The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18
MINE CONGRESS-
ANNUAL CONVENTION IN SES
SION AT Ell PASO.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Plea For Business Basis-Wants
Department of Mining-Would Es-
tabish a Permanent Home for tho
Congress in Denver

FL Paso, TeX.-The first days seS
sion of the American Mining Con-
gress. which convened here Tuesday
III the eighth annual session, was de-
voted to preliminaries. welcoming ad-
dresses and committee meetings, with
The exception of the annual address of
President J. II. Richards OF Boise.
Idaho. This was the real feature OF
the day. President Richards made a
plea to put the association, ON bust
ness basis and said the time had ar
rived when the organization must
cease existing on charity.
He said he believed Department
of Mines and Mining in the Presi-
dents cabinet would be a great help
to miners, and said they We're as
much entitled to paternal considera-
tion from the government as the
farmer, now looked after by tHe Agri-
cultural Department or shipping in
terests, looked after by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. He
called ridiculous the argument that
the Presidents Cabinet was already
too unwieldy and said the President
could never get too many good advis-
ers. He made Il plea for honesty in
high places and said miners should
stand together and make an honest
fight for their rights and against the
crooks and rascals in the mining bust
ness.
He said he favored giving Alaska
representation in Cougresa as
Alaska will yet be one of the most
stable influences in our industrial de-
Velopment in the hour of national
strain, in sustaining the hand of our
government. because of the enormous
quantities of precious and CONNER
cial metals which that country is
capable of producing"
He paid tribute to the work of the
geological survey, but said it was not
large enough. and mining survey,
with plenty of men, should be devoted
to the work of the miners. He hoped
to see the congress soon established
in its permanent home in Denver and
urged that the home be fitted with a
mining library, ore cabinets, maps and
all conveniences for the miner, with a
paid secretary to devote all his time
to the association. He added
Many told us that they are waiting
to see what the American Mining
Congress amounts to before they lend
their assistance. Our glorious coun-
try would not now be the light of the
"b-ih hli al sitttu On lIllS theory,
Take hold, miners, and make this or
Sanization an instrument through
which all can speak with a right to be
heard"
Resolutions We're introduced urging
the creation of a department of mines
by Congress, urging that Congress
pass law providing for the location
of mines on Spanish land grants in
Arizona asd New Mexico titles IN
which had been confirmed by the gov
ernment court of land claims, and
urging that the photographic bureau
properly locate all desert waterholes
and erect metal posts in their vicinity
directing persons to their where
abouts; also that rangers be provided
to keep such water free from pollu-
ton. All were referred 10 committee.
Prof. James Douglas, president of
the Phelps-Dodge interests in Arizona,
invited the entire congress to become
his guests on special train for Bis.
bee and Douglas.