El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
MINING EXHIBIT
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
TO SEND EXHIBIT TO BUFFALO
A. w. Clifford Appointed Manager and
One Thousand Square Feet Will Be
Asked for at the Exhibition.

This morning at 1920 a quorum of
the executive committee of the South
west International Mining association
met in the chamber of for
the purpose of discussing the PROPOSE
ton of sending a mineral exhibit to the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
The members of the committee pres
ent were Messrs. B.. F. Hammett, the
vice president, A. w. Clifford, Juan
Hart, r. Y. Anderson, Felix Martinez.
and Secretary Russell.
The question of whether or not t o
connect with the exhibit. information
regarding h respective mines from
which each exhibit is taken, was dis
cussed and it was decided that each
mine owner should be asked to furnish.
with the exhibit, sufficient information
to direct anyone wishing to know any
thing about the mine to the owner inc
as much information as could be given
without showing partially in the way
of free advertising.
The object is to draw capital to the
mining districts of the southwest and
if any individual or company shall
profit in the way of a sale as a result
of the exhibit and the information i'm
parted at the exposition so much of
the object of the exhibit will be ac-
complished.
When the question of how the money
to bear the expenses of the exhibit was
to be raised came up for discussion it
was decided to appoint one or more
solicitors to go among the mining men
of the southwest and raise funds for
this purpose. Mr.. Clifford was suggest
ed for one of these and it was hen
suggested that if he knew who vas to
be the representative of he associa-
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advantage to him in the raising of the
funds. as many mining men would
want to know in whose hands the eX-
hibit was to be before they would con-
tribute to the providing of one. 1t
was also suggested that if Mr.. Clifford
knew hat he himself was to be the
representative of the association ne
would know what to promise the min
ing men when he asked them for mon
A motion and second was then
made to appoint Mr.. Clifford general
manager of the associations exhibit at
and solicitor general of the
contributions from the mining men of
southwest. He was the unanimous
of the committee. Major S.
NJ. Davis was afterward selected to as
sist Mr.. Clifford in the soliciting and
Juan Hart was authorized to do all he
to work up an interest in the ex-
hibit among the mining men of Mexico.
A motion was made and seconded to
authorize the secretary to notify the
members of the executive COM
of the actions taken at this
meeting and ask their cooperation in
work in their respective sections.
1t was also suggested that the cham
of commerce be asked to give its
hearty support t the move to sen an
of minerals to the Buffalo eX-
The secretary was authorized to ask
managers of the exposition for
square feet of space in the mines
and mineral exhibit building at Buffalo.
1t was moved and seconded that the
chamber of and the newSpa-
.ers be requested to get up special sta
and descriptive matter about h
IL of the southwest for
at the exposition. 1t was
argued that the papers would be able
10 make some profit in the advertising
they could insert in the special
There is no doubt but what the ex-
libit of minerals from the southwest
at the exposition will bear much good
'ruit for this section of the country. |
It will place positive proof of the exis-
,ence in the southwest of all sorts of
valuable minerals within sight of the
capitalists and the manufac-
,urers who need the minerals to be
in this section in their business. |
who has interests in the |
should contribute towards
he fund. 1t is thought that $500 will
De sufficient to cover all expenses and
IN effort will be made to raise that
amount.