The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-06
AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS.
Official Call

Official Call.
! To the President Of the United states
| the Chief Executives of Foreign
| Nations. Governors Of States and
Territories. Boards of Trade, Boards
| Of County Commissioners, Mayors
Of Cities and Towns, Chambers OF
Commerce. Mining Bureaus and FIX
changes. Miners Organizations
Scientific Societies and Permanent
Members Of the American Mining
Congress:
Gentlemen-To the end that the
| American Mining Congress-, as a work
! ing force may be directed into the
channels of greatest service and that
IL may be kent I'm touch with the
needs and gain the active assistance
of those interested in the DEVELOPMENT
of the mining industry. YOU are re-
nuested 10 appoint delegates to the
tenth annual session Of the American
Mining Congress. which is hereby
called TO meet at joplin. Missouri. No
! vember II, -, 10, II, 10 and l6, 1907.
Representation: The president may
auUoint ten delegates at large. The
chief executive of foreign nations
may appoint ten delegates. Cover.
uors Of states and territories NAV
each appoint ten delegates. MAYORS
of cities and towns. two delegates
each boards of county commissioners.
two delegates each. Boards of trade.
two delegates each Chambers OF
commerce, two delegates each Min.
ing bureaus and EXCHANGES. two dele
gates each. Mining organizations. two
delegates each. Scientific societies,
two delegates each.
We respectfully urge the early APP
nointment of delegates on the basis
above provided and that the name and
nostomce address of each delegate so
amounted be forwarded to the secre-
tary at Denver. Colorado. at the earli-
est date possible in order that such
information may be furnished as will
enable each delegate to consider in
advance the subjects to be discussed.
10 the end that his action thereon may
be more intelligent and effective.
Very respectfully.
THE AMERICAN MINING CON
GRESS, by J. II, Richards, Pres
ident
Attest:
Jas. f. Callbreath. Jr..
Secretary
ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS.
A meeting of the members of the
American Mining Congress is hereby
called to meet at Joplin. Missouri. on
Wednesday, November 10. 1907, at &
O'Clock p. m, for the election of three
directors to hold Office for three years,
and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly be brought
before said meeting.
BY order OF the board of directors.
j. II. RICHARDS, President.
JAS. +. CALLBREATH Jr..
Secretary.
Denver. Colorado.
Note-The American Mining Con
gress is an Incorporated body and
only members of the organization can
legally vote upon such matters as re-
late to the permanent business affairs
of the congress, the control of which
Is lodged in a board of directors con
sisting OF nine members, three OF
whom are elected annually to hold
Office for three years,
The board of directors will be large.
ly guided by the resolutions adopted
by the congress, which Is composed
Of members and duly accredited dele
gates, and will maintain a working
force continually engaged In carrying
out the directions of the congress as
expressed In resolutions adopted at
its regular sessions.
The distinction between the rights
Of members and delegates has caused
more or less discussion at previous
annual sessions. and II has been
thought best to make this statement
OF the situation in order to avoid any
misunderstanding. Delegates will not
exercise such powers as under the
law can be exercised by members
only. as such acts would be Illegal
aud would ieopardiZe the powers of
the congress as corporation.
Delegates will exercise all the pow.
ers of delegates to such bodies as the
Irrigation Congress and the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress. and
In addition, their suggestions VIII be
put into effect as far as may be pos
slble. by the permanent organization,
the expense of which Is maintained by
the members. who have equal rights
with the delegates in the deliberations
of the congress.
OBJECTS OF THE AMERICAN MIN
ING CONGRESS.
The purpose of this organization Il
70 advance the mining and metallur
gical industries In all their various
branches within the United States
10 assist In bringing about more
perfect cooperation between the gov
eminent OF the United States and the
| development of mining and metal
| lurgq; to encourage education II
practical and scientific mining and the
dissemination of scientific informa
| tlon bearing upon the development o.
the metallic ard non-metallic mining
resources of n United States; t.
promote more cooperative tendency
in the evolution OF agriculture, min
ing, manufacturing. transportation
and commerce; and for the particular
purpose OF bringing the mining mel
Of the United States into closer rela
/ finn with one another and of DrOmOt