Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-26
B0DE MINING
CONGRESS OVER.
,.#s Selected as the Place for
the Next Meeting
OalO MAN GETS PRESIDENCY
.,,,,on. Ad opted Authorizing Sub
.,a,uste Branches 20 Disseminate
Mining Information.

RoLse, ldap July -o
.,or If the Mining congress was de-
1,od TO the presentation of papers
p.ot4ssor Londerbach, Of Nevada read
0oner on the geology of that state.
y. Towerth presented one on the geol-
w. Of Kansas. W. Il. Everett, one on
a,nest Methods Of Promotion" and
II Demlng OF Idaho, one on Stamp
MN Construction
Al the afternoon session Of the con-
oss fine election of officers and the
Lection OF the place for the next
.,tl,g we're taken up Butte and
~ Angeles were named as the place
1oeetIng also Portland, Ore, the lat
~. efterwards being withdrawn. In
".osentlng the claims of Butte, Mrs.
IN Knowles Haskell made an eo-
a"snt speech, In the course Of which
she said.
III you will come to Butte we VIII
rresent to you the keys OF two cities
pne above ground and one 5000 feet
kelow We will show you natures
,,sssnre house--the richest spot on the
,.cs m the earth. We will show you
,ss greatest mining plants on the face
~ me earth. | have to say to you that
p,,te has four transcontinental lines
eome any way you will, you may come
Straight through TO Butte.
n understand the city selected must
asnoslt $1,000 inside Of thirty days.
Rutte wants you, and, If necessary, she
,eIll deposit $4,000 within three days.
I'm behalf Of the people Of the great
stste OF Montana. OF the gigantic min
ng interests Of Butte; In behalf OF
tbe clubs, the business men, OF all the
people. invite you to meet next year
n Butte--nestlng at the feet Of the
rrandest range Of mountains on this
ointment. We will tender you the
most royal welcome"
A ballot resulted so TO II In favor OF
Butte, and the choice was made unani-
nous.
The committee on permanent organ
izauon reported a number of recon-
nendatons, among them the following:
IN future only such as have fully
pad all dues up to the annual meeting
Of 1902 payable in advance) shall be
eligible 10 vote upon any question re-
htlye 10 officers and organization.
Future meetings shall be held begin
ming the nrst Tuesday In october and
continue not TO exceed five days.
"The following committee TO draft |
constitution and bylaws TO present to |
The next meeting: Colonel Thomas |
Ewing, California; II. l.. Shafner |
Ohio; /. NJ. Bradley. Illinois; w. b. |
Hepburn, Idaho; Albert Kleinschmidt,
Montana.
no state to cast more than ten votes. |
we recommend the following Of |
fcsrs for the next year: President. L. |
Bradford Prince, New Mexico: first |
Wee president, r. l.. Shafner. Ohio;
second vice president. J. T. Grayson,
Oregon third vice president, Clarence |
Z Allen Utah; secretary, Irwin Ma
bon, Pennsylvania; treasurer Il. G.
camp Tennessee: sergeant-at-arms,
Willard White. Massachusetts"
Thess were adopted excepting that in |
relation 10 officers.
For Fesldent, l.. Bradford Prince, OF
New Mexico, and Il. l.. Shafner, OF
Cleveland, o., were nominated. SHAFT
Der was chosen by n vote of GS to IL
and on motion Of Prince his election
was made unanimous.
Other officers were chosen as fol-
lows. Vice president, Major Fred Il.
Reed Boise secretary, Irwin Mahon,
pennsylvania; treasurer, f. c. Camp,
Knoxville Tenn.
A number Of resolutions were adopt
a. the most important OF which was
he following:
Whereas, The primary and most
important purposes OF this congress
are TO inaugurate movement that will
Ultimately result In the establishment
the national government OF bu-
ieau or department Of mining and
Whereas, In order TO accomplish
hal purpose, It viii be necessary to
Nlng before the people Of the United
States and present to them In form
sleh information upon that question as
VIZ convince them OF the great import
shCe OF the movement, and
whereas, In order 10 successfully |
disseminate this information, subor-
Slna'e branches Of this congress should
y created In all states Of this union
10 oraer That through these subordin-
af branches this work may be carried
"a under the directions of the inter-
national Congress therefore, be Il
resolved, That steps should be taxi
NJ ~ ms meeting OF the International
aiming congress to properly and sys-
TSllsucally inangurate this movement.
ana further, be II
resolved, That the president Of this
.susiess be, and is hereby authorized
- a'l directed TO appoint, either before
Y Wler the adjournment Of this meet
DE' committee OF three TO formulate
ns'ies OF confederation to embody
,ua carry ont the purposes above set
W. W. and 70 appoint In each state and
..,'al'ofy OF the union one person TO be
',oNh as the organizer OF subordin-
w. branches OF this congress. The
~, eue 70 be done until said articles OF
,,,.aieuefatlon are formed and adopted
49,, tne direction OF the president and
,.,s'ary Of the International Mining
,ns convention adjourned sine die.
.,a.1 The delegates are attending a
i,,ploh given IN their honor by the
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