Bisbee daily review., 1906-10-31
DOUGLAS ASKED
 FOR MINING CONGRESS
c. D. Bell Returns to Copper City From Attending Mining Congress-Douglas to En- tertain Them in 1908.

According to c. B. Bell, the Douglas delegate 10 the Denver Mining con eess, who made an effort to br1ns the next congress to Douglas and all but succeeded, Douglas cen get the 1908 congress simply for the asking. The game effort made by Mir. Bell to bring the next congress here excited general admiration and the promise was given that Douglas should be given the congress for 1908. This de- spite the fact that MT. Bell was the only delegate from Arizona who made himself known during the congress.
 Mir. Bell in presenting the name of Douglas to the congress had the fol lowing to say:
 Tn reference to the question, where will be held the next American Mining congress?' I would like to suggest the name of a town fully cap able of handling every feature neces- sary to make the meeting of the con gress biG success both socially and in business way. True, it is young town having a population of 10000, but it's accommodations are excellent and has no fear of being able to care for al Vho might attend
 "T he place l refer to it Douglas, Ari- nna, the great copper district, whose output in 1905, according to U. S.. statistics, was 236,000, 900 pounds in copper, and which has been excelled thls year, for the report to date for 1906 has passed the 300,000, ,00o mark. Douglas. Arizona. is in close touch with Bisbee, Tombstone, Morenci, Globe, Jerome, Prescott, Phoenix and other well known copper mining camps. It is the gateway into Mexico and only twenty-five miles from Naco, another port of entrance, therefore easily ac- cesible to important points in Mexico, namely Cananea and Nacozari, etc.
 Tt is easy to believe that great in terest will be manifested, if the con- gross should meet there, when you consider that very nearly the entire population of Arizona is engaged in mining.
 Douglas is tributary to vast country of undeveloped minerals of all classes. and the district in which 1t is situated comes second in ore pro duct on. and within its boundaries is the second largest reduction works in the United States.
 For the benefit of the mining ma chinery manufacturers, I will state that Arizona is one of the. greatest fields for that portion of the mining industry, owing to the variety of ore for reduction, etc.
 Considering all these points, I know that Douglas, Arizona, is the logical place to hold the American Mining congress for 1907.
 If you remember, last year a large delegation, representing Arizona, was present at the Fl Paso meeting, and succeeded in obtaining the unanimous vote to hold the 1906 congress in Phoenix. Arizona, but the next day that action was rescinded on account of previous promise and it was final ly decided in favor of Denver. with the express understanding that. for 1907, Arizona, for the asking, could secure the holding of the congress in their territory that year, and for that end l am here to present and ask this body for that privilege.
 Douglas will welcome you and leave nothing undone to make you feel that you were entertained as you never were before. In fact We will endeavor and strive to outclass them all in that feature, and I know we can-just give us a chance
 'It>is due Arizona, for last year it was voted for Arizona. It was pledged to Arizona for 1907 if given to Den yer this year, and I therefore trust you will stand by your statement and elect that the next meeting of the American Mining congress will be held in Douglas, Arizona"
 Among the most important accom- plishments of the Mining congress, according to MT. Bell, was the attitude shown towards wildcat mining com panies and the strictures on the smelt- ing trust. A strong fight was made on the wildcatters while the smelting trust was brought to bay and com pelled to give the mining men ,assur- ances that certain evils would be done away with in the future.