Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-22

handS or the lawmakers of state AMI
nation. WHAT has been heretofore
accomplished has been due to indi
vidual enterprise and effort. Our
country little realizes what It owes tc
you gentlemen of this congress, and
to others like you who have braved
the frost of winter as well as the
prostrating and fever-laden heat of
summer; who have coveted death in
all its forms and shrunk from neither
hardship nor danger in order to open
up TO an advancing civilization the
great storehouses of nature. But you
have yet new fields to enter upon
and conquer, and you are here to de
wise the ways and means for sue.
cesses in the future.
And first, you should make your
voices heard in the halls of congress.
An industry of such Importance to
the world as is that which you have
the honor to represent, should have a
place in the cabinet of the president.
II was long before the rights of the
great agricultural interests of the
country were recognized by congress,
but now all appreciate the value of
the department of agriculture It was
long before the lawmaking power could
be made to see and appreciate the
/ valnlQ Of q llama r+u,apa ~ on,,,,o,,o
and labor yet who would now con.
sent to its abolishmenh These great
interests We're able to make them
selves heard and understood. and con.
slant knocking al the doors of con.
gress forced for them a reluctant rec.
ognition. Why cannot the mining in.
terests of this great country of ours
make their voices heard where others
have been heard before. Without
the wealth that our mines afford, and
add each year TO the capital of the
commercial world, all industries
would shrink and stagnatlon in all
the fields of activity and enterprise
would be the inevitable result.
And second. there should be state
recognition of the mining industry.
Hereto is a field open for your com.
bined effort and enterprise. A 'bu.
reau established with proper safe
guards and restrictions so that it
would be for the benefit of a class
engaged in exploiting the rich re-
sources of the state and not for an
individual whose sole aim and ambt
tion is to draw a magnificent salary,
would do much to elevate, promote
and stimulate the mining industry.
81 might suggest other matters for
your earnest ana united considera
ton, but time and the proprieties OF
the occasion bid me leave such sug
gestions to men of wider and ripei
experience.
I'm conclusion, gentlemen, bid you
most cordial welcome. All we nave
TO give is yours while Oregon is hon
ored by your presence. We ask you
to enjoy our wealth of fruits and
flowers, our fertile hills and beautiful
valleys, decked in gorgeous raiment
of undying green; our lofty peaks
snowcapped and sun-crowned, rearing
their massive heads to Heaven here
and there and everywhere. inspiring
the hearts and m.nds of all beholdens
and bringing them To a realization OF
the near and majestic presence of the
Almighty; our magnificent mountain
ranges. clad from crest to base with
abundant and towering forests and
bearing within their generous breasts
riches that rival the wealth of Or
mus or of Ind
These and all the beauties Of sky
and Landscape with which a benif
cent Providence has blessed us, we
bid you enjoy, and rest assured that
Oregon and her people will feel amply
repaid If when you return TO your dis
tant homes you will cherish none but
pheasant memories Of your visit
here"
Mayor Williams offered the hospi
ATTY OF the citizens OF Portland tc
the visitors.
Representatives of 2S of the leading
mining states Of the country replied
by presenting pa2ers on the miuera
resource Of the respective states, al
follows: Prof @ II. Petite, New
Hampshire; Col. F V. Drake. Ore
gon; II. c. Peeler Wyoming; r. N
Bell Idaho Prof. II. II. Nicholson
Nebraska; Hon n. G. Hamlin. Colo
rado; T.. Geo 3 Ladd, Missouri
PROF. j. c. NoTW ood, Kentucky; DR.
/. G. White, West Virginia. DR. A. s
Draper. New YORK; }. e. Hyde North
Carolina; Hon. Il. A. Shift, Tennes
see; Hon T. j. Watson. South Caro-
ina: Hon. ThOs Gregory. South Da,