The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05
SALT LAKE AFTER
HEADQUARTERS
Movement Under Way to Land
American Mining Congress.
W. H. TlBBALs ON SUBJECT
WORK NECESSARY TO ACCOM-
PLISH IT EXPLAINED.

Aided lea his efforts by Secretary Irwin
Mah0n and Colonel Thomas Ewing of Los
Angeles vice president of the American
mining congress. ". H. Tibbals of the
commercial clubs mining committee Is
beginning to arouse interest in the APP
preaching session Of the congress. Dis
SQ5slnS inc subject yesterday afternoon
II have been i'm constant communication
with officials of the American Mining
result believe that interest is being
aroused. not only i'm this city and state,
but IN an the surrounding states, as We'll
The question OF where the congress will
make its permanent home and headquar-
ters, is to be finally decided al the ses-
sion SD Portland, which c0nVeues on Aug.
either Denver or Omaha win the prize
Omaha has already offered S25.O01 i'm cash
20 have that city named and Denver, j
know, is pulling hard TO land it,
Salt Lake Logical Choice.
NO section OF the country can pos
sibly compare with Salt Lake as per
maneut headquarters for the institution
and the fact is generally conceded by
mining engineers and Operat tors interested
III the development OF the west Here Is
the geographical center of the mining re-
stohsi no other city I'M the country rs as
closely i'm touch with requirements of the
industry or those engaged i'm II. once
a year many hundreds of men directly
and Indirectly connected with mining and
Kindred enterprises must meet. as they
are to meet in Portland I'm August and
discuss measures ana exchange IDEAS cal
cuiateq 20 broaden their views and eQu-
cate themselves In the field they have
chosen to enter
with this city made the headquarters
of the congress &c would at once step
30 the head of the column and become
the Mecca OF mining men the world over
Not only Jnat but IT, would also become
the headquarters Of innumeraDle operat {
ing companies and the general supply
point for mining and milling machinery
and the greatest market for mine and mil
products in the world
Site For Building Needed.
ct would seem. therefore that every
BODY interested in the growth and I'M
pOTtanCe OF this city and state would
step into harness and never cease rneII
labOrs till Salt Lake had succeeded M
making this the home OF the America
Mining congress. To accomplish IL viii
require the offering of a suitable site Tor
a building for the congress and either 2
guarantee that a suitable structure VII
be erected thereon OF that the money tC
build it will be furnished The time IL
short and action viii have to- be taker
promptly. Not only that. but arrange
ments VIII have to be made TO send Q
powerful delegation 10 the session al
Portland to see that the votes are thert
TO carry it. That viii involve securing
the cooperation of the delegations IRON
WyOming Nevada California. Idaho
Montana, Oregon washington ana Ar
IONA and as many others as possible.
Secretary Mah0n IS doing everything
in his power to eulighten everybody herG
and elsewhere concerning the needs OF
the congress and Its Importance to the
mining and engineering world Tt remain.
for as TO get 20 the front and show thai
Salt Lake is not only entitled to win tnt
contest, but that it intends TO do so
The matter viii be presented to Presi
dent r. r. Holmes. of the -COmmercia
club through the mining committee and
through COmmunicat 1ons from the con
gTess officials and 1 believe if the Tea
estate. mining and business men of thl.
city and state go after the prize in al
energetic and systematic manner they
viii lind IL