The Ordway new era., 1906-10-19
DISCUSS MININe
OPENING OF INTERNATIONAL
MINING; CONGRESS.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
Governor and Mayor Welcome Dele
gates to Colorado and Denver-A6
cress Of President Riehsvds-Rea6
jnu Of Papers,

eress Of President Riehsrds-Read
ing Of Papers.
Tuesday was IN active day with the
delegates OF the American Mining
Congress now holding session in Den
yer. While not as well attended Ms ex
pected, the quality OF the attendance
Is beyond cavil. Great men. mastePS
OF the mining profession. with great
ideas for the government and welfare
OF the people, are found among TIE
delegates. II Is n convention repro
senting untold millions of wealth
turned fresh from the virgin soil: II
Is a convention that will aid in brins,
Ing forth still more millions.
The congress met Tuesday morYi
Mt the Broadway theater. After I
rap of the gayel which opened ths
meeting Rev. Father William O'Ryal
delivered the invocation. president
Richards then introduced Gov. Jesse
+. Mcdonald.
at was with more than usual pleas
ure that / find myself called upon Il
welcome this gathering to our state
said the governor ut the beginning d
his address. 'for mining Is the oniJ
business which pretend to know any
thing about. Colorado being pre-cml
ncntly n mining state. can assure
come to this gathering and her beS
wishes for the successful carrying ou
OF whatever measures this body
ADOPTS
The governor went on to cite
number OF reasons why he consideret
Denver the only place for tho head
quarters OF the American Mining Con
gress and the proper site for tho pro
posed mining temple. He followed thu
with few concise figures on Colo
radios mineral output, and closed VIII
n reiteration OF his original assertion
that Colorado stands ready to back tht
Mining Congress in all It's actions an<
takes the greatest pleasure in II
present opportunity to play host Y
the men who compose that body.
Mayor Robert NJ. Speer. speaking
in behalf of the city. said In part:
at 10 hardly necessary for me TO eH
tend Il welcome to this body in tiA
name cf the city OF Denver. The fou9
datiors q, .he city itself were laid b
the !.t.y.t.ners who came here y
search of gold. and from that time q
this e great portion Of Denver's weaiu
and much OF It's prosperous growth hal
been due to the golden streams pourdS
in here from the surrounding hills.
Therefore. this body of mining met
father or mother to the home OF a low
ing child"
President Richards. who responde3
to the welcoming addresses In behal
of the Mining Congress, said:
81 am grateful to Governor McDop
aid acd Mayor Speer for the welcome
to the paternal home of the American
hfining Congress, which they have ina
extended" he began. This organiza
tion WAS founded many years ago, ant
after wandering in many far countries
like the prodigal son, and fear spend
ing some of its time in riotous living
1t has at last returned to the paterna'
home and been made welcome.
"That there Is no occasion for ths
killing OF the fatted calf or the break
ing OF the cask Of wine, / am vel
aware. aBG 1 am not surprised at tht
small representation OF Denver citt
zens which Is here this morning. UT
to date feel that this congress has
not vet demonstrated its value to thu
community which gave 1t birth. ant
until IL does SO we can expect no out
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 ths
effects of the work which we have IL
hand aud VIII turn out to greet us al
our opening session"
On g. very high plane of thought
President Richards continued his ad
dress. taking the position that the
greatest value of states precious
metals, and the wealth 1t produced was
in the great men and women that such
prosperity developed. "Colorado's best
asset is the characters its material
wealth has produced" said he, "and
the lasting good of It's mineral deposits
is in tie 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-farmine
system, become her securest bulwark
in case of another hour of trial, Presf
dent Richards closed his remarks with
an endorsement of Denver as the 10
cation for the Mining temple, and then
introduced Gov. George G. Pardee Of
California.
Governor Pardee opened his five-mfn-
ute response by drawing a comparisou
between California and Colorado
California was founded by the forty
Miners" said he, land Colorado by the
fifty-niners. Our state has now out
grown its golden stage of develop
ment and has an almost limitless Va
riety 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 desert to .
garden, and the mines which brought
the state its population will no longer
have to support It
During the Afternoon session numcss
GUS interesting and instructive papers.
were read.
Edward w. Parker Of the Bureau a
Mines 1t Washington, D. G., read ! -
per on The Prevention Of Nine Aec1-
dents." This was valuable for tn
Feascn that y dealt With the prokection
of employees. y q