The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-09
SIXTH ANNUAL
SESSION BEGUN
American Mining Congress Meets
in DeadWood, S. D.
WELCOME TO THE DELEGATES
PRESIDENT RICHARDS MAKES
AN ADDRESS.

DeadwoOd, 5. D.. sept. 8.-The Amer
lean mining congress got down TO bust
ness of the sixth annual session today.
The first meeting was called to order
in the rink at 1880 a. m. The rink
seats about 500 people, and the build
ing was nearly filled with delegates
and others interested in the mining in
dustry
Prayer was delivered by the Right
Rev John Stariha, bishop of Lead
Governor Charles n. Herreid warmly
welcomed the delegates and visitors on
behalf of the state. and Mayor Nc
Donald welcomed them to the city Of
DeadW0Od.
Responses were made on behalf Of
the mining congress by President Rich
ards and several delegates. Recess was
then taken until 2:30 p. m, when PTesi-
dent Richards Of the mining congress
delivered his annual address. SeCre-
tary Of the Treasury Shaw also deliv-
cred an address before the congress
The secretary took special train at
5 o'clock this morning to visit Niger
Hill district for few hours.
Presidents Address.
President J. II. Richards. i'm his an
nual address, said the ultimate aim of
the organization must be to place the
mining industry as a whole upon
plane commensurate with its import
ance. The congress must arouse so
much interest throughout the whole
country, must be the means Of giving
the public so much valuable infOrma-
ton ajbOut mining that the people will
at least realize the Importance and dig
nifty of everything connected with the
proper development and utilization of
this great source of raw material; il
must be the means of finally opening
the eyes of the lawmakers TO the ne
ceSsity of a department of mines and
mining coordinate in rank with the
department of agriculture and the re-
Gently created department Of commerce
and labor. The logic of events. the ir-
resistible force Of a controlling ten
dency IN human progress mist ulti-
mately compel the proper recognition
of the mining industry at the hands of
this government as one Of the neces-
stiles of governmental organization.
Rights of Miners.
1T is common knowledge what the
department of agriculture has done BDT
the farmer We say that the mining
prospector has just as good a right 20
scientific Information from the govern
ment concerning mineral formations,
the character OF various ores and their
proper treatment. for he, too, is a pro-
ducer of the raw material that is a con-
dition of all resultant production and
this cooperation on the part of the
government may give him just the in
dustrial chance that he needs
1T is said upon scientific information
that even when the improved processes
lately invented and successfully applied
not more than One-fOurth of the valu-
able gold bearing material in this coun-
try can as yet be utilized Many eX-
tensive districts are still undeVelOped
because the ore is too low grade or too
refractory 20 be worked with comfort
These problems viii. of course, be
solved. the necessary processes and
treatment will be discovered and in all
probability this will be done by sci
enthc experts in the employ Of private
capitalists. who will thereby be enabled
to tax such mining districts at will for
years TO come. I do not decry the en-
teTprise of private capital; it is worthy
of its reward; but I simply ask why
should not these researches and inves-
legations i'm the field of mining as well
as in agriculture and horticulture be
prosecuted at the public expense by the
people and for the people and the re-
suits achieved be made free to the peo-
pie forever