The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-28
MINING
COMES TO AN / ND
FINAL Adjournment at Portland
Yesterday.
ROUTINE BUSINESS DONE
RICHARDS AGAIN ELECTED TO
PRESIDENCY.


Portland, Ore, Aug. 2I-The seventh
annual session of the American mining
congress was closed at noon today
after having elected a board of direc-
tors which convened Immediately
hereafter and e-ected its officers wIsL
the exception OF secretary.
ITOday's session was devoted 20 rou-
tine business, concluding the work Of
acting upon resolutions reported back
Dy the committee, and various mem
bers of the assembly were heard IN
snort addresses on various tCDics. a
general resolution Of thanks was ex-
tended TO those who had participated
IN making tie session d SUCCESS. \ The
sentiment echoed from former reso-
lutiOns thanking the administration AZ
washington for its interest ia deVel-
0pment of the mining industry aS m
dlcated by sending government of.iriai
10 The congress, was Included A me
mortal resolution upon The death Of
Jonn 7. Grayson of Portland, third
vice president of the congress. was
adopted. Invitations were received
from Spokane and Grants Pass. Ore,
for the delegates to visit those points.
President Richards Speaks.
President Richards in the course of
an address assured the congress that
the organization had reached the point
IN it's history where 10 passes from
the uncertainty Of delegate represen-
tation of which it originally CJnsisteE.
to a membership organization that
adopt a strict system of business con-
duct. The financial report was sub
mitted and showed a good cash bal
ancet in the treasury.
Good fellowship and oratory we're
mingled in a happy manna. and sew
eral delegates and members whose
voices had not been heard during the
week were raised to watt cOmpiir1cn-
tary expressions for individuals. COM
meTciaI organizations and deIpgs tons
There were splendid ovations to
President Richards and Secretary Ma
hon, evincing the confidence that has
been felt in their work.
No recommendations as to the pres
ideRt and secretary for the ensuing
year were made to the new bOard Ct
directors by the congress, but the
board met Immediately after adjourn
ment to elect these officers.
Judge Richards Elected.
Judge J. II. Richards of Idaho yas
elected president. Colonel Thomas E.W-
ing of San Francisco. first vice presi
dent; DR.. f. r. Buckley of Rolla. 40,
second vice president, and A W. Gif-
ford of FL Peso, Tex. third vice pres
ident. James Callbreath, II. of Denver
was appointed acting secretary. The
treasurer of the American mining con-
gress viii probably be David Mofst
president of the Denver First National
bank
T. Wallace White Of Cleveland. = 0.
just before final adjournment. voiun-
taTily subscribed 81, 600 to the build
ing fund of the congress and Mrs
Mary X Britain Of The DaIles. orr.
asked tke privilege Of furnishing a
memorial window for the building
Rev. Father McDOwett. who as rep
reseptative of Bishop Christie. opened
the congress with prayer, was also
the last speaker. with short bsnc-
diction he closed, the session AMI the
motion Of ". e Bridgeman for ad-
journment sine die was carried Dy
unanimous vote.
At the meeting Of the board of Ci-
rectors the action of the congress IN
selecting Denver as the permanent
headquarters OF The American mining
congress and FL Paso. Tex its next
meeting place was confirmed without
dissenting vote.