The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-27
BOISE MINING CONGRESS
DELEGATES RETURN HOME"
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and 1t will he necessary to have an as
sistant secretary. He will be chosen by
Butte in order that person thoroughly
familiar with local affairs may be Sc
lected.
'iNow while think the Mining con-
gress is to be congratulated on having
Butte for it's meeting place, Butte is also
to be congratulated. for the city will
have as its guests the most distinguished
gathering of mining men, represent
ing every phase of the industry, ever
brought together in this world. There
is something singularly appropriate
in this because Butte and the section
Immediately surrounding it make up the
worlds greatest mining district"
Butte's Fair Champion.
All the delegates are talking about the
splendid address made by Mrs. Ella
Knowles Haskell in presenting the
claims of Butte on Thursday. The APP
pearance of the lady orator was COM
plete surprise to the congress and her
admirable presentation of the subject
won applause even from California.
Bradford's Little Talk.
CO, the retiring president of the con-
that body before leaving for home.
Il did not aspire to serve again."
said Gov. Prince, land feared Butte
would be chosen as the next meeting
place and that a man from the inter
mountain country would be elected
president. The effect of this would have
been t0localize the congress to the par
ticular region, thus taking from it the
national character SO essential to it's
success. But the election of Major
Shafner, of Ohio, as president, over
comes this difficulty and makes the Sc
lection most admirable all round.
Butte is, in my opinion, an ideal
place for the congress, and we all hope
to see the next session a memorable one.
Montana certainly made itself felt in
this session and we are even now looking
forward to the next one with pleasure
BILE anticipation
The Montana delegates to the Interna-
tional Mining congress at Boise return
ed this morning, tired but happy.
They have achieved a double victory
secured Butte as the next meeting place
of the gathering, and elected a man
who has great interests in Montana as
the president for the coming year. 9th
err notable things were accomplished
the setting of the date at the time of
the year-October-when a much larger
number of mining men would be free
to attend than in midsummer, and the
bringing of the gathering to climate
that is as much more favorable for a
meeting as could be imagined.
Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskell, of Helena,
is by common consent the bright and
particular star of the Montana delega-
ton. It was due largely to her efforts
that the victory for the location of the
congress was achieved. When the
fight for location was at the highest,
and the Los Angeles delegates, flushed
with anticipated victory, was deriding
the efforts of kids and school boys"
as they dominated the smooth shaven
Montana representatives, Mrs. Haskell
was chosen in causus to represent the
name and claim of Butte. This she did
in ringing speech which took the con-
vention by storm. Los Angeles had
been a strong competitor the year be-
fore, against Kansas City, and Boise
won out only on a compromise, after
the other two had become SO bitter that
neither would hear of the other being
chosen. With a half promise that she
les came fully expecting to win. and
deriding all opposition.
But the Montana delegates, while hav-
ing to acknowledge the bitter impeach-
ment of youth, taught the Californian's
a lesson. They had not lived in an air
of politics without having learned some
thing of the game. They circulated
around the rumor that they had
money to burn in legitimate ways; they
were good fellows: and they were more
than q match for the politicians and