The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-18
American Congress Now in
Session at Denver Takes Up
Important Question.
DEPARTMENT OF MINES
AND MINING FAVORED
Resolution Favoring Law to
Prevent Mining Frauds
Is Also Adopted.

DENVER, Oct 17,-Discussion of a
bill TO be introduced IN the Legisla-
lures of all mining States, which pro-
vldes for the creating of mine drain
age districts, occupied the opening ses-
sion of the American Mining congress
IN this city today.
Before the congress was called to
order the committee on resolutions met
and received number of resolutions.
The only one reported to the congress
was presented by Gov. Pardee of Cali
fornia, and provides Tor the establish
ment by the general Government of a
new department, TO be known as the
Department of Mines and Mining, the
head OF which shall be member of
the Cabinet
Gov Pardee's resolution was unani-
mously adopted. 1t is as follows:
Believing that the cooperation of
our Government with the American
farmer, through the Department of
Agriculture, has demonstrated the wis
dom of this cooperation in giving dl
rection to American industrial forces;
and
believing that the cooperation of
our Government with the American
miner, through department of mining,
will give an additional and conclusive
proof that American industrial prog.
ress can be most permanently ad"
vanced through this method OF coop
Grafton between the Government and
people; therefore, be 1t
''Rcsolved, That the American Min
ing congress, In convention assembled,
most earnestly urges upon our Federal
Department of Mining, coordinate
with the Department of Agriculture. y
Referred to Special Committee.
II.
of Connecticut, the president was IN
structed to appoint a committee OF i've
to discuss ways and means TO report
upon the best methods 10 pursue TO Sc
cure the creation of National De-
partment Of Mining.
A telegram from the jamestown Ex-
position committee and Norfolk com
mercial organizations, inviting the con
gress to hold its next annual meeting
IN Norfolk, Va, was read by Secretary
James T. Albrecht.
William NJ. Porter, president and
general director of the international
Exposition company, addressed the
congress upon the subject, ..Progress
in Mining by Demonstration. he set
forth the purposes OF the proposed
great exhibition of mining products
and mine products to be held IN New
York City in 1908.
4 resolution was adopted favorllg
the enactment of q law by Congress
along the lines suggested by Gov. Par
dee Of California, to prevent mining
frauds. The Pardee law reads:
To Prevent Mining Frauds.
ANY person who knowingly makes
or publishes in any way whatever, or
knowingly permits to be made or pub
lished, any book, notice, report. state.
ment. exhibit OF other publication of
or concerning the affairs, pecuniary
condition or property Of any corpora
| ton, Joint stock associa ton, co part
nership or individual, which said book,
prospectus, notice, report, statement,
exhibit or other publication, shall con
which is wilfully or fraudulently eMag-
| gerated, OF which is intended to give,
or which shall have tendency to give,
to the public generally, or to any per
son, less or greater apparent value TO
| the shares, bonds or property OF SAID
corporation, joint stock association, co.
partnership or individual, than said
shares, bonds or property, or any part
| thereof, shall really or IN fact possess.
upon conviction thereof shall be I'M
prisoned for not more than FIVE years
| or fined not more than $4,000, or shall
suffer both such imprisonment and
| fine.
The discussion of the drainage bill
continued tonight and the bill was
unanimously indorsed.
J. \. Richards of Idaho, president OF
the congress, and Col. Thomas Ewing
of Arizona were elected directors. An
other director is still to be chosen
The three directors are empowered tc
name the president, and the postponinrs
until Friday of the selection OF tht
third member of the directorate Is sale
TO have been done for the purpose o.
enabling the delegates to indicate thei
choice Of President Richards s success
so: beforehand.