Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-29
tHoughnn Mining Gazette)

Dr. James Douglas Oi New 1ork, che of the highest authorities on the subject of mining and metallurgy, par leularly in the copper industry, ad- dressed the senior class of the Michi- can college of mines and an apprecia- tive audience at the Kerredge theater, Hancock, last evening. His subject Vas Wastes in Mining and Metallur ey." During the day yesterday Dr. Douglas and the party accompanying 6im visited the Atlantic and Cham pion mines and the Michigan College of Mines.
 The trip to the mines was made over she Copper Range railroad in the prf rate car Frontenac Of Vice President Nelson P Hulst of the Oliver Iron Mining company. The party consisted of Dr. Hulst. Dr. Douglas, Miss Doug las, William Kelly and wife, of Vul- can; Robert Kelly, wife and daugh- Ger, of Superior, and President Fred Valter McNair of the College of Mines. At the Atlantic mine, in the absence of Agent F. McM. Stanton, Dr. J. w. Moore, brother-in-law of Agent Stan {pn and son-in-law of President John Stanton of New York, acted as host. At the Champion mine General Man ager Lucius L. Hubbard, Chief Engi- aeer Rex Seeber and Mining Captain Braun deceived the party. Under E, ,ound duties prevented Superintend- ent F. ". Denuton of the Baltic and Trimountain from accompanying the visitors on the tour of inspection.
 Only the surface plants were seen at the two mines visited, underground trips being impracticable on account df limited time. Inspections were al so made of the locations and the prin- cipal institutions, the greatest inter- est naturally centering in the Sarah Sergeant Paine Memorial library at Painesdale. pr. and Mrs. Hubbard entertained the party at luncheon in fhelr home. MT Seeber accompan- fed the visitors on the return to Houghton and through the College of Mines.
 At the College of Mines the visitors were received and conducted through fhe institution by President McNair, pr. George A. Kcenig, Prof. F. w. 6perr, Prof. A. E. Seaman, Prof. O. P. Hood, Prof. James Fisher, all of the college faculty
  &y an invocation by Rev. Ames May good of Grace NJ. E. church. Hough- Con. Following this Dr. Douglas was Introduced by President McNair. The Doctors complete address follows:
 Dr. Do2gIas's Address.
 T do net unduly magnify our office as miners and metallurgists, when l clQirn fny nnrsnlNnc ui a ifC mineral constituents from the earth's crus. and producers of the useful met Als from tAe raw products of the mines a somewhat more dignified position than that of the mere merchant who disposes of OUT handiwork. But when ge reduce our own and his energies {o a common motive, both siaLd on the same plane as money makers"
 Tt may be an inglo-:;fu position, but while We may, and shoIiI person - Ally work with higher aims than the xordid considerations of personal gain, As employees and representatives Of Capital We must make money, or the ntefprises we manage will very soon Become derelicts on the ocean of in- dustry or ignorance. In trying to do So you will come face to face with enany problems and perplexities which may even assume the gravity of cases df conscience.
 q do not speak of direct bribes, nor of the insfdaous bribes which are Of Gen offered unGer the guise of conting ent fees; but of the feeling of guilt which expresses a conscientious miner or metallurgist, when he is knowing {y and therefore, wilfully wasting the freasuTes of nature, of which he should be the conservation.
 Distribution of Responsibility.
 "The subject is wide one of many ehases. For certain prominent short comings, such as the loss of heat and therefore waste of coal in generating power through the agency of steam; ar the waste of power in it's transmits .eiun. when once generated, we car AardIy be held responsible, as the rem ediee for these fall withing the prov auce of the mechanical engineer. But Ghere are. unfortunately, too many vastee for which we cannot shift th' olame to the shoulders of others, ant of some of these l wish to speak tt you. .-
 Theoretically every valuable in
 
 wredient of an ore should be recover ed. The day may, and will, come whei oais consummation of the higher idea of metallurgy will be reached; but to day it is unattainable, partly because uur methods are incomplete or defec Owe. partly because economic consid erations forbid us to recover by-pro ducts whore there is no market io Chem. The latter excuse. is however So rapidly disappearing under the ex Gension of transportation facilities ant xhe reduction oi freight rates, that er' Iong it will be our fault, only, if VI are enlisted in the great army of vast CTS, insteaA of the select companion df the salvage corps.
 SaivafioW es Natures Resources
 "In the recollection and experience M many of us, such notable advance have been made towards the consum nation of what we all have at heart