Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-02
sinh Annual Session Of the Con-
gress Begins in Butte
cwo THOUSAND DELEGATES
Welcomed by Gov r'o'' : Ea.co'
81. Tells OF Butte's MIN
~, wealth -shaffner's Talk

Butte, Mont' eep'' = 49,. ,vor,a
s.,sgates from all parts OIL the WORM
s ~ n attendance today at the NTH la, an
orc = .sss,on of the International Min
,'ua' congress, which convened In this
we We, mis- moring. Tomorrow's trains
Wv .xoscted to swell the representa-
a'e ~ - a. least 5000 delegates. secy.
, u.a ~ the congress has received tel
sa0hlc injuries from many on their
S ,,s' 10 Butte, and It is estimated that
.s,s session win be record-breaker
IT, Oon, of attendance of any of the
mining congresses. -, can =.
iI prsst %. l.. shaffners gavel fell at
"a a,clock a H. in the big auditorium
Sn,ton,s broadway theater In calling
~ r,,ning congress- to order, and the
sorsa WAS comfortably filled with dele
1otes An early adjournment Followed
10 give the delegates an opportunity 10
witness the various labor unions IN
narade and to visit the various points
~ interest about the city.
Al O'clock the congress was recon-
vened with larger attendance, a
nrayer was offered by the Rev. j. j.
Callahan, following which Prest snail
rsr introduced Gov j. X. Toole. who
formally welcomed the delegates on be-
NAN Of the state OF Montana. Mayor
VIII. Davey was next introduced ana
IN happy manner extended buttes
greeting and the freedom Of the city to
The delegates of the congress.
Al the conclusion OF Mayor Davey's
address former Gov. j. Il. Richards. on
behalf Of the Business Mems assoc
Cation, addressed the congress. Mr..
Richards address was one OF the fea-
lures OF the days session. the speaker
IN clear and concise manner, with
varied Illustrations, giving figures OF
Buttes extraordinary mineral output,
He said.
MR.. RICHARDS ADDRESS.
In an area Of about 1900 acres Butte
has produced over 5000, 100000 IN mineral
wealth. the ex-governor said. This
small area is producing in round fig
ures 10000 tons OF ore daily, which, II
hauled in one train made up OF aver
age freight cars, would make a train
two and a half miles long. The annual
output II loaded on the cars would
make a train OF 800 miles In length.
This 1000 acres has produced UP
to and including 1901 one and one-quar-
ter million long tons Of copper or, In
round figures, 5000, 100000 pounds. IL
this vast product could be manufac-
tured into q wire such as Is most gem
orally used by trolley cars, weighing
one-half pound to the foot, We would
have wire over a million miles In
length, or long enough TO girdle this old
earth a times.
There Is consumed daily In the
shelters OF Butte and Anaconda 5000
tons OF coal, There Is used annually in
the mines Of this district over one hun.
drtd million feet Of sawed timbers. 1t
Is conservatively estimated that one
and one half billion feet OF sawed lum-
Der are In the underground workings
Of our mines in this district. Mark you,
This does not take into our calculation
The round timbers used In tagging.
we fail TO grasp how much this vast
Forest contains in the mere statement
he number OF feet. / have had a
Competent architect estimate for me
uat the lumber would be sufficient to
Nlld i9,VoO houses, seven rooms each.
@'erlng IiO acres, allowing to each
rouse Inc average town lot. Or we could
Set with II 5000 five-story business
nocRs as large as the Owsley block on
ns corner Of Park and Main streets.
nd In addition $4,000 frame dwellings,
svsn rooms each, II II was all used
~ dwellings or In part as business
Soss' and the remainder In dwellings.
seasr would accommodate one million
khsbitants,
ine traiiic handled by the railroads
w'erng here is enormous, the figures
sMs 80 large as TO be almost unbe-
~'saple when you take into account
comparatively small population.
.'sN Is handled over 100000 900 pounds
o, ~.atn. II would take over 1000
v. handle that vast tonnage In one
y. .s allowing 5000 pounds to the car.
~'msling car to be 40 feet In length.
sVuio need train $50 miles long TO
s sss, one months tonnage. The annual
, ,, gold and silver, which are by-
nv ,Vs'''s Of our copper ores, is $4,000
NJ IVY shaffner followed and delivered
iolovr sS' 70 'he congress as
f8tsT sHAFFNER's TALK.
soa, sAeye that by the wise delibera-
n ~ ana enactments Of this bonora.
~, cy the scientific discussions
s,sc, lsla here, and by the practical
Inv ~ i's ,s taught By this great dis
Sr,u u NE mineral resources and o.
hsas sr,'les o. your wonderful state an
der 'o 0s Wi be created which will
N ~ !, vease to operate 10 the inter-
ptsII,y @onlana We accept YOUR hos !,
nrs w. ~ generously offered and as
kspss,V u y That the feelings which
tsrss, J are both appreciated and re.
.sshsnaps, in view Of the MANY now
eys 's ., o. the congress before me-
h h, n allowed a word to the congress
OF one or two points ex.