The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
OPENING OF INTERNATIONAL
MINING CONGRESS.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
Governor and Mayor Welcome Dele
gates to Colorado and Oenver-Ad-
dress Of President Richards-Rcad-
ing of Papers.

ing OF papers.
Tuesday was an active day with tho
delegates of the American Mining
Congress now holding session in Den
yer. While not as well attended Us ex.
pected. the quality of the attendance
is beyond cayil. Great men. masters
of the mining profession, with great
ideas for the government and welfare
of the people, are found among the
delegates. II is a convention repre-
senting untold millions of wealth
turned fresh from the virgin soil; II
is Il convention that will aid in bring
ing forth still more millions.
The congress met Tuesday morning
at the Broadway theater. After the
rap of the gavel which opened the
meeting Rev. Father William O'Ryan
delivered the Invocation. President
Richards then introduced Gov. Jesse
+. Mcdonald,
1T was with more than usunl pleas
ure that | find myself called upon 70
welcome this gathering to our state,
said the governor at the beginning OF
his address. for mining Is the only
business which | pretend to know any
thing about. Colorado being pre-emi'
ncntly a mining state, l can assure
you THAI you have her hearticst wei
wishes for the successful carrying out
ot whatever measures this body
aC opts"
The governor went on to cite =
Number OF reasons why he considered
Denver the only place for tho head
quarters OF the American Mining Con
gress and the proper site for the pro
posed mining temple. He followed this
with few concise figures on Colc
radios mineral output. and closed WITH
a reiteration of his original assertion
that Colorado stands ready TO back tha
Mining Congress in all its actions and
takes the greatest pleasure in its
present opportunity to play host tG
the men who compose that body.
Mayor Robert NJ. Speer, speaking
IN behalf OF the city. said in part:
at is hardly necessary for me TO ep
tend welcome to this body in the
name of the city OF Denver Tho foun
dations OF the city itself were lid bV
the fifty.niners who came here In
search OF gold. and from that tine &c
this a great portion Of Dcnyers we7ltE
and much of its prosperous growth ha.
been due to the golden streams poured
in here from the surrounding hills.
Therefore. this body OF mining men
is as welcome to this city as any
father or mother to the home Of low
ing child"
President Richards. who responded
10 the welcoming addresses in behalf
OF the Mining Congress. said:
81 am grateful TO Governor MCDon'
aid and Mayor Speer for the welcome
to the paternal home of the American
Mining Congress. which they have jus,
extended" he began. This organiza'
tion was founded many years ago, and
after wandering in many far countries
like the prodigal son, and ! fear spend
ing some of its time in riOtous living,
it has at last returned 10 the pateInai
home and been made welcome.
THAT there is no occasion for the
killing of the fatted calf or the break
ing of the cask of wine, ! am wei!
aware, and | am not surprised at the
small representation of Denver ctti
zens which is here this morning. Up
to date I feel that this congress has
not yet demonstrated its value to the
community which gave it birth. and
until it does so we can expect no ont.
pouring of citizens to attend its meet
ings. 1t is my sincere hope, however
that by the next time the congress
meets here, Denver will have felt the
effects of the work which We have in
hand and will turn out TO greet US at
our opening session"
On a very high plane OF thought,
President Richards continued his ad
dress. taking the position that the
greatest value of states precio"s
metals. and the wealth it produced was
in the great men and women that such
prosperity developed. "Colorado's nest
asset is the characters its material
wealth has produced" said he, and
the lasting good of its mineral deposits
is in the great men and women whom
those minerals bring to the front"
After calling attention TO the fact
that ColoradO's future agricultural re.
sources might, under the dry-farming
system become her securest bulwark
in case of another hour of trial, PresI.
dent Richards closed his remarks with
an endorsement OF Denver as the To-
cation for the Mining temple. and then
introduced Gov. George c. arJCe OF
California.
Governor Pardee opened his five-nin.
ute response by d.aw.ns comparison
between California and Colorado.
california was founded by tire forty
miners" sale he. land Colorado by the
fifty-niLers. Our state has now nut.
grown its golden stage OF develop
mcnt and has an almost l!nttlCss "a.
ricty OF resources. Colorado is enter
ing on the same process of develop
ment. Soon by irrigation and scientific
soil culture the arid regions In this
state Will change from a desert To a
garden, and the mines which hrouSh;
the state its population win no lcmgo.
have to support it,"
During the afternoon sCssion numer.
Gus Interesting and instructive p-pera
were read.
John Dcrn Of SAT- Lake City road
concise paper on Mining and Miner.l
Re sources of tah" In this 10 wen:
over the new fields In tl;n' state, in
GLIDING the Park Ciry. Ala. Tiutic ni>
trict. Beaver county. MCrour aad ring
he m dfgtrict ITp dIsrrloypl ivff-nns,