New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-09
FOR HINES DEPARTMENT.
President Richards IdrOCateS One at
american Mining Congress.

Deadvood. s. n. Sept. S.-The American Min
ing Congress got down 70 the business Of the
sixth annual session to-day. When the first
meeting was called To order in the morning. the
rink. which seats about eight hundred. was
nearly filled with delegates and others inter
ested in the mining industry. Governor Charles
y. Herred warmly welcomed the delegates
and visitors on behalf Of the State. and Mayor
Mcdonald welcomed them 70 Deadwood.
In the afternoon President Richards delivered
his annual address. He said that the ultimate
aim Of the organization must he TO place the
mining industry whole 2 plane conf
mensurate with its importance. The congress
must arouse so much interest throughout the
whole country. must be the means of giving
the public so much valuable information about
mining. that the people would realize the i'm
portauCe and dignity of everything connected
with the proper development and utilization Of
this great source IF raw material il must be
the means of finally opening the eyes Of the
lawmakers to the necessity of department of
mines and mining. coordinate in rank with
the Department Of Agriculture and the re-
Gently created Department Of Commerce and
La bor.
Secretary shaw also spoke at the afternoon
session.
Secretary shaw said in part.
Industries according 70 their relative productive
ness. Our factories and workshops produced aS-
on 6sonn0 gross in 1ah1 agriculture S0G.on.00o
forestry, 5000 10000. and mines 1011"o6Fo about
equally divided between metallic and non-mstallic
products. Yet IL must occur 70 all that manu-
fscttIre pparently greatest wealth producing
iudustry-is dependent upon iron. copper, lead and
other metals and equally upon coal and other nom
metallic minerals. or manufacturing interests
would dvindle into significance but for mines
Manufacture is equally dependent upon agriculture
for cotton. fax wool and other products of the
field and herd. Our commercial industrial and
financial supremacy is. therefore. dependent
upon any one fact, or interest. or condition. but
upon all combined.
We produce practically 0n0 tons Of iron ore
as much any other two countries. and one
third Of the worlds output We produce 40 per
cent the worlds output Of iron and steel During
the first half Of 1908 produced nearly lce0,O0)
tons Of pig iron We produce more coal than Great
Britain: than twice much as Germany
and nearly double that Of all countries except Great
Britain and Germany. We grow three-fOUrths Of
the worlds cotton fibre and ability to produce
this staple is far above the present product.
A peoples prosperity is not measured by Its
capacity 10 produce than by it's capacity to
consume. and this capacity To consume is in turn
dependent upon the earning capacity Of the indi-
yiduaI and the earning capacity or the individual
Is again dependent native and acquired abil-
ity. So. n America be great it is because God In
his wisdom stored the mountains with the richest
minerals. overlaid the valleys with a fertile
soil AMI then give IL 20 people competent. in some
slight degree at least. 10 improve their OppOrtuni