Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-10-03
?HE MINING CONVENTION
La-geiy Attended and Much Interest
Manifested.

In response to the call issued by a
Mineral Point committee for mining
Injecting, to be held in this city Friday,
Sept. q, there was large attendance
| in spite of the decidedly inclement
weather, upwards of twenty camps OF
Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa being rep
resented.
Notwithstanding southwestern Wis
consin and those sections of Illinois and
| Iowa tributary thereto have been prom
inent as mining territory for over
seventy five years, this was the first
meeting of this kind ever held, and
no little interest was conferred therein
BY al classes. The object. as generally
understood, is the furthering of the in
terests of the lead and zinc industries
of the northwest. to form an organiza-
ton by which better prices for ore and
better freight rates may be obtained,
labor conditions improved, and the out
put regulated.
Shortly after 2 o'clock Mr.. George
Girling of this city, raped the gather
ing to order, and following a brief
reference to the aims and desires of
thos issuing the call, proposed tenn
porary organization for the proper con-
Quoting of the meeting. To this there
was gene :al acluiescense, whereupon
Mayor Dolan of Platteville was unanl-
mously elected chairman and MIR. Cir
ling secretary Following few ex-
temporaneous remarks and suggestions.
it WAS agreed that committee on or
ganikation be chosen, composed of a
representative from practically each
camp, which resulted as follows:
Fred Varland, Cuba City; Jas. Hat
ton, Galena; ]. Z. Kennedy, Platteville;
Thos. Hicks, Linden; Arthur David,
Moryfort; J. T. Leahy, Shullsburg;
Benhlevens, centerville; Q. 6. Rewey,
Miffim; w. Fl. Schoenfeld, Dodgeville;
la. :. McDade, Dubuque; Phil Allen,
Mineral Point; j H. Lewis, Benton;
Plat. Whitman, Highland, and w. F.
Stra 3ser, Hazel Green.
Adjournment Was taken until 1880 p.
m. to await the report of said commit
tee, at which time a large crowd was
in readiness therefor. The report con-
sisted of a drafted constitution and up
on being read by sections was unani-
mously approved with here and there a
slight amendment.
The name adopted for the organiza-
ton is 1.-The Tri-State Mining Associa-
ton Membership dues are fixed 1T
SIS per annum, payable in advance, and
thirty or more planked down the long
green" instanter.
Ressrs. Allen of Wisconsin, McDade
OF Iowa, and Weiss of Illinois, were
appointed committee to suggest gen
tlemen who would make suitable and
competent officials for the association,
. but finding that those they regarded al
of proper caliber were not present, and
not knowing as to whether they would
} accept, deemed it best to defer the
election of officers until the next meet
ing to be held at Platteville Friday,
October Is, which conclusion was en-
5 dorsed by the convention.
81 In rounding up the proceedings OF
the evening, Mr.. F. F. Snyder Of Chi
cago, specialist on the methods OF
extracting and separating of ores, gave
a very entertaining address on the sub
ieci likewise Prof w. 0. Hotchkiss
3 state geologist, on the work having
been and being done in his line in thi
section together with the advantages j
should prove to mining interests. Mr.
George, secretary of the Chicago min
ing and stock exchange, also made ;
few enlivening remarks. Each of thes
lgentlemen expressed surprise at tn
largeness of the gathering and tn
enthusiasm and earnestness displayed
hi While it is next to impossible to Civ
;. In. name of everyone from out of tow
lwho came in response to the call, tn
following list will show that the after
dance was good and that all section