Arizona republican., 1904-08-24
Great Struggle of the Con-
 greSS Will Be Tomorrow
FOR A PERMANENT HOME
A Committee Report Recommends the Establishing of Headquarters - A Series of Papers and an Address on Subjects for Miners Con onsideration.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 23.-On Thurs day will occur the great struggle of the present American mining congress By resolution adopted by unanimous vote that day will be given up tO the determination of a permanent head quarters location. This afternoon the report of the committee on permanent headquarters and buildings reported in favor of establishing headquarters al once and recommended that e-ither Denver or Salt Lake City be chosen The question of the selection of d meeting place for the next years congress vii not be fought out on the floor of the convention, as has heen an ticipated, but will be placed solely ir the hands of the board of directors A resolution to this fleet, introduced by Dr. Buckley of Missouri, was adopted at tonights session of the congress and met with enthusiastic applause. l from those present. The decision of the delegates will forestaH the bitter | contest between Fl Paso, Denver and Salt Lake City for the privilege of en- | tertaining the congress next year.
 Six of the important addresses on the programme were heard today by the delegates assembled in the big armSry l ed F. Benjamin Andrews. chancellor of the university of Nebraska, to hear his address on The promoter his place in ! our development" Chancellor An l drews presented in a most interesting | manner the promoter as having been | responsible for much of the best min ing development of the past genera tiOn, as well as progress in fields Oth- CT than mining.
 | The forenoon session was taken up with an address of l.. s. Senator John H. Mitchell on the government branch mint or assay office" Maurice | N. Leehy. of Seattle. Wash. on Min | ing law" and the address of F. II. Newell and Clifford PinchOt. members | of the public lands commission. ac- 1 quainting delegates with the purpose of the commission to learn the indus tries for which the public domain may be utilized with the greatest good to the greatest number.
 The afternoon session was devoted | to addresses by Col. Frank V. Drake. on "The mineral resources of Oregon" John Daggett of California on The mineral resources of California" and Orlow W. Brown of South Dakota on ''The cyanide ores in the district of the | Black Hills"
 The following resolution. presented by Judge Richards of Idaho. was adopted by the convention at the night | session:
 Resolved, That the American Min 1 ing congress heartily favors a COnser- vative use of the forest resources. whether in public or private hands. and in particular the creation and manage l
 tical, business like rules and regula- tions to the end that local timber sup plies may be maintained for mining and other uses.
 Resolved, That the interests of the mining industry, to which timber and water alike are essential, the care and management of all government forest reserves, except as to titles. should be transferred from the general land office to the United States department of agriculture in accordance with the rec concentrations of the president, the sec retary of the interior and the cOmmis sioner of the general land office.
 At the conclusion of the afternoon session the delegates visited the Lewis and Clark fair site and made a trip over the tramway lines of Portland. travelling over the most interesting | sections of the city.
 The ladies of the delegations were given a steamer excursion this after noon by the women's club of Portland to Willamette Falls, and on Thursday they will have an opportunity of at tending the annual regatta at Astoria. including a visit to the Pacific coast beaches, which may be reached from there.