The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26

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Yours Very Truly 49,
ALBERT BERG.
.''' MINING INSTITUTE MEETING.
The fifth annual meeting of
the Lake Superior Mining Insti-
tute held in this city this week
was a most successful one in
every sense of the word. The
party left Ironwcod at 8 o'clock
Tuesday morning for Wakefield,
where they inspected the Sunday
Lake and Brotherton properties.
leaving at 1910 for Bessemer
where they looked over the
Palms mine. In the afternoon
they inspected Ironwood's mon
ster iron ore producers, begin
ming at the Newport and coming
west to the city, taking in the
Newport, Pabst, Aurora, East
Norrie, Norrie and Ashland
mines. The gentlemen found
much to interest them im our
mines, particularly in the pecu.
lar dyke formations found or
this range, which crea.ed a great
amount of interesting and profit
able discussion. Tuesday even.
ing a meeting was held at the
Armory, at which = couple of in
terest:ng papers were read, Mr..
Mather's discussion of the RE
lation Between Employer and
Employed" received much de
servedly favorab]y comment
Mr.. Mather is a member of the
great firm of Pickands Mather &
Co.. Cleveland, and is naturally
in position to be able to ably
discuss the above subject. In
his opinion there is a moral OBJ
legation to the employer of a
large number of men which re.
quires him to look after their
general welfare more closely
than is generally done. He is a
firm believer in the aid fund sys
tenn and believes it should be in
the nature of an insurance which
would protect the laborer against
dependence in his old age, and
his family in case of his death.
He gave many interesting ex
amples of his observation in the
countries of the old world, and
his paper was a model one in
every respect.
Wednesday morning the party
visited the Shores, Iron Belt and
Atlantic mines on the Wisconsin
side. where they found much
that was interesting. In the af-
noon the Montreal mine was Wis
tied, and although the program
had an hour and a half scheduled
at this property, over two hours
were pleasantly taken up there.
and even then it required strong
persuasion to draw Mr.. Kelly
away from IAN admiring inspec-
tion of the mules which are used
for tramming at this property.
In the evening at the Armory
Mr.. Brown read a very instruc-
tive paper on ''Pillars in Soft
Ore Bodies" and answered many
questions regarding the same.
Mr.. Parker gave an interesting
description of a new rock drill
now in use ia the west, while
Mr.. Kelly covered the black
board with figures in a learned
discussion of the relative cost of
going through the soft and
the 'hard.'' ...
Thursday occurred the real
pleasure trip Of the occasion, the
party leaving Ironwood in the
morning on . Northwestern
special and going to Ashland
where the furnace was inspected
after which they took the steam
er Lucille for Bayfield,, where
luncheon was served. In the af-
ternoon pleasant boat ride was
taken around the Apostle Isles
and Chequamegon Bay, return Z
ing to the Hotel Knight for sup"
per, and. returning to Ironwood.
st 8 o'clock in Intervening.
Among those from outside
towns who attended this meet.
tng were. Frank A. Vernon, De
troit; VIM, r. Foster, Grand Ra.
pids; James 9. Johnson, DETROIT
Geo. A NeWett, Ishpeming; W.
Il. Nelson, Ishpeming; 3. +.
Broad. Ishpeming; NJ. M. Dun.
can, Ishpeming; r N. Denton,
Minneapoli A. J. q oungb blood,
Ishpeming las Jopling