Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-11
MINERS FLOCK
TOCONGRESS
IN JOPLIN
DISTINGUISHED EXPERTS
AMONG THE DELEGATES
Financial Stringency Has No
Effect on the Attendance of
the Eleventh Annual Session
of American Mining Congress
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by Morning journal Special LEASED Wlre.i !
Joplin. Mo. Nov. l0.--A number Of
delegates and visitors arrived today to
attend the eleventh annual session Of
the American Mining congress. which
viii convene in this city tomorrow in
sessions which are 20 continue
throughout the week, First Vice
President Thomas Ewing. of Vivian,
Ark, was the first Of the national Of
ficers to arrive Visitors cnme today
from Mexico city, Nevada. california,
New York. Wyoming, Pennsylvania
and Colorado. There will be "A spir-
tied contest for the honor OF enter
tanning the next annual congress.
Spokane, Los Angeles. Reno, New, and
Columbus. ohio, are the ambitious cit
les now actively in the race.
The candidacy of columbu Is in
the interest of a movement To make
the congress yet more national and in
ternational in character than II has
been heretofore Previous congresses
have been held In the west
Joplin and its people are extending
the glad hand to the visitors. The
downtown sections OF the city are
tastefully decorated with flags and
bunting. myriads of electric lights
Pile streets and number OF the larger
stores are decorated lavishly In recog-
milton of this most important meeting
in the life of the city.
Incidental to the regular work OF
the congress, there VIII be side-trps
over the Missouri, Kansas, lead and
zinc districts, for which purpose more
than 100 automobiles viii be placed
at the disposition OF the entertain
mcnt committee.
Monday evening. beside President J.
H. Richardson's OF Boise, Idaho, ad-
dress, there will be speeches by Gov
ernor Joseph w. Folk. OF Missouri
Governor Hoch, of Kansas, and Gov
ernOr pindan, of Arkansas. on the
platform will be seen such distin-
guished men as John Hays Hammond
the foremost mining engineer in the
United Sta tes. Mr.. Cieorge Otis Smith
Washington. u. c., Fl. II. Stock. editor
OF Mines and Minerals. Scranton. Pa;
DR. Erasmus HaWorth, of the Law
renee University. Kansas; Or, James
Douglas, New York CITY. Thomas Ew-
ing, Vivian. Arizona; Dr. E. r. Buck
ley, OF the School OF Mines Of Missouri
at Rolla Hon. A. l.. White, Lima.
Ohio; Judge E. a. Colburn, Denver
Colo: Hon. John Dern. Salt Lake
city. Utah: Colonel George w. T.. Dor
sey, Fremont. Neb.. w. II. ingalls,,
New York city who will report on
uniform laws governing mining; Dr,
j. A. Holmes, Washington, ID. C., VINO
viii speak on wasting the nations re-
sources. Dr. Waldemar Lindgren, OF
the United States geological survey
Washington. ID. c., and G, j. Downey,
editor Of the Daily Mining Record, OF
Denver. and DIR. Victor G. Anderson,
president of Colorado School of Mines.
Of Golden, will be here with many
others
President j. H. Richards II now
serving his NTH year I'm that capacity,
which speaks well for his abilities as
a leader, because the organization has
grown into a legal corporation organ
lied under the laws OF Colorado, with
a board OF directors and officers.
From reports received the attend
ance Is not 20 be affected by the re-
cent and present financial stringency.
II Is reported that 500 have signified
their intention OF attending, which
will be well, as our climate Is perfect
at this time OF the year, and every
person attending will have ample OPP
portunity to inspect our mines, and
when he travels for miles and miles
and stlll finds himself surrounded with
mines he will rejoice that he laid
aside the cares OF life for n week and
Is In the biggest lead and zinc pro-
pucing district I'm the world on holi-
day. as wen as the best session Of the
American Mining Congress.