Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-09
NEW YORK CHAMBER OF HINES.
A Permanent Institution in the metrsp' oils for the Benefit and Improve
 ment of all Mineral Industries.

The value of a permanent institu- ton in the city of New York, the financial centre of the country, to promote, encourage and benefit min eral industries, is demonstrated by the New York Chamber of Mines, now located in the Park Row build ing.
 This institution aims to uphold the dignity of the mineral industries and to discourage all resort to unbusiness- like methods in the production and manipulation of minerals and the stock of corporations. It provides a headquarters for all persons interested in any manner in mineral industries, not alone in the United States, but throughout the world; and further is educational, a source of scientific, mineral and other information.
 A library of standard books of ref erence on mineral industries and all that pertains to them, and a reading room containing periodical and other publications covering mining and al- lied subjects.
 The New York Chamber of Mines is rapidly assemblying and classify ing all available information regard ing mineral regions and industries everywhere, but first all in the United States and next in contiguous countries In North, Central and South America. In this work consideration is given to the classification of the United States Geological Survey, the minerals including aluminium, anti mony, asphalt, asphaltum, asbestos, buhrstones, barytes, carborundum, coal and its products, cement, clay and products, copper, corundum, emery, feldspar, gold, graphite, gran ite, gypsum, iron ores, iron pyrites, lead, mica, manganese, marble, mineral, waters, nickel, petroleum and it's pro ducts, platinum, precious stones, phosphate rock, pumice stone. quartz, silver, stone, salt, sulphur, tin, tripolil and zinc.
 Registrations are made by corpor- ate or individual proprietors of mines, oil wells, mineral springs, properties, prospects, machinery, processes, new inventions or enterprises giving all the important facts and figures of their undertakings and interests. These records are added to or amend ed as progress or improvement is made. An annual registration fee of S10 is charged for this. This de- partment places at the disposal of the chamber of mines for the benefit of its members full information of mineral industries of all kinds.
 A permanent exhibition of ores, stones, oils, fuels, waters, precious stones and other mineral products is to be maintained by the institution.
 The officers of the New York Chamber of Mines are: President, Wm. H. Clarke, Helena, Montana and New York City; vice presidents, Hon. l.. Bradford Prince, ex-governor of New Mexico and ex-president of the international mining congress, Santa Fe, N. M. and N. Y. City; Hon. F. J. H. Merrill, state geologist of the state of New York, Albany, N. Y.; Capt. E. E. Rodgers, Pierce City, Idaho and New York City; W. G. Young, secre- tary of the Los Angeles stock ex- change, Los Angeles, California; LA. George, Deadwood, s. D., of Doan and George, Washington, D. c. and Deadwood, S. D.; Geo. c. Luebbers, New York City; secretary treasurer, Allen s. Williams, Park Row build ing, New York.
 Active memberships are limited and are offered at S10O, with annual dues of S10. Associate memberships, emitting to all facilities of informa- ton and other details of the chamber of mines, are S10, with annual dues of 5.
 The departments of the institution are many and include aid rendered to mining congresses and exhibitions, mining and mineral regions and act i've work for the improvement and sd- vancement of bona fide legitimate in- dustries. Agitation will be fostered to secure, through congress, de- partment of mines and minerals in the national government, with sec retary in the presidents cabinet.
 Allen $. Williams, Secretary,
 Park Row Building, N. '.