Arizona republican., 1903-09-09
MINING CONGRESS
Secretary Shaw There as Administration s Delegate
He Would Not Commit Himself in Favor of Department But He Be- lieves That There Should Be a Bureau.

Deadwood, s. D., Sept. S.--The Amer ican Mining congress today began it's sixth annual convention, interest cen tering in a talk by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. The secretary was given a warm welcome by the delegate. who frequently applauded his state mentS, and when he had fin ished speaking gave h.>r a ris- ing vote of thanks and three rous- ing cheers. The congress also unani- mously elected him an honorary mem Der and appointed a committee of three te draft resolutions thanking President Roosevelt for his recognition of the congress in sending Secretary Shaw to represent him before it.
 The secretary was scheduled to ad- dress the convention or The Mining Industry and Its Relation to Ameri can Finances" He said he wished to correct the impression that he was to deliver an address because he really did not know anything about mining.
 We make a mistake he said If we estimate the importance of our diff ferent industries according to their ap- parent relative products" He referred to the necessity of increased markets for our products, saying he would
  States than all the markets of the rest of the world.
 II would rather have" said he. the productive capacity of the United States than the productive capacity of nearly all the rest of the world. We have to get some markets for our prod ucts.'
 As to how many more markets are to be created, he pointed to the countries lying to the south of the United States, and said in his judgment the govern ment could without paternalism en- courage the installation of great steam ship lines as it had aided two great railroads to the Pacific coast and which would be certain measure for the in crease of our markets.
 Abiding to that portion of President Richards annual address in which he urged the creating of a department of mines and mining, Secretary Shaw said he was heartily in favor of the govern ment doing anything it can, short of paternalism, in support of the mining industry of the country. He would not have the gentlemen of the congress go away with the idea that he advo- cated the formation of a special depart ment for mining, with representation in the cabinet, suggesting that it's needs could fully and properly be attended to through d bureau which should form part of the department of commerce and labor. and pointing out how other important industries had been taken care of ir the same manner.
 The congress was called to order by the president, Hon. J. H. Richards of Boise. Idaho. in the rink at 10 o'clock this morning. The rink holds 500 per sons. and it was occupied almost en- tirely by delegates who represented most of the states of the union.
 Addresses of welcome were made on behalf of the state by Governor Charles N. Herreid and on behalf of the city of Deadwood by Mayor Mcdonald.
 President Richards responded in the name of the American Mining congress and other responses were made by a number of delegates.
 At the afternoon session President Richards in his annual address made a convincing argument asking that con crress pass a law creating department of mines and mining with a cabinet rep resentative.