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fornia Debris Commission made estimates Oh
the cost Of the work to be $6CO,OOO.
C1lr representatives in the State Legislature
secured staraq 6oYernment will undoubtedly ap
Dropriate a like sum-in all $SOO,OO0 to pulId
barriers according to the plans of the Federal
enqineers-and preliminary work is now being
done such as securing the necessary land for
the restraining barriers. but the engineers ,S are
they deem necessary for that purpose. we
trust however, they may be aole 10 overcome
these difficulties and soon start the actual work
0i This association has done everything in its
pSMMiTt p:Minersi Lands Bill, : which was before the
last Congress. and received favorable reports
from the committees but we are told owing
to the lack Of time it died on the hies ana
will have TO be reintrodUced when the new
said upon the merits of this bill and the bene-
fit II would be to the prospecting miner II the
bill could be passed and become law, ana
here / wish to congratulate the members Of
the national Congress from California for thelr
1Intirfna efforts in support of this bill during
the last session of Congress, and II the same
energy is used by the members at the coming
session of Congress have no doubt but what
fheS II Become ~iIa law upon the statute books
AT our last annual session the Petroleum
Miners Association joined us In our oeiper-
ations and have worked harmoniously with us
during the past year for the passage OF sucn
laws as would be beneficial for that industry,
this State and is adding to its wealth
The mineral productions OF the United states
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value is estimated at more than $1,000 600 600.
1t is right and proper that the mining industry
of the United States should have of the Gov
ernment more protection and assistance. which
! could be better facilitated through Cabinet
! department of the executive branch of the
| Government and If those engaged in the diff
/ ferent branches of mining throughout the
/ tinted States will join hands and ask for the
| establishment of Cabinet Ofhcer OF Mines
and Mining we certainly ought to be successful
| in obtaining it,
For Benefit of Miners.
During the past ten years. or since the
! organization of the California Miners Associ-
alton the delegates to the State Convention
have been elected by county organizations, ap-
pointed by Boards of Supervisors. Boards OF
| Trade Chambers of Commerce and other such
/ organizations. To the branch county organiza-
/ tions one delegate to each ten members has
been the ratio of apportionment. In some
! instances more delegates often desire to attend
| the State Convention than their county organi-
| that unfriendly feelings engendered in the
strife to be elected as delegates which think
! couldsgbe avoided by broadening the scope OF
| the State association and allowing every mem
Der a seat and a voice in the deliberations OF
| the annual convention, and / would suggest
that a committee be appointed to revise the
bylaws of the association so that every mem.
ber who contributed his annual dues to carry
/ on this work could feel that he had a perfect
! in the work of the annual convention. The
State membership of the association is about
5000; the annual number of delegates elected L
| attend the State Convention is about 500
| think the influence of a State meeting of 100
- 1000 members would be far greater than