The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-09-01
FROM FAR AND NEAR
THEY CONF To
CONCRE' !
g
Two Thousand DIS ates Are
on Hand for the nina of
Great Mining X eting.
FEW ATTEND MORNING
SESSION IN BROADWAY
Delegates Were Anxious to Witness tho
Great Parade and Adjournment ls
Taken Early-Governor Toole For
mally Welcomes Congress in Behalf
OF the State Of Montana-Othcr Ad-
dresses and Responses.
Now proudly struts the citizen.
His head is hard to span.
lie Is high card in the deck;
lies q mining congressman.

Two thousand delegates are attending
the meeting Of the International Mining
Congress, which was formally opcrri in
Sulion's new thcatcr at : o'clock this
afternoon and more are arriving on every
tfaln that pulls into the city from the
North, South East and West, By To-
morrow evening the number will have
been augmented by fully 1000 more.
lhcy are the representatives OF tie yarl-
ous states of the union aud foreign com.
tries. the selection of governors, kings.
queens emperor md presidents.
They are the .yrr and brains of The
districts they repre- nd have come TO
Butte for the rufuosc o. exchanging IDEAS
IN relation to the mining and smelling Of
ores 10 the best possible advantage 10 the
producer and also to witness n few Of the
rapidly changing scenes Of the greatest
mining camp on earth. Before their Ia.
hors are complete they will have ptoftcd
by association and viewed some thugs in
the Kaleidoscope Of ore extraction and re-
duciion that will ~ ali likelihood be Of I'M
esllmable benefit 10 them and the cities,
towns and dstrict5 in which they i've.
Surprised It Size Of City
Those Who came from Gar away sections
this part of Montana, arc OF course sar.
rrised ~ the magnitude Of the place and
lis wonderful mineral resources, together
with the prevailing conditions Of a preot
city Many of them had pictured Butte as
cly Of log cabins from the ridge polcs
oi Which hung The sealps of Indians and
The hides OF grizzly bears, with the bodie,
ol iew road agents 10 give ihc effect "A
wholesome tone, and were disappointed
whcn thcy found it necessary to crane
tleir neeks ~ an effort 10 carry their
6iEht 10 the apex of the sky scrapcrs
which line the streets.
IT was the intention Of President 4. l..
Slallner to call the meeting 10 order At ia
O'Clock this morning. and many OF the dele
gates assembled at that time. bat after 4
short pallcy It was decided TO postpone ali
busincss until : O'Clock on account Of tbc
Labor day parade, viii. began passing the
haIl iew minutes after 10 o'clock
As the Gavel Fell.
he congress will please come To or
DER said President shaftner, after the
posiponcmcnt had been decided npou.
owing 10 the fact that this is Labor ,lav
ana that many members Of the congress
wish to participate in the celebration. il
mas been suggested that III. formal opcn-
ing Of the congress be deferred until ? u.
~, u the suggestion meets with your an
proyal. motion for adjournment until
o'clock will be In order"
The motion was seconded and carried
without dissenting voice.
Following the disposal Of the matter J.
T. Richards, ex-governor of the state, cx-
tended an invitation to the members OF
the congress to visit the smelters Of tbe
Nashoe copper company in Anaconda
Thursday afternoon and requested that ali
who desired to pay the works the proposed
visit should hand their names to Secrc
tary Mahon as soon as possible.
rs the Washoe smeltcrs are the largest
reduction works on earth, the invitation
extended by Mr.. Richards in behalf Of the
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