The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-27
THE STORY m DETAIL.
How Utah Lost in Portland
Struggle

How Utah Lost IN Portland
Struggle.
Portland, Ore, Aug. 2s.-The open
ing Of the fifth day OF the American
mining congress continued the debate
over location Of permanent headquar-
ters. President Richards. in calling the
| assembly TO order, reviewed his re-
marks of yesterday afternoon in which
| he urged calm consideration Of the mo-
mentOus problems now before the con
gress. but did not wish it understood
! that he had endeavored to use his per
sonal influence toward a pOstponement.
| He had desired that the debate be
along a plane above jealousies or pref
udice and with a realization that the
congress IS speaking to that great man
and friend of development of the
west, the president OF the United
| States, the senate Of the United states.
without any peer among deliberative
bodies OF the world, and the house Of
I representatives. the great representa-
tive coordinate branch Of our legisla-
tive assembly in this country.
Admires Utah
Il admire the people OF Utah for
/ their magnificent manhood. and hon
OF the people Of Colorado for their
achievements and their great develop
ment of the mining industry and high
| citizenship, but I think what we should
| place above all other considerable is
/ the question of what is best for the
/ future Of the American mining con-
gress which we desire shall be the
/ greatest organization OF mining inter
ests on earth
J. T. Cornforth OF Alaska then took
/ the floor to deliver an address favor
able TO Denver, making strong argu-
ment in favor OF that city.
Powers For Salt Lake.
0. ". Powers of>SaIt Lake city op-
1 posed the postponement and urged that
/ the location be decided at this time.
he apolOgized for anything that he
might have said in haste yesterday and
/ referred 10 the collOquy Of yesterday
I afternoon as a regrettable incident.
Lafe Pence followed With an apology
| for anything that he might have been
responsible for that was the cause for
any misunderstanding or bitterness.
/ He spoke briefly supporting the con-
/ tention OF Judge Powers that the ques-
I ton Of permanent headquarters should
| be decided at once.
Motion to Postpone.
F. Y. Drake of Oregon moved that
| the vote be postponed on the question
I Of permanent headquarters.
/ +. G. Patterson of Omaha spoke in
/ opposition 10 postpOnement, and said it
would be an injustice to the delega-
! tons that had come to make the effort
TO secure the permanent location. He
! declared that no convention had ever
! brought together so many intelligent
men, representative of a great indus
| try. and urged immediate action on the
matter in question.
J. H. Cook OF Missouri, representing
/ the department Of mines in that state
| thought it was premature to estab-
| lish headquarters at this time. but
urged the convention not TO locate
west of Denver under any circum-
/ stances.
A motion TO postpone was lost by a
| viva vOce vote Lafe Pence immedi-
stely moved the previous question, in
/ which Judge Powers conCurred- Then
/ ensued fifteen minutes of conference
and the assemblage TesembIed the
J scene at a political gathering as dele
I gates endeavOred to gain additional
! votes. It was announced by President
/ Richards that he thought delegates
/ should be entitled to vote on the de-
/ cisiOn which is a recommendation 10
{ the board Of directors TO locate head
/ quarters at a certain place. The Toll
/ Of members was first called and its
/ conclusion showed that several of the
/ members were not included John
| Dern of Salt Lake City called for an
/ explanation and Colonel Irwin Mahon
I explained that it was due 10 a num-
/ Der Of members having been enrolled
/ since TIE congress was in session. the
/ names had been omitted from the lis
4 and would be called from the stubs of
/ membership certificates
SaItNLake Loses.
! At this juncture many delegates be
] oh = h nm
I able to vote. President Richards soon
/ convinced them that in due time the
/ list Of delegates would be called. The
/ vote through the early part Of the bal
/ lOting was very evenly divided be
| tween Denver and Salt Lake City.
/ The vote on the selection Of perma-
/ nent headquarters Of the American
/ mining congress was 50 to g. IN favor
/ of Denver.
/ Judge o. ". Powers of salt Lake
I City promptly moved that the choice
/ be made unanimous, which was done
/ by reclamation and he brilliant jur-
i list, orator and leader of the Utah
/ delegation was heartily applauded
| upon the motion. Lafe Pence on behalf
| Of Colorado expressed the appreciation
/ of the delegation from that state on
1 the result Of the vote. He compli-
/ mented the Utah delegation on the
/ splendid showing made by that state
/ and the graceful manner in which the
/ result was accepted.
An offer was received by the con-
I gress this morning from the chamber
| of commerce at Coos Bay. Ore. offer
! ing building site and SIS, 900 cash
/ bonus for permanent headquarters of
| the congress