Falls, John L.
Hart of Libby, George T. Stannard of
Kalispell, Frank Langford of Tobacco
and Z. L. Preston of Troy.
w. c. Clark, the mayor of Manches-
ter, n. H, acknowledges receipt of the
official call and promises to give the
matter his immediate attention.
Mayor Frank B. Mason of GAINESVILLE,
Tex, notified the secretary that he has
appointed Hon. Joseph Rosenthal, a
thoroughly experienced mining man, to
represent that city and to see to the
appointment of a full delegation.
Julian SOnntag, secretary of the Cali
fornia State Miners association writes
that the state association is practically
an executive committee of all the as
sociations of miners in the state; that
there are II county associations rep
resented in the central organization
some of them with as many as 1000
members, and under the rule he be-
lieves each of these county associa-
tions should be allowed to name five
delegates to the congress. Continuing
Mr.. Sonntag makes some suggestions
sentative mining men on the delega-
tons LAS far as California is con-
cerned," he adds, the California Min
ers' association feels very friendly to-
ward this congress and they want to
send a good delegation. If your eXecu-
tive committee agree with me that the
county miners associations throughout
this state are entitled to a representa-
ton, you will have a large delegation"
Mr. Sonntag was assured by Secre-
tary Johnson that his view of the rights
of county associations is entirely cor
rect, and that each is entitled to name
five delegates.
Denmark, the Netherlands and the
Argentine Republic were also heard
from in response to invitations for the
of delegates. The minis
ter of the Netherlands has referred the
matter to his home government, the
Danish minister suggests the attend
ance of the Danish consul in Utah at
the sessions of the congress and the
charge d'affaires of the Argentine le-
CATION says action viii be taken upon
the invitation.